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

Review: Captain Fantastic | Film Ireland

Review: Viggo Mortensen Captivates in ‘Captain Fantastic’

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Fallen Angels - Explained

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

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

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

The Lost Boys opening

Attack the Block revision

The Wave: the first autocracy lesson, part 1 (clip 2 of 9)

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

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Teacher of History (possibility to combine with a head of year role)

Teacher of Mathematics (with specific year group responsibilities for key stage 5)

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Teacher of Science

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

Teacher of Mathematics (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

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Teacher of Science (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

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Captain Fantastic AS Examinations Film Studies ZEN Spike Lee Test Science Year 9 Pan's Labyrinth Fallen Angels Script Governance Buster Keaton House Of Flying Daggers Year 8 Coursework Do The Right Thing Cinematography Videos Drama

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