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What ‘Half Nelson’ Teaches About ‘Captain Marvel’ Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
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What ‘Half Nelson’ Teaches About ‘Captain Marvel’ Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

By
Daniel Reynolds
/ 12 April 2019

They've gone on to write and direct Captain Marvel, but there was a time when Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck made small films like Half Nelson and seemed poised to create a distinct, unpredictable body of work.

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Who’s Minding the Store: 13 February, 2007

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Bill Gibron
/ 12 February 2007
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‘Half Nelson’ Is Among the Best Films of 2006

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Shaun Huston
/ 11 February 2007
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The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006

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PopMatters Staff
/ 10 January 2007
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Half Nelson (2006)

By
Cynthia Fuchs
/ 11 August 2006

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