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But because “Heretic” is a genre movie, there are overwrought visual metaphors, implausible twists and an unfortunate reliance on coincidence.

The setup was clear from the opening reliance on overwrought generality: There is greater distrust today of the media than ever before, and, Bezos implores,a respected newspaper’s endorsements are part of the problem.

At that moment she could have been an opera singer with all the comfortable mannerisms, powerful and overwrought, of the 1930s.

If any of this sounds overwrought to you, take a moment to consider that HG means—on top of the other challenges of being pregnant—having the stomach flu for months straight.

And while he thinks that some of his peers’ existential rhetoric can be overwrought, he agreed that there is an ongoing effort to “tear down the family unit” and shroud America’s true, Christian roots.