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.

Allyson’s Movie Review: Welcome to the Punch (2013)

In a London that’s sleek, doused in grays and hues of blue and encompassed by streets that are perpetually empty, Max Lewinsky, a police officer with a hot headed temperament, chases after criminal Jacob Sternwood in one of the most…

Allyson’s Movie Review: The Sapphires

A film that’s more joy and music than tangible story, The Sapphires is a story about four Aboriginal girls in Australia during the late 1960’s as racial tensions dominate their everyday life. They’ve just been granted the right to vote,…

Ten Shows Cancelled Too Soon

With the news this week of Veronica Mars eating up just about every entertainment media outlet as it climbed its way to a big screen debut, it’s easy to mourn the other television shows that passed before their time and…

Allyson’s Movie Review: From Up on Poppy Hill

Studio Ghibli is note-worthy for consistently being the vehicle of some of cinephiles best loved animated movies. Producing the same worth of magic and warmth that Pixar does but with a greater sense of adventure and a much stronger grasp…

Ten Things We Hope For in Season 3 of Game of Thrones

If you say you’re not feeling any twinge of excitement for season three of HBO’s Game Of Thrones, you’re lying or have yet to discover the sensation. Season three promises to be the best and bloodiest yet with –if faithful…

The Drought is Almost Over: Movies To Be Excited For

January through March is typically a dull period for movie goers. Festivals have an embargo on the indie darlings and the big blockbuster madness doesn’t usually start until May. So, sadly, theater visits are slow unless desperation hits (come on…

Top 10 Romances on Film for Valentine’s Day

Well, the top ten mildly unconventional. I’m not what you’d call a romantic, typically bordering the lines of cynical rather than warm-hearted.  I wasn’t swept off my feet by Jack Dawson in Titanic, and I didn’t cry at the end…