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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.

The 10 best episodes of Shameless… So far

Last Sunday, season six of Shameless returned to some well earned highs after a disappointing season five. With the show having been confirmed for a season seven barely a second week into their newest season, my fellow Shameless fans and I have decided to…

TV Review: Teen Wolf (5×12) “Damnatio Memoriae”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Teen Wolf. Catch up on previous coverage here. I really can’t wrap my head around why Jeff Davis and co. think it’s a smart idea to prioritize the newbies storylines over the fan…

Will Poulter talks about his acting process in The Revenant

There’s been much talk about The Revenant being Leonardo DiCaprio’s ticket to getting that Oscar gold (finally cries the breathless internet). While the acting praise has largely rested in the DiCaprio and Tom Hardy camp, it was actually two lesser known names,…

TV Review: Shameless (6×01) “I Only Miss Her When I’m Breathing”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. There’s a lot to digest in the season six premiere of Shameless which returned tonight on Showtime. I spent a lot of season five talking about how things…

The Gallagher’s most “Shameless” moments

One of the many reasons Shameless can be such a hotly talked about show is its complete lack of fear in talking about any subjects. While I’m more of a fan of the Gallagher’s when they are at their best or, at…

Movie Review: Anomalisa

Finding himself at odds with the world around him, despite all visages of a successful and happy life in place, Michael (David Thewlis) experiences a night of an internalized existential crisis. Stricken by life’s supposed mundanity, he finds a few hours of…

Five things we’d like to see in season six of Shameless

I’ve spent much of the last few years singing the praises of Showtime’s Shameless and complaining about the lack of awards attention it gets. Season one and four are two of the best seasons of any show in the last ten years…