Gloria Goodale, Christian Science Monitor
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For 42 reviews, this critic has graded:
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3% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 20.7 points higher than other critics.
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Gloria Goodale's Scores
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Gloria Goodale 100
It's good, complicated drama, sometimes hard to watch, but more compelling evidence that the best storytelling for adults these days is on the small screen. -
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Gloria Goodale 100
Sorkin brings the same intensity and political sensibilities to the story. -
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Gloria Goodale 100
"Ranch House" is engaging, droll commentary on the American dream and how we became the nation we are today. -
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Gloria Goodale 100
This really is a Robin of Locksley for the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" generation. -
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Gloria Goodale 100
This elegant, shaggy dog of a 19th-century western takes us on a painfully human journey across the old West. -
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Gloria Goodale 100
Broadbent creates yet another slyly simple, yet deftly complex, portrait of the Catholic convert who translated his conviction that no person is beyond spiritual redemption into his work with the British penal system. -
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Gloria Goodale 91
What they do with their powers and the impact they'll have on others is the raison d'etre of the show; the moody noir tone and offbeat writing are the reasons to tune in. -
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Gloria Goodale 91
"Items" is like NBC's "The Office" on laughing gas - the same kind of poker-faced dysfunction in a crushingly ordinary setting, but faster and funnier. -
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Gloria Goodale 91
The dealmaking and image-shaping are eye-opening, but the single most unnerving aspect of the show is just how young the army of political aides who make the system run really are. -
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Gloria Goodale 91
The hour balances its caper-cartoon and ghoulish sensibilities with a crisp pace and well-cast leads. -
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Gloria Goodale 91
Now that lusty and incredibly bloodthirsty historical dramas have proven their power on premium cable (think HBO's "Rome"), Showtime is jumping in the act with a portrait of one of history's most notorious womanizers and political schemers. -
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Gloria Goodale 91
Vulgar and brazenly racy, it's unlike anything else on TV. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
This could all get old really fast, but Taylor's steely performance keeps the home front interesting, while the globe-trotting soldiers bring home the reality of how many troubled spots this small planet still has. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
These unsettling scenes are tough on the eyes, but happily, star Paul Blackthorne is well worth watching, full time. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
The goofy affection of her poker buddies is fun, and the writers steer through some pretty well-mined territory with aplomb. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
This is a high gloss, prime-time soap but it's a tad too earnest. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
A good and likable cast combine with thoughtful writing to make this family/thriller (a new genre?) worth watching. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
It will certainly make you wonder how you might survive such an event yourself - though whether that premise can fuel a whole series remains to be seen. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
This is a good, old-fashioned legal procedural with few special effects but quite a lot of serious, adult writing. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
Lean and breathless, just like its all-business star (Lena Headey of "300" fame), this time-travel tale starts fast as bad robots from the future chase good humans in the past. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
Brisk and witty, this is a good showcase for Donovan's super-tough-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold persona. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
This version, while imaginative and ambitious--as Halmi's sumptuous visions almost invariably are--is less successful. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
Only an actress of sublime abilities could lift this material from the downright silly to something intriguingly watchable. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
LeCarré-like in its disillusionment with power, this is good historical fiction for warm August nights. -
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Gloria Goodale 83
It's very filmic both in execution and ambition as it explores life before Betty Friedan and the Surgeon General's warnings on cigarette packs. -
