Robert Rorke
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54% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2 points lower than other critics.
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Robert Rorke's Scores
- Movies
- TV
Average review score: | 67 | |
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Highest review score: | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: Season 1 | |
Lowest review score: | Disjointed: Season 1 |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 109 out of 144
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Mixed: 28 out of 144
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Negative: 7 out of 144
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- Robert Rorke
The new HBO comedy “Run” is one of those high concept, “What if?” shows that doesn’t quite hang together. It’s not that the talent isn’t there. Boldface names — several Emmy award winners — abound, but the energy they bring to the screen doesn’t stop the show from running out of steam by Episode 3.- New York Post
- Posted Apr 7, 2020
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- Robert Rorke
The shifting tones and conflicting storytelling severely limit any chance for this series to thrill you, let alone keep your attention.- New York Post
- Posted Feb 20, 2020
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- Robert Rorke
“The Sinner” continues to intrigue and keep us guessing. Much of the success of this season’s story has to do with some smart casting. ... [Bill Pullman is] the engaging center of this entertaining puzzle.- New York Post
- Posted Jan 29, 2020
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- Robert Rorke
“Lone Star,” starring Rob Lowe, has more modest ambitions and delivers far less exciting results [than “9-1-1.”]- New York Post
- Posted Jan 21, 2020
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- Robert Rorke
While the show bears similarities to all of its procedural predecessors, Wolf and longtime “Law & Order” collaborator Rene Balcer have built a more promising foundation here by casting better actors than ordinarily found on these pedestrian dramas.- New York Post
- Posted Jan 15, 2020
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- Robert Rorke
That shiny Golden Globe will buy her some time to find her voice but, right now, her show is only fitfully amusing.- New York Post
- Posted Jan 15, 2020
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- Robert Rorke
Even if the political message was less trenchant than the one presented on “All in the Family,” the actors did a better job of conveying the established family dynamics without resorting to the mugging displayed by Harrelson. Amos’ surprise guest appearance also sweetned the pot. The only weak link was Jay Pharaoh in Jimmie “J.J.” Walker’s role of James Evans Jr. Walker is a hard act to follow.- New York Post
- Posted Dec 19, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
The writers could have had some fun with the prospect of the Buchmans facing each other in mid-life, but instead they lurch from empty-nest gags to menopause jokes.- New York Post
- Posted Nov 18, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Stiff of spine and thin of voice, this Elizabeth (played by Oscar winner Olivia Colman) may make you long for the incandescent Claire Foy ... The history lessons check some necessary boxes — Churchill (John Lithgow) goes to his eternal reward in Episode 1 — but also resurrect delicious bits that may have been forgotten. ... With an ever-present cigarette holder and air of hangover chic, Margaret is a free spirit trapped by the rules of the palace, and her contrast with Elizabeth is something Morgan returns to again and again with striking results.- New York Post
- Posted Nov 12, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Fantasy junkies may be able to get by on this grade-B stimulant until the next great visionary show comes along, but right now the second-season renewal (before premiere) for “Carnival Row” seems extremely rash.- New York Post
- Posted Aug 26, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
When it finally gets going — and that would be Episode 3 — Season 2 of the Netflix series “Mindhunter” finds some resonance by delving into one of the most notorious 20th-century serial killer cases — the Atlanta child murders of 1979-81. At least 28 children, adolescents, and adults were killed.- New York Post
- Posted Aug 16, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Bitingly funny, it echoes the best satiric elements of the ABC hit without the baggage of having too many characters with subplots that fall all over themselves.- New York Post
- Posted Aug 9, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Streep resists outright scenery chewing, perhaps knowing that Dern has that department covered. ... Opportunities for sniggering laughter abound as the scrupulously crafted lives of the Monterey 5 crumble.- New York Post
- Posted Jun 4, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
The actors are all top-notch — but expect special recognition come Emmy-time for Jerome, who dominates the fourth hour, Farmiga and Ellis. “When They See Us” is a tough watch, but viewers will be moved and sickened at the prevalence of racism even in our so-called sophisticated cities.- New York Post
- Posted May 31, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
“Blood & Treasure” is a harmless, unabashed throwback and completely forgettable. Barr is as bland as any other young actor starring in a TV series while wannabe Bond girl Pernas agreeably checks the networks’ present criteria for “exotic.”- New York Post
- Posted May 17, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
The two episodes made available for review, while not as exciting as the first few episodes of Season 1, detail their recovery and inculcation back into previous modes.- New York Post
- Posted Apr 3, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Peele, who gives off the severity of a funeral home director in his host capacity, only partially delivers the goods.- New York Post
- Posted Mar 28, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
While the actors, some of whom trained in the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy group, seem to finding their way in the first two episodes, the cast pulls it all together by the third.- New York Post
- Posted Mar 22, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Beckinsale brings a stylish ferocity to the role of Georgia. ... The Widow, skillfully written by Harry and Jack Williams, doles out its clues on a need-to-know basis.- New York Post
- Posted Feb 22, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
There’s nothing wrong with the casting but there’s nothing dynamic about it, either. ... Whiskey Cavalier may use terms like “retinal scans” in its storylines in order to sound like the espionage dialogue is up to date, but make no mistake: you’ve seen this show a dozen times before.- New York Post
- Posted Feb 19, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
ilmed in a familiar “48 Hours” you-were-there style. ... By turns entertaining, shocking and finally sobering, “Lorena” shows that the only recourse for a woman in those circumstances is her own defense.- New York Post
- Posted Feb 14, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
In some ways, I Am the Night is too much--and not enough--of a good thing.- New York Post
- Posted Jan 30, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
Fam is a largely witless family comedy with one bright spot. Gary Cole shines as Freddy Banks, a homicide detective who’s fond of playing the horses.- New York Post
- Posted Jan 7, 2019
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- Robert Rorke
The mechanics of the spy plot unfold sluggishly. ... The casting also seems unimaginative.- New York Post
- Posted Nov 19, 2018
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- Robert Rorke
Narcos: Mexico will keep you guessing--and watching. With his fierce dark eyes and focused intensity, Pena is an excellent choice to play the intrepid Kiki, whose trajectory kicks off the modern-day drug war between Mexico and the US. As Gallardo, the slightly built Mexican actor Diego Luna has an entirely different vibe than the imposing Moura.- New York Post
- Posted Nov 14, 2018
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- Robert Rorke
While serving up a new batch of so-so operatives (Greg Kinnear and Diane Lane play tech billionaire siblings with a right-wing bent) to vex Claire, the best thing about the final episodes of House of Cards is the return of several ghosts of Underwood administrations past.- New York Post
- Posted Oct 30, 2018
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- Robert Rorke
American viewers may not grasp all the subtleties of British government bureaucracy, but the cast of well-drawn characters--Anjli Mohindra is a standout as Nadia, the would-be suicide bomber--make Bodyguard compulsively watchable.- New York Post
- Posted Oct 24, 2018
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- Robert Rorke
Dondry works in an abstract style with a minimum of narrative momentum, but sometimes the characters seem stranded from one another. That we’re all disconnected may be his message, but Kidding is going to have to give us more than Carrey’s sad-sack face to stick with the show--though it’s got some promise.- New York Post
- Posted Sep 5, 2018
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- Robert Rorke
For anyone whose idea of a classic British procedural is the divinely gritty “Prime Suspect,” the design of the Morse prequel may seem creatively anachronistic. But it has charms to spare.- New York Post
- Posted Jun 27, 2018
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- Robert Rorke
Wayans’ fans will probably savor them. Like the overgrown kid he plays on TV, his charisma is undeniable and his wisecracks usually hit the bullseye.- New York Post
- Posted Jun 13, 2018
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