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.

Movie News: First Trailer Debuts for Ron Howard’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’

Ron Howard and Chris Hemsworth have teamed up again after their turn in 2013’s underrated Rush, and it looks like it could either be a cinematic spectacle, or something that misses the mark. The first trailer for In the Heart of the…

Movie News: New ‘Unbroken’ Trailer Debuts

Jack O’Connell is poised to become the true, blue breakout of 2014, and deservedly so. Starred Up was a critical darling and O’Connell was phenomenal in it, giving one of the best performances of the year thus far. Unbroken will be his chance to make…

Music News: Video for Damien Rice’s “I Don’t Want to Change You”

I’ve been a fan of singer-songwriter Damien Rice for a while now, mainly due to him having penned one of the most beautiful songs ever with “The Blower’s Daughter.” He’s been off the musical grid for a while, but now,…

Women in Film Wednesday: Obvious Child (2014)

I don’t believe I’ve ever watched a film that spoke so frankly about womanhood. Obvious Child is crass, it’s sweet, it’s funny and intelligent, and most importantly it’s relatable to young women. Jenny Slate (known for the oddball characters she…

TV Review: The Flash (1×02) – “Fastest Man Alive”

  Last week we saw Barry Allen become the Flash, without the title yet of course, and this week we see him start to embrace what that means: what it means to be a hero. He can run fast, but…

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×03) – “The Jimmy Jab Games”

There are two things that stood out to me about this week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Amy and Jake’s relationship and how it could either go the way of will they/won’t they tension or be put to rest and show…

Ally’s Movie Review: Pride

Inspired by a true story, Pride begins in the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support…