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: Fargo (1×03) A Muddy Road

Molly has, unsurprisingly, become the hero of the show. Sure, Lorne is the leading character and the one who’s actions people revolve around, but Molly is who I want to see more of, who I root for and who I…

Tribeca ’14 Review: The Bachelor Weekend

Sometimes all it takes to forgive the shortcomings of a film is one or two compelling performances. They don’t have to be awards worthy or anything earth shattering, but one or two charismatic performers can make even the most by…

Tribeca ’14 Review: 5 to 7

New York City, impoverished writers, French exotic women: all have been romanticized in film countless times ever since the cinematic medium was invented. 5 to 7, directed by Victor Levin, has combined each and every one of those clichés and…

Tribeca ’14 Review: Boulevard

You’ve woken up and you’re 60-years-old. You blink and your chance for love, for liberation, for living the life you’ve wanted has all but disappeared. You turn the corner to your own home and you find artifacts, people, moments that…

Tribeca ’14 Review: X/Y

Taking a rare look at the natural chemistry between two humans, X/Y directed by Ryan Piers Williams, is a conversation told in snapshots about how intimacy defies boxes people are put into and how a want for human proximity to…

TV Review: Fargo (1×02) “The Rooster Prince”

Keeping up with the pace of the pilot was going to be a tough task but Fargo rose to the task and gave viewers an equally as intriguing second episode with the introduction of a number of characters as well…

Tribeca ’14 Review : Every Secret Thing

What can I say about Every Secret Thing that expresses what I thought about it in an eloquent, professional manner? I can say that it was one of the films at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival that I was genuinely…