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.

Ally’s Movie Review: Leviathan

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, the Oscar-nominated Leviathan is a dark, meditative odyssey into the perilous and unforgiving depths of humanity.  Focusing its attention on Koyla (Alexeï Serebriakov), a hot-tempered handyman who lives in a small fishing town near the Barents Sea…

The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Intro

So, here we all are, another year and another website talking about Oscar nominations. We’d like to think we put ourselves ahead of the pack just by how damn charming we are… Watch my co-host and video editor Evan peak…

TV News: Full Trailer for Netflix’s Daredevil Debuts

Well now, I think we can all agree that the trailer looks pretty fantastic. We can only hope that the series lives up to the hype. Going by the trailer alone, the series premiering on Netflix looks eerie, action packed,…

TV Review: The Flash (1×12) “Crazy For You”

A whole lot of things were going on in tonight’s episode of The Flash. Barry had a reunion with his dad (kind of), met a potential love interest, and helped Iris with her next news story. Caitlin and Barry went…

TV Review: Shameless (5×04) “A Night to Remem-Wait, What?”

There has been a welcome amount of humor so far in season five of Shameless, especially when you compare it to the overall somber mood of season four. However, by the end of this week’s episode you can already sense that there’s…

TV Review: Broad City (2×03) “Wisdom Teeth”

I’m sort of at a loss on how I’m supposed to approach the review for this week’s episode of Broad City “Wisdom Teeth”. There’s a lot to process considering not a lot actually goes on. Here’s what happens: Abbi needs…

Women in Film Wednesday: Laggies (2014)

Laggies is a semi-depressing reminder than even when you have a sweet story, some charming performances and a story that has earned payoff, stories based on women and their everyday plights are going to be written off. Lynn Shelton’s film is…