San Francisco Chronicle's Scores
- Movies
- TV
For 643 reviews, this publication has graded:
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50% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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47% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 61
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 324 out of 324
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Mixed: 0 out of 324
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Negative: 0 out of 324
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tv reviews
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Tim Goodman 100
Few series have exploded onto the scene with such a rich array of potential stories and inherently interesting characters. -
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Tim Goodman 100
When Season 3 kicks off spectacularly, there's a slight exhale in the first 59 minutes--then a twist. And not a small one, either. By the second episode, the writers give you roughly 40 minutes to digest that twist, then drop a real stunner. Which is--just to cut to the chase here--truly and incredibly exciting television. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Again, it's back to the writing and the look. Both are superb. -
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Tim Goodman 100
It's a serialized mystery that pays off your devotion. -
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Tim Goodman 100
The level of cleverness of Flight of the Conchords is off the charts. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Lost is a different genre, one that may infuriate even the loyalists, but there's something impressive and rewarding in its density. -
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David Wiegand 100
From spot-on casting and one extraordinary performance after another, to a bold adaptation by Sarah Phelps, to Coky Giedroyc's energizing direction, to a toe-tapping musical score (that probably doesn't belong here, but fie on that - it's fun), this Oliver Twist is a thrill ride for anyone who still believes that TV can be entertaining. -
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Tim Goodman 100
The first three episodes of Season 2 that AMC sent out continue that level of achievement with no evident missteps. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Rescue Me races out of the gate as confidently brilliant as ever before, wildly mixing emotions along the way. -
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David Wiegand 100
People who watched the Maysleses' documentary when it came out probably found the women strange, to say the least, but may have also felt sympathy for them in the end. That's the feeling that director and co-screenwriter Michael Sucsy is going for in the HBO film, and he achieves it in spades. -
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Tim Goodman 100
All the elements Mad Men does well - the humor, the note-perfect clothing and sets, the creeping cultural change - are still there to be savored. -
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Tim Goodman 100
As Sutter proved in the intriguing and original first season, there's plenty more riveting storytelling to tap into as Sons of Anarchy boldly comes of age. -
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Tim Goodman 100
All your favorites are back in force, with a few twists, but the allure of the series always has been and always will be Hall, who manages to make a killer (who kills only people who deserve it, mostly) likable, believable, engaging and funny, as he works his job as a blood splatter expert at Miami Metro Homicide. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Welcome back, 30 Rock. Even in a season of wonderful sitcoms--trend story alert!--you get it done. -
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Tim Goodman 100
The new offering, from executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick (the team behind "BSG"), stands on its own and in many ways might be more inviting to viewers who are not hard-core sci-fi fans. -
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Tim Goodman 100
The Pacific is a superb, viscerally moving and harrowing depiction of World War II and a worthy complement to "Band of Brothers" (2001). -
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Tim Goodman 100
Soak in the visuals, listen to the mesmerizing use of sound. The writing and acting will lure you in, but have appreciation for all the details that go into making this series so great. -
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Tim Goodman 100
What is not surprising at all about the fourth season of one of television's elite series is that Weiner continues to explore what it means to be human. -
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Tim Goodman 100
The Life & Times of Tim--is flat-out brilliant and easily one of the funniest newcomers to television. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Little Dorrit is anchored by an extraordinary performance by one of England's best actors. And like "Twist," that central performance is only one of many elements that make Dorrit not only terrific entertainment, but, in some ways, perhaps even better than its source material. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Glee, one of the season's best and most anticipated new series, delivers on both counts - and more. It's a quirky, sweet, humorous, nonpartisan funfest. -
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Tim Goodman 100
In a fall season surprisingly flush with good sitcoms, the best new comedy by far--and it's not that close of a race - is Modern Family on ABC. -
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Tim Goodman 100
If you like big-screen-level thrills and complicated plot structures, you'll opt-in to FlashForward. And you'll be rewarded. Here's hoping it stays strong and compelling as it heads to April 29. -
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Tim Goodman 100
It means there's finally something good (and funny) on Tuesday nights. -
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Tim Goodman 100
The best news of all is that Olyphant backs it up with an incredibly riveting performance. Better yet, Justified as a whole really delivers, from the explosive pilot to a couple of other, less adrenaline-filled but no less superb episodes that add humor and nuanced storytelling to the mix. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Just like "The Wire," Simon has again delivered a series unlike anything you've seen on television before. -
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Tim Goodman 100
Sons of Anarchy remains as bare-knuckled and, almost inconceivably, as funny and crass as ever. And it doesn't take Season 3 very long to ratchet up the twists -
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Tim Goodman 100
In the case of Sunny, it comes out of the gate as brilliantly twisted as ever. -
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Tim Goodman 100
There's a vibrancy to the stories in each Boardwalk Empire episode. With echoes of the gangland mentality of "The Sopranos" and the frontier recklessness of "Deadwood," HBO seems to have found in Boardwalk Empire a fertile, sprawling new franchise series. -
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David Wiegand 100
There have been many great "Masterpiece" offerings over the decades, but I can't think of a single one that is as much out-and-out fun as Sherlock, a modern-dress Conan Doyle that crackles with superb writing, brilliant performances and snappy direction, and does it all while somehow managing to be oddly faithful to the original source material.- Posted Oct 22, 2010
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