The second cycle included the two perfect dialogues that were considered to encompass Plato's whole philosophy (In Tim. I 13.14 17), namely, the Timaeus (on physics) and the Parmenides (on theology).
Taylor captures their quests for identity in pitch-perfect dialogue and lengthy meditative passages; his elegant plotting feels at once deliberate and improvised.
Dan Houser appears to work with a very small coterie of collaborators in writing the pitch-perfect dialogue that is Rockstar's hallmark.
Everything is spot-on: Roger Deakins' cinematography, the cast led by Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem, the pitch-perfect dialogue, subtle pacing, precise editing and masterly storytelling.
Beneath the fireworks of his pitch-perfect dialogue and the cunning of his storytelling, Guirgis, it seems to me, is trying to say something about spirituality.
Recalling how Mr. Weiner initially denied sending explicit photos, saying instead that his Twitter account had been hacked, Mr. Norris argued that some pitch-perfect dialogue was all that Mr. Weiner had needed to save his seat in Congress.
But after finishing "Trust" - with its tight little plot that unfurls like a bolt of satin, and its tone-perfect dialogue - I became an instant fan, eager to make up for missed opportunities.
"If you knew you were going to be late," he says, "why didn't you call me?" Every syllable of the pitch-perfect dialogue in "The Odd Couple" — which was developed by Simon, in collaboration with his original director, Mike Nichols, who gets a share of the royalties — emerges out of cunningly shaped events.
Some critics complained about its fragmentary nature and wobbly overall plot, but sentence by sentence, no one comes close for combining formal playfulness with syllable-perfect dialogue and fresh perceptions; certainly nothing else has given me greater reading pleasure this year.
Offering the reader a wide-screen, 3-D Imax portrait of a corner of New York, this police procedural brilliantly transcends its genre thanks to its author's pitch-perfect dialogue, his journalistic eye for detail and his understanding of how people navigate the social and cultural mazes of a big city.
