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: Brooklyn Nine Nine (3×08) “Ava”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. After last week’s lackluster episode it’s nice to see that Brooklyn Nine-Nine can quickly reshape things, and “Ava” fits in with what has…

TV Review: Please Like Me (3×06) “Pancakes with Faces”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Please Like Me.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Please Like Me continues to handle typically sensitive matters with humor, intelligence and a general sweetness that’s often forgotten in…

TV Review: How to Get Away with Murder (2×09) “What Did We Do?”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “How to Get Away with Murder.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here.   Overall, season two of How to Get Away with Murder has been a marked improvement on the first,…

TV Review: Jane the Virgin Chapter Twenty-Eight

Welcome back to The Young Folks’ Jane the Virgin Season 2 coverage! Click here to read our previous coverage of the series. In the excellent “Chapter Twenty-Eight”, we’re privy to snapshots over the course of five months as Jane learns and…

TV Review: The Flash (2×07) “Gorilla Warfare”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of The Flash. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. One of the many things that I enjoy about The Flash is how well they utilize recurring villains. Many similar shows adopt a more…

TV Review: Please Like Me (3×05) “Coq Au Vin”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Please Like Me.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here.   Claire’s back and with it comes some of my favorite dynamics and she, Josh and Tom all work wonderfully…

Ally’s Movie Review: I Smile Back

It never surprises me when comedians can turn out a great, dramatic turn. Performances such as Jim Carrey’s in Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind or any drama Robin Williams ever did. When people comment that they’re surprised that comedians can do…