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.

Ally’s Movie Review: While We’re Young

Like the documentary Ben Stiller’s character Josh is making, Noah Baumbach’s newest film tries to be too many things at once with a muddled ending. It’s a one-time-only film, and after doing stellar work with 2013’s Frances Ha, it’s a…

Five Reasons you Need to be Excited for Netflix’s Daredevil

Let’s all take a deep breath together, Marvel fans, because after seeing the first five episodes of Netflix’s Daredevil, I can tell you that it’s all we could have hoped for. It is dark, the fight sequences are riveting, it…

TV Review: The Flash (1×17) “Tricksters”

Sometimes I worry that The Flash is peaking in its first season. If it starts out this strong is must be ready to peter out right? Or can it keep running full tilt for seasons to come? The Flash has…

Ally’s Movie Review: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

Ambient, mournful ,and starring a beautiful performance by Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter directed by David Zellner would have made a damn near perfect short-film. Instead, at nearly two hours long, the film has a wonderful opening shot, a…

TV Review: Shameless (5×11) “Drugs Actually”

I was left mildly alarmed and even a bit speechless at various moments of tonight’s episode, so I’m breaking it down a little differently tonight. The Ridiculous: Okay. I can’t stand Sammi. Emily Bergl does a fine job, but her…

TV Review: The Flash (1×16) “Rogue Time”

Following last week’s game changing episode “Out of Time”, I was prepared for an episode that had a slower tempo. Now, we had to deal with the after effects and the reset button being pushed. All things considered, it was…

The Young Folks Podcast: Episode One

  Hello! Jose and I are here presenting our very first podcast for TheYoungFolks.com. Be patient with us as we become more well acquainted with the wonderful world of podcast’s. We’re learning. Our hope for Episode 2 is for an audio…