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.

Women in Film Wednesday: Enough Said (2013)

I watched Enough Said in January of last year and fell pretty head over heels for it and its directer, Nicole Holofcener, most of whose filmography I would then go on to see. In a similar vein to this year’s Obvious Child, Enough Said takes…

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×12) – “Beach House”

After two weeks away, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back with a familiar episode. It doesn’t do anything remarkable but it’s a cozy half hour of characters we enjoy being put together in a beach house for a weekend getaway where they get drunk,…

From the Record Crate: Green Day – “Dookie” (1994)

Hi there, let me tell you briefly about my relationship with Green Day. As I’m writing this I’m realizing that it was about ten years ago that I began to listen to this band, and that’s terrifying. It was my…

The Wonderful World of What’s Streaming

So, you’d rather stay in tonight? It’s easy to get lost in the plethora of films ready to stream at our disposal. The movie world is our oyster, and, having already settled into the fashionable choice of Chinese take-out alone on…

Women in Film Wednesday: Muriel’s Wedding (1995)

So there’s this movie called Muriel’s Wedding and it broke my heart. Toni Collette stars as the titular character Muriel, and she broke my heart. ABBA is played a lot, and that’s when the movie doesn’t break my heart. I really, truly…

TV Review: ‘The Legend of Korra’ Series Finale

I don’t think I’ll be getting over the series finale of The Legend of Korra for a while. It was a powerfully satisfying end for a series that hit some snags but gathered strength for the remaining two seasons that…

Performances in 2014 That Were Overlooked or Underrated

Okay, so obviously the Oscars aren’t the end-all-be-all of cinema. A movie can be great without being an Oscar movie; a movie can be nominated for Best Picture and can subjectively be considered shit. Sometimes the Academy gets it right,…