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: Teen Wolf (5×08) “Ouroboros”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Teen Wolf. To catch up on previous coverage, click here . Teen Wolf continues to miss the point in what makes it interesting. I fear how repetitive I’ve become, but this show’s issues are frustratingly…

Why You Should Be Paying Attention to Xavier Dolan

This may come as little surprise to you, considering the title of the article, but Xavier Dolan is one of my favorite directors. He’s imaginative and passionate about his characters, and he tells emotional stories unburdened from cynicism; his films…

TV Review: Humans Episodes Six & Seven

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Humans. To catch up on previous coverage, click here.  Quite a lot has happened in the past two episodes. Let’s do a quick rundown of all of the best moments as the…

TV Review: ‘Teen Wolf’ (5×07) “Strange Frequencies”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Teen Wolf. To catch up on previous coverage,click here . I am so embarrassingly late on this review–apologies! When “Strange Frequencies” is at its best moments, it’s an exciting episode which leans heavily on…

Movie News: First Look at Angelina Jolie’s ‘By the Sea’

The last time Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt shared the screen it was the more-enjoyable-than-it-had-any-right-being Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Ten years have passed, and now the superstar couple have re-teamed to shoot the European cinema -influenced film By the Sea.  This marks…

BOSTON Screening for ‘Mistress America’

TYF invites you and a guest to a special advance screening of Fox Searchlight’s MISTRESS AMERICA. Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00pm at a Boston-area theatre. To download a pass for you and a guest please visit www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/TYF819. Or FoxSearchlightScreenings.com and…

Jon Stewart: Some of His Best Moments

Jon Stewart is far from perfect, and it would be wrong to label him as that. The recent interview by former Daily Show writer and correspondent Wyatt Cenac is proof of that, and as a longtime admirer of Stewart’s, I’d…