Fun With Wordplay

The documentary Wordplay is now in theaters across the country, and you should absolutely see it. It's been lovingly reviewed almost everywhere, and you don't have to love crossword puzzles to enjoy it. As a longtime puzzle constructor, however, I had the weird experience of watching and realizing that, with the exception of the celebrity interviewees, I knew damn near every single person in every single shot.

Anyway, one of the stars of the movie is my friend Trip Payne, who also knows everyone in the film, and he's compiled a hilarious review of the film where he's pieced together every error anyone has made in all the reviews he's read. Maybe you should see the movie first, but trust me: if you know the film, these factual errors are hilarious.