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.

6 of the most exciting films playing at this year’s Fantasia Festival

Running from July 14 until August 3, the Fantasia Festival has, over the years, become one of the more celebrated film festivals for its commitment to genre-bending features and a dedication to highlighting stories and filmmakers who may often exist…

‘Stranger Things season 4 vol 2: The Duffer Brothers don’t understand their own characters

It’s tough to decide what’s most frustrating about Season 4 of Stranger Things. For all its emotional highs, the show also had to battle convoluted and trite writing to scale those peaks. Initially, one of the greatest hurdles the series…

21 Actors the Emmy’s should nominate this year

While the 2022 Emmy nominations won’t be announced until July 12, we’re already crossing our fingers that some of our under-the-radar favorites get surprise nominations this year. We fully anticipate Bill Hader getting a nomination for his superb work on…

Charlie Puth and Jungkook break the internet with collab on “Left and Right”

Following the recent announcement that they were going on a hiatus in order to pursue solo activities, BTS fans (known as ARMY) have been awaiting news of what type of projects the seven members would be taking on next. Following…

‘Benediction’ review: Jack Lowden delivers a magnificent performance in the latest from Terence Davies

Handsomely designed and lavishly shot, Benediction, the latest film from writer and director Terence Davies (A Quiet Passion, Deep Blue Sea) is a feast of wanting. There’s an immediate old fashioned flare to the film, which boasts textured production and…

‘Stranger Things’ season four review: Volume one offers a messy but welcome return to Hawkins

When people talk about season four of Netflix’s Stranger Things, they’re going to be talking about Kate Bush.  Spoilers for season four volume one of Stranger Things below At least, when they’re talking positively about the show, she’ll be mentioned,…