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.

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Oscar Buzz: The Most Deserving Unsung Performances

 This year has been a strong year in film, allowing a plethora of heartbreaking, illuminating and awe inspiring performances. I’ve already spoken about Beasts of the Southern Wild’s Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, but who else deserve award attention and…

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Allyson’s Movie Review: Les Misérables

There is a magnificent simplicity to the grandeur of this film. Despite the expansive sets, the overwhelming emotion and the narrative that instills a sense of rebellion, the core is one of resonance, about how the mistake of one man,…

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Movie Pick of the Week: Struck by Lightning (2012)

Seen This Week: Struck By Lightning (2012), Ruby Sparks (2012), Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012), Warrior (2011), Flight (2012), Dredd (2012). Can you tell it’s nearing the end of the year, and I’m trying as best as I can to…

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Les Misérables Cast: Roles of Theirs Not to Miss

How excited are we that Les Misérables hits theaters in less than a week? Are you sick of anticipating a film that’s promising great emotional payoff and just the right about of tears for the holiday season? Are you like…

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Movie Pick of the Week: I Wish (2012)

Seen This Week: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Secret of Kells (2009), People Like Us (2012), I Wish (2012), Oslo, August 31st (2012).  There were some Peter Jackson epics, some animated absurdities, some Captain Kirk in romantic comedies…

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Allyson’s Movie Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of the year, here’s my suggestion to you as an avid fan of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: as you enter the theater to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey leave your…

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Allyson’s Movie Pick of the Week: Arthur Christmas (2011)

Movies Seen This Week:  Keep the Lights On (2012), Mamma Mia! (2008), Easy Rider (1969), The Producers (1968), Arthur Christmas (2011), The Sapphires (2012), Liberal Arts (2012), Argo (2012), Monsieur Lazhar (2012). If you haven’t already guessed, I didn’t really…