Allyson Johnson

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Allyson is a New England based writer, who has been a film critic since 2012. She is a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, and the Online Film Critics Society, along with being a Tomatometer approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes. Her writing can also be found at CambridgeDay.com, ThePlaylist.net, VagueVisages.com, RogerEbert.com, TheMarySue.com and elsewhere.

First Trailer for Gothic Horror Crimson Peak Debuts

Well, Guillermo del Toro fans, it seems like we’ve got something pretty spectacular headed our way. Promising “mystery and mystique” as well as showcasing some wonderfully sinister settings, this film seems as if del Toro took all of his favorite…

Valentine’s Day Movie Watch List

Roman Holiday (1953) Gregory Peck is a reporter looking for his big story while Audrey Hepburn is a Princess trying to escape her predetermined fate. The two meet; they have lovely excursions on the streets of Rome and strike up…

TV Review: Broad City (2×05) “Hashtag FOMO”

Fear Of Missing Out …..and with those four words Broad City touched something so acutely nestled with my personality, that it was shocking. It’s particular insights like those that are seemingly inconsequential that make it so much fun for a mid-twenty…

TV Review: The Flash (1×13) “The Nuclear Man”

In light of the recent episode ,“The Nuclear Man”, how about we split this review up into a few parts? As with last week’s, there is quite a few threads running along one another in this week’s episode and for…

Ally’s Movie Review: Mommy

I could have sat and watched Mommy for another two hours and had been as enraptured and joyful as I’d been for the prior two. Mommy is masterpiece filmmaking in ensuring that the characters we are watching feel lived in,…

TV Review: Shameless (5×05) “Rite of Passage”

I like Gus. I think he and Fiona have a sweet, kindling romance that is worthy of exploration. But not one actor has touched the chemistry that Justin Chatwin as Jimmy/Steve shares with Emmy Rossum. Chatwin has one line in…

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×15) “Windbreaker City”

A wild Nick Kroll appears, Santiago wants to go to a Ted Talks on “Power Poses”, and it’s essentially a rehash of season one’s “Tactical Village” on this week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I’m one of those audience members who…