Watched Recently: Perfect is the enemy of good

Voltaire was right about so many things, but about this above all else.  When you strive for perfection, you will always fall short, not just of perfection, but likely of goodness as well. I’m thinking about this today as a result of going to see Watchmen last night.  (On IMAX, which I recommend for its [...]

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Harold Pinter’s Servant

In honor of Harold Pinter’s passing, I picked up a DVD of The Servant from the library.  It’s representative of Pinter’s craft, full of meaningful silences and darkly funny moments.  Those silences can come across awkwardly in films, but The Servant has Dirk Bogarde on its side.  In his hands, those silences are punctuated by [...]

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