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These references, particularly those to millennial or Black culture, are made without overexplanation that would dilute their power or slow down the rhythm.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021

For a filmmaker known for the loquaciousness of his characters, Mr. Linklater has an almost un-American rejection of overexplanation.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2014

Director Becker sometimes permits Wambaugh's penchant for psychological overexplanation and realistic background to jostle aside the film's essentially comic spirit.

From Time Magazine Archive

And that says nothing about the sudden babbles of overexplanation that seize him when someone in authority intrudes on one of his scenes.

From Time Magazine Archive