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.

The Magicians 4×4 Review: “Marry…Kill” allows the characters a moment to grieve

Following last weeks episode where watched as Margo allowed the monster to kill a God for the sake of possibly saving her friend and Quentin learned that his father had passed away when he’d had his memory wiped, “Marry…Kill” isn’t…

Russian Doll Season One Review: A genre bending tale of introspection and buried trauma

*** Beware spoilers ***  Nadia (played superbly by Natasha Lyonne) is a mess. Selfish, cynical and often isolated, she’s refreshingly unlike many female leads on television, defined by their innate likability even when committing abhorrent acts. Nadia never does anything…

The Good Place Season 3 Review: An inconsistent season sticks the landing with emotional payoff

The first two seasons of NBC’s very good The Good Place rose above its expectations with its near unbeatable ability to surprise it’s viewers, pulling the rug out from under us a number of times in just as many episodes. From learning…

The Magicians Season 4 Premiere Review: The SyFy series returns in top form

Great series that dabble in the fantasy genre are few and far in-between and when they manage to succeed (such as HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones) they tend to need to straddle the line between the fantastical (dragons!) and deep realism…

Destroyer Movie Review: Director Karyn Kusama can’t save an unfocused script

Karyn Kusama, a formidable master of atmosphere, is no stranger to warring tones. Jennifer’s Body married comedy, scares and a before its time message of a teen girls ability to weaponize her sexuality to reclaim her agency; The Invitation played with slash and dash…

TYF’s 20 Best Films of 2018

Every year when we get to this point there’s a mixture of dread and excitement concerning the compiling of this list [and I’m sure my fellow editors would agree]. On the one hand, it’s a chance to celebrate the years…

Widows Review: Viola Davis Shines in this Reinvigorating Take on the Heist Thriller

Viola Davis continues to perform on a level all her own in Steve McQueen’s taut and thrilling Widows. A socio-political heart pounding heist, McQueen demonstrates his impressive versatility with this 12 Years a Slave follow up, proving that he can and will tackle…