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.

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×02) – “Chocolate Milk”

There are three plots going on this week on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and they all have a common theme: friendship. Cute, right? Obviously putting it that way is simplifying the storyline as a whole, but it sets up the barebones premise…

TV Review: The Legend of Korra (4×01) – “After All These Years”

Three years have passed since the end of season three, and much has changed in the lives of our heroes. Asami has stayed in Republic City to take charge of her company, Mako is taking care of an expressive and…

TV Review: Gracepoint (1×01) – “Episode One”

For fans of Broadchurch, Gracepoint will be familiar. For new viewers just tuning into the story now, they’ll see a show brimming with a wealth of talented actors, an interesting premise, but some hollow emotions, backdropped by an effortlessly lovely…

Women in Film Wednesday: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

This Friday, David Fincher’s newest film Gone Girl will be released in theaters, and it’s already being called one of his best. While that will likely be debated once it hits a larger audience, for now it’s riding the hype…

Movie News: Second Trailer for ‘Horrible Bosses 2’

I can’t quite recall how the first Horrible Bosses ended, but apparently it warranted a sequel. The new trailer for Horrible Bosses 2 doesn’t really highlight anything new other than showing us more of Jamie Foxx’s character. Here’s what I took away: 1.…

TV Review: Sleepy Hollow (2×02) – “The Kindred”

The premiere of season two reintroduced us to Sleepy Hollow, and the second episode, “The Kindred,” slowed everything down and positioned our characters where they need to be for the time being. So, Ichabod and Abbie are teamed up and…

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2×01 – “Undercover”

  With the return of television shows each season, especially second seasons, there are often unspoken guidelines that the creative teams conform to. They will re-establish characters in a way that could introduce them to new viewers as well as…