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: BrainDead Series Premiere

“There’s plenty of reasons to be paranoid in this town.” Despite more options due to the era of Peak TV it still always seems as if the television schedule grows slighter as summer arrives, although that just be a personal…

TV Review: Casual (2×01) “Phase 3”

When we last left brother and sister Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Val (Michael Watkins), they had struck some form of truce after Val had slept with Alex’s girlfriend while tripping. Things were, obviously, precarious between the two as Alex’s suicidal…

Movie Review: The Fits

Eagerly defying genre labeling while bucking coming of age storytelling convention, The Fits directed by Anna Rose Holmer is a rallying cry for girls everywhere and a true success. Evocative and exploding onto the screen with gusto, Holmer has directed a film…

Pushing Daisies: Finding Beauty in Death

Before showrunner Bryan Fuller cast his eye towards the majestically macabre in NBC’s Hannibal, he dabbled in somewhat lighter fare. Clearly holding intrigue for death and the stories surrounding it as demonstrated with his first series Dead Like Me, its…

Game News: Fenix Furia Launch Trailer

Gamers, unite! Entering the gaming stratosphere is Fenix Furia and the new launch trailer is here! Take a peak below at the official game synopsis, the game features and trailer and get hyped. Available through PS4 and XBOX One. With blocky aesthetics,…

Five shows from 2015-2016 that you need to catch up on

I know, I know, summer is finally here, and with its arrival comes outdoor activities such as going to the beach, barbecuing, drinking outdoors, and even hiking if you’re the physical type. The general thought is that hey, since it’s warm…

Album Review: The Hotelier- “Goodness”

It was always unlikely that any song on Goodness was going to evoke a similar response that “Dendron” did on The Hotelier’s previous album, Home, Like Noplace Is There, where emotion bled from the lyrics and internal pain was conveyed through the…