San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times' Scores
- TV
For 221 reviews, this publication has graded:
-
66% higher than the average critic
-
1% same as the average critic
-
33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.5 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 65
| Highest review score: |
Critic Score
100
|
|---|---|
| Lowest review score: |
Critic Score
0
|
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 147 out of 147
-
Mixed: 0 out of 147
-
Negative: 0 out of 147
147
tv reviews
- By critic score
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
This season's opening four hours are as good as anything the series has ever done. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
If you stick with it, you will be rewarded with some of the most compelling, provocative drama ever produced for television. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
The way these characters interact and relate in the first hour is dazzling and involving without being self-consciously clever. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
One of TV's most invigorating and intellectually stimulating series.... provocative television that transcends its genre. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
They could have made for some deadly passages, but thanks to Morgan's writing and a superior cast, these discourses on the nature of evil, and whether the truly evil ever can be restored to humanity, are mesmerizing. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
In the end, The Wire is extraordinary television. It has a richness, a depth and an intelligence that transcend the medium and makes it the kind of superb literature that A.O. Scott found lacking in the world of books. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 100
It manages to be a rousing piece of filmmaking, a fascinating character study and a largely accurate presentation of the time when America was born. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 100
The lively script by Geoffrey Ward covers a lot of ground and offers keen insights via interviews, not only with experts but regular folk who lived through the era.- Posted Oct 3, 2011
- Read full review
-
-
- Posted Oct 14, 2011
- Read full review
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 100
The top-notch acting is still intact, as is the attention to aesthetic detail.- Posted Mar 22, 2012
- Read full review
-
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 100
That Thrones remains so utterly unpredictable makes it even more mesmerizing.- Posted Mar 29, 2012
- Read full review
-
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 91
As its lofty production price tag suggests, The Pacific is bursting with epic sprawl and extravagance. But like any effective film of its kind, it also contains a brand of intimacy that will have you bonding with its characters and caring deeply about their fates. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 91
Treme, probably more than any piece of cinematic fiction set in New Orleans, feels like an authentic experience. As you watch it--and slowly savor it--you can practically taste the red beans and rice. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 91
By the end of the opener, a web of intriguing plot lines (and their treacherous overtones) are firmly in place. As ensuing episodes unfold, the story finds its beating heart as the characters substantially deepen. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 90
This is a cast that jells immediately, hitting on all cylinders from the very first scene. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 90
[It has] a rich mix of sharp observant humor and a sure feel for the family dynamic. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 90
The finest purely American TV film to come along in some time. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 90
The series is a funny, knowing, sometimes dark, sometimes romantic take on the time just before the power of advertising was fully realized. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 90
This BBC-produced series has some of the best writing and acting you're likely to see this season. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Chuck Barney 90
Sunday night's opening episode, Public Relations, delivers some jaw-dropping moments. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
Much of its strength comes from a group of actors so skilled that, like the ensemble on "The Sopranos," they draw us into the lives of their characters even if we don't initially want to go there. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
The series returns with its creative six-shooters blazing, its florid language and baroque manner of storytelling still gloriously riveting. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
The characters are intelligent, complex people you quickly care about, even if -- this being a show about television -- they can be egotistical and self-centered. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
The driving force behind the show's appeal is Ferrera, who gives a pitch-perfect, killer performance in the opening episodes. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
A finely detailed exploration of high school life and small-city dynamics. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
This year, as in the past, there are all kinds of problems with "24" if you think too hard about what you're watching. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
It is an extremely challenging bit of filmmaking, since almost nothing is initially what it seems and you have to pay very close attention to the complex storytelling. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
Monday's opening hour is a bit disjointed stylistically. But the individual pieces are so compelling that you're still going to be sucked into the saga. And the show gets far more consistent in future episodes. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
It's a mesmerizing tale of legal maneuvering with the distinctive FX moral ambiguity and splendid performances by Close, Rose Byrne ("28 Weeks Later") as her protege and TV veteran Ted Danson as her latest courtroom adversary. -
-
-
Reviewed by
Charlie McCollum 88
It evokes an era worth revisiting, reconsiders a time that was an important chapter in our history and gives us a monumental performance by Keaton. -
