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.

TYF Column: What Are We Reading?

I used to read all the time. I know this is a common phrase people say to justify how little they read now, but I truly mean it; you couldn’t drag a book out of my hands once I’d grown…

Ranking Richard Linklaters best films

Richard Linklater is a modern filmmaker who can already be ranked amongst the greats. His keen eye for relationship drama and his ability to bring the audience back to a time and place through atmosphere alone builds films that feel…

Movie Review: Everybody Wants Some!!

Two films take place in Richard Linklater’s newest movie Everybody Wants Some!!. One I love in all its sun soaked, musically dowsed entirety, the other had my eyes rolling into the back of my head as I grew increasingly irate by…

Best performances in a Richard Linklater film

Richard Linklater is known for being a jump start for careers-just look at Matthew McConaughey! With a knack for also building working relationships with actors, he’s a great director to work with when you’re just starting out. With his newest…

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine Nine (3×20) ”Paranoia”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. We have just three episodes left of season three of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and it’s set up a storyline that could potentially carry…

TV Review: The Flash (2×17) “Flash Back”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of The Flash. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. I like to imagine that the idea for this episode was born simply out of the motive to find a way to…

Giveaway: Win ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Prizes!

With all of the DC and Marvel chatter lately (with a decent amount on TYF as well), it might have been easy to forget that a little ol’ movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted a few months ago and is now,…