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: How to Get Away with Murder 3×03 “Always Get Black”

Welcome to our newest method of reviewing/recapping season three of How to Get Away with Murder where I’ll be joined by film writer Alana Jane Chase in discussing (mainly reacting to) the latest episodes live. The discussion has been edited for…

Album Review: Bon Iver “22, A Million”

To treat the latest album by Bon Iver as simply a musical experience would perhaps be misguided when in reality there is something enigmatic about 22, A Million, making it hard to quantify and even simply review. It is, at…

Movie Review: Deepwater Horizon

Many a film has been made of the back of real life tragedies and plenty have been delicately done, utilizing the cinematic art form to convey the sense of loss, triumph and guilt. Peter Berg is a director known for…

TV Review: The Flash 3×01 “Flashpoint”

Season two of The Flash ended with what would turn out to be a controversial moment for the series as Barry, still dealing with his all consuming grief at the death of his father, races back in time and makes the ultimate…

TV Review: Shameless 7×01 “Hiraeth”

It’s mystifying to watch a show waltz into it’s seventh season with so little self awareness of what make it so beloved in the first place. Possessing little of the rough and tumble charm and melancholy of the early seasons…

Movie Review: Goat

Not so much as a condemnation of fraternity life as it is a tepid critical view from afar, Andrew Neel’s Goat is all too pleased with itself when it’s showing the harsh brutality of frat life while never fully diving into what makes…

TV Review: Superstore Season Two

There’s much to love about the America Ferrara starring vehicle Superstore as I discovered while binge watching the first season these past few weeks. From the lovable, screwball comedy antics the cast of characters get into, or the uniformly strong ensemble and…