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'The Legend of Ochi' and the Ancient Implications of Animation
In which we reframe animation as neither genre nor medium, but a narrative suggestion all its own.
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Charlotte Simmons
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'Small Things Like These' and Responding to Oppression
Ná arís
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Charlotte Simmons
'Saturday Night' and Chameleon Cinema
Live from The Treatment, it's...
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Charlotte Simmons
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Cyber Treatment #1: 'Free Guy' and the Absolute State of Game Design
Disclaimer: May or may not be absolute.
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Charlotte Simmons
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May 2025

The Treatment's 5-Film Progressive Workout Regimen (FilmStack Challenge #3)
Diet, exercise, and subtext; the three pillars of brainrot loss
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Charlotte Simmons
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'On the Count of Three' and Not Killing Yourself
Content warning, obviously.
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Charlotte Simmons
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Introducing: The Cyber Treatment
Beep boop.
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Charlotte Simmons
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'Thunderbolts*', You're Great, But Let Me Help You
* = The second or third best version of this movie.
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Charlotte Simmons
3
'Revenge of the Sith', but Mainly Real-Life Fascism
Do not let Stephen Miller have his way
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Charlotte Simmons
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Weaponizing Studio Hypocrisy with 'Back to the Future Part II'
For the good of mankind, of course
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Charlotte Simmons
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'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny': An Ode to Static Heroism
Plus, Disney, modernism, and the science of pop culture cinema
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Charlotte Simmons
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April 2025

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