<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Staniel Makarov — Essays</title><description>Long-form essays on Christopher Nolan, film interpretation, and the art of looking again. Home of the Reconstructed book series.</description><link>https://example.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The shape of belief in Inception</title><link>https://example.com/essays/the-shape-of-belief-in-inception/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/essays/the-shape-of-belief-in-inception/</guid><description>The spinning top asks one question. The final cut asks another. On certainty, attention, and the ending we choose to see.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christopher Nolan</category><category>Inception</category><category>Sample</category></item><item><title>Reading Tenet in both directions</title><link>https://example.com/essays/reading-tenet-in-both-directions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/essays/reading-tenet-in-both-directions/</guid><description>What changes when a film’s structure becomes part of its subject—and understanding arrives after the experience?</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Film interpretation</category><category>Tenet</category><category>Sample</category></item></channel></rss>