
Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic: how to read the scores
One site measures agreement, the other measures intensity, and mixing them up leads review culture astray.
Critics covered with clear reporting, context and practical guides from Regd News.

One site measures agreement, the other measures intensity, and mixing them up leads review culture astray.

Weekly episodes, embargoed whole seasons and a flood of new shows rebuilt television criticism from a recap beat into a race.

Beyond the stereotype of the harsh reviewer sits a working profession of screenings, deadlines and craft analysis.