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.

Mr. Robot Season One Catch-Up

We are six episodes into the first season of Mr. Robot, and it’s far and away better than I would have ever anticipated. Jon has already written about the strong premiere, which is what caught many of our eyes in the…

Ally’s Movie Review: ‘Jenny’s Wedding’

“I have everything she wants: a husband and a child.” That is an actual sentence uttered by a character in Jenny’s Wedding, a tonally deaf film to the times, a film about a group of largely insufferable characters who we’re…

Ally’s Movie Review: ‘Justice League: Gods and Monsters’

You may recall by absolute discontent with Throne of Atlantis a few months back, and you’ll be glad to hear that Justice League: Gods and Monsters isn’t just a step up from that alarmingly unenjoyable drivel, but also a sidestep for…

TV Review: Season One of Catastrophe

Spoilers for season one ahead.  If you managed to miss the series Catastrophe, which debuted on Amazon, I can’t really fault you. It’s a pint-sized series, six episodes in length and running at 30 minutes each, but what it lacks in…

TV Review: Humans (1×05) “Episode Five”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Humans. To catch up on previous coverage, click here.  Things come to a head in a big way in three different storylines in this week’s episode of Humans, which culminates in the series’…

First Look at Season Three of Pivot’s Please Like Me

This is a phrase we hear so much that it’s lost some of it’s meaning, but believe me when I say that Pivot’s Please Like Me is the best show you aren’t watching. Starring the hilarious Josh Thomas, the show is a…

TV Review: Teen Wolf (5×06) “Required Reading”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Teen Wolf. To catch up on previous coverage, click here . Teen Wolf seems to be stuck in a bit of a rut in terms of its storytelling momentum, choosing to stall, have…