Allyson Johnson

Editor-in-Chief

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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.

Marvel Movies Ranked

Another year (another season) and yet again, we’re facing down another Marvel release, this time with the wildly enjoyable Thor: Ragnarok, directed by man of the moment (aka, internet heartthrob) Taika Waititi. With its release and considering Marvel’s pretty fabulous run…

Review: Thor: Ragnarok continues to change the tone of Marvel films

Wildly ludicrous, insanely fun and exploding with a color pallet painted in devious amounts of vibrancy, Marvel Studios Thor: Ragnarok may not break the structure that the mega-studio conglomerate has constructed so far, but it certainly takes a battering ram to it’s…

The Best Horror Films of the 21st Century

2017 has followed the recent trend of wonderfully, mind-bending horror films of the 2010’s, which have more than made up for the blood filled and substance less decade prior to it. With both Jordan Peele’s Get Out making waves, It reigning supreme at the…

The Characters are Forced to Grow Up in Season Four of You’re the Worst

In episode five of season four of You’re the Worst, Gretchen (Aya Cash) returns to her home town in a quietly tragic depiction of unhappiness spun into the past. Upon her arrival, she does everything in her might to fight off…

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Review 5×04 “HalloVeen”

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a great many things,along with being one of my favorite shows currently airing, but even I wouldn’t ever say that it’s unpredictable. Luckily, it’s never had to be, compelling and funny enough in its own right to happily…

The Flash Review: 4×02 “Mixed Signals”

And here we have it, in one episode, The Flash has made me care again and shockingly, I’m excited for next week to deliver on the joy that they promised to implement. I am just.so.thrilled. I didn’t think this moment would happen again…

Finding Her Voice Episode 14: Jane Campion

Hello and welcome to TYF’s newest podcast series, Finding Her Voice. Joined by editor in chief Gabrielle Bondi and film and television writer AJ Caulfield, we’ve come together to highlight, celebrate and discuss films directed by women. From the very…