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The Counter-Superhero Calibrations of “Captain Fantastic”


The independent film’s left-wing-survivalist fantasy is as persuasive and credible to its target audience as comic-book adventures are to a different viewership.

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Review: Captain Fantastic | Film Ireland

The Complex Beliefs of the "Captain Fantastic" Patriarch | ScreenPrism

Review: Viggo Mortensen Captivates in ‘Captain Fantastic’

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Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

The Wave: Tim becomes Wenger's bodyguard (clip 6 of 9)

Captain Fantastic reviewed by Mark Kermode, with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth, Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - BBC Radio 5 live

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Shaun of the Dead opening analysis

The Wave: Autocracy clip part 2 (clip 3 of 9)

Under the Skin - featurette

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11E Charity Karaoke-cake sale. Raised £127.37p

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