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.

The Problem with Game of Thrones

I love the world of Game of Thrones, whether in the books or television I’m instantly entranced the moment I sink into it. It’s a remarkably built world that’s rich in character, settings, and dialogue. It’s also been able to…

TV Review: Daredevil (1×02) “Cut Man”

It was the ending sequence that solidified my intense captivation with Daredevil. Episode two was a hanging question mark for me because it’s where the story could easily falter the most after such an invigorating beginning, but instead it’s the…

TV Review: Daredevil (1X01) “Into the Ring”

“Beware those Murdoch boys; they’ve got the devil in them.” I was never very well acquainted with the Daredevil character. Any bits of information I’d gained had been through the internet over time. I never even saw Ben Affleck’s take…

TV Review: The Comedians (1×01) “Pilot”

There is one moment where I really loved what The Comedians was doing. After an unbearably uncomfortable dinner where Josh Gad and Billy Crystal (playing fictionalized versions of themselves) are meeting in preparation for a new show, the two stand…

The Best Science Fiction Films of the Last 10 Years

I love science-fiction. I love it even more when it’s at its absolute best. In recent years, science fiction has been substituted for dystopian teen dramas or superhero fanfare. While both have their merits (avid superhero fan right here), science…

Women In Film Wednesday: March Madness

So since I missed two weeks (I’m the worst) I thought instead of choosing one film I’d talk about the ones I saw in March that were directed by women and where you can find them. Some of these films…

TV Review: Shameless (5×12), “Love Songs (In The Key of Gallagher)”

There is a big sense of everything being reset to the status quo in the season five finale of Shameless. Nothing big happens, people shift in the roles they’ve dug themselves, and the Gallaghers regroup, pick up the pieces and…