Ingrid Goes West, 2017. Directed by Matt Spicer. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Pom Klementieff, and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: After inheriting some money from her mother, a millennial heads out to California to try and befriend her Instagram idol. Whether you care to admit it or not, social media plays a […]
Movie Review – Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Ingrid Goes West, 2017. Directed by Matt Spicer. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ezra Jackson and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: When her mother dies, Ingrid packs her inheritance into her rucksack and heads for California in search of social media star, Taylor Sloane. Inveigling herself into her idol’s life, she believes the two […]
Exclusive Interview – Ingrid Goes West director Matt Spicer
For somebody who’s just directed a social media satire, Ingrid Goes West director Matt Spicer is surprisingly reticent when it comes to going online himself. The film, which is released in the UK on Friday, follows the Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) of the title as she “follows” and then essentially stalks an insta-celeb so she can […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Ingrid Goes West, 2017. Directed by Matt Spicer. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Pom Klementieff, and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: A mentally unstable loner takes a hefty inheritance and moves west to Venice Beach, California, in search of friends, fame, and an Instagram starlet she’s just a little too obsessed with. […]
