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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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Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Captain Fantastic editing

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

Under the Skin explained

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

The Wave - authoritarianism

Under the Skin - Explained

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Fallen Angels - Explained

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