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Epistemartha, Epistemarcy, Epistemay, Epistemology

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Jeffrey Overstreet

21 Feb 2012
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Michael Leary • Filmwell • Martha Marcy May Marlene

What did you think of that discomforting final moment in Martha Marcy May Marlene?

Michael Leary is talking about it at Filmwell...

Martha Marcy May Marlene

My own review of the film was published at Image.

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Three: a lack of enchantment

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Three: a lack of enchantment

Here, at last, is the conclusion of my epic overview of Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster.
25 Aug 2026 25 min read
First impressions of The End of Oak Street

First impressions of The End of Oak Street

The End of Oak Street is a big, dumb, unpretentious good time.
18 Aug 2026 6 min read
First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Two: What does this movie love?

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Two: What does this movie love?

In Part Two of my reflections on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, I consider what Nolan’s movie does well... and what it “loves.”
15 Aug 2026 12 min read
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