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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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Dracula Revision

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Attack the Block revision 2

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Pan's Labyrinth

House of Flying Daggers - sound

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Edgar Wright: Shaun of the Dead

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

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Music club timetable

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover)

Useful Careers Websites

Bronze Qualifying Expedition September 2025

E-Safety

Hartismere Technical Theatre

GCSE Past papers and mark schemes

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Captain Fantastic AS Examinations Film Studies ZEN Nutrition Cooking Design Fallen Angels SOTD GCE Year 10 Vacancies Pan's Labyrinth BBC Year 11 Food Old Hollywood Screenplay NEA Vertigo

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