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.

Album Review: Mount Eerie “A Crow Looked At Me”

There is an air of constant, shell shocked bewilderment that seeps through the lyrics of Mount Eerie’s latest, A Crow Looked At Me. The sense of “how can this be” and air of surrealism-because what is life, reality, after the…

Finding Her Voice Episode Eleven: The Editors

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…

TV Review: The 100 4×09 “God Complex”

There are two forms of stories taking place in this weeks episode of The 100 (and the last until it returns late April) and it’s a pointed decision by the writers. The first is a story of survival and the desperate lengths…

TV Review: The Magicians 2×10 “The Girl Who Told Time”

Welcome back to my weekly coverage of The Magicians. To read past coverage, go here.    Somewhere in between the back half of season one of The Magicians and now it’s become one of the most consistently entertaining series on television. With an…

Album Review: Sorority Noise “You’re Not as ______ As You Think”

The journeying process of grief and the monumental shift that can take place when one endures extreme loss is a singular experience. No one quite grieves the same. A dedication of sorts to that long walk through grief and recovery…

The Flash Review 3×18 “Abra Kadabra”

Welcome back to my weekly recaps of The Flash. To read previous coverage, go here. After the delightful musical episode “Duet” I had some fear that this weeks episode would falter in storyline momentum. While “Abra Kadabra” fails to live…

TV Review: The 100 4×07 “Gimme Shelter”

There are no moments of reprieve left on The 100 as bad situations gradually become worse until a dire situation becomes simply hopeless. Such is the case in this weeks episode of “Gimme Shelter” as we hit the halfway point of a…