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 Review: The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing is a difficult watch. Throughout the entirety of the film as you hear horrible, sadistic words pour out of the mouths of the men, as they reenact heinous and disgusting crimes, as you see them celebrated…

TV Review: Teen Wolf (3×13) “Anchors”

Demons, nightmares and hallucinations: part two of season three of Teen Wolf is off to a strong start as the show allows for psychological drama to take the center stage. The first part of season three was a bit of…

The 11th Doctor’s Final Hour: Matt Smith’s Ten Best Episodes

Allow me a moment or two of indulgence. I was late to the party when it came to watching Doctor Who, missing the hype that surrounded David Tennant’s era and passing the show off as something that would never interest…

Top 10 Underrated Performances Deserving Awards Recognition

2013 was a year with many standout performances. But, like every year, there are many that have been overlooked for the more “showy” performances. Because of that, I wanted to make sure that some of the more underrated performances are…

Casting News: Has Marvel Gotten their Ant-Man?

Dare we believe it? Has Marvel finally landed its Ant-Man? It would appear so, and Paul Rudd is the actor who will be taking on the insect sized mantle. It may seem odd to believe in the certainty of the…

Ally’s Movie Review: American Hustle

I didn’t enjoy this movie. I’ll preface what I’m about to say by making sure it’s known that I didn’t think it was a bad film–there was nothing laughable about it, the acting was solid and the writing got us…

Gotham Awards 2013 Winners

The 23rd Gotham Independent Film Awards took place and as always, they were predictably bizarre with some highlighted moments. There was a cringe-worthy host with Nick Kroll who took any and every chance to make either a uncomfortable or just…