20 Years On, the Humanity of Fargo is the Coens’ Crowning Achievement
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The man who’s always there: Carter Burwell’s collaborations with the Coen Bros.
In his 30-year career as a composer, Carter Burwell’s film …
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Ranking the Films of The Coen Bros.
Joel and Ethan Coen have built a reputation as two of the most visionary and idiosyncratic filmmakers working today. Dabbling in Film Noir to screwball comedy, from off-beat indies to big-budget studio pieces, their films are adored by critics and audiences alike.
Fargo, Ep. 2.09, “The Castle”
Everyone’s short-sighted plans come to a violent head in Fargo’s fantastic penultimate episode.
Fargo, Ep. 2.08, “Loplop”
Fargo recovers from last week’s uneven episode with a thrilling, hilarious hour in the woods.
The Televerse #221- Jessica Jones Season 1 with Noel Kirkpatrick
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Fargo, Ep. 2.07, “Did You Do This? No, You Did It!”
Fargo’s nods to the Coen brothers and messy timelines muddle an otherwise strong, thematically rich hour.
The Televerse #221- Jessica Jones Season 1 with Noel Kirkpatrick
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Fargo, Ep. 2.06, “Rhinoceros”
Another magnificent hour of Fargo dials up the tension with a number of revealing, dramatic standoffs.
Fargo, Ep. 2.05, “The Gift of the Magi”
Another stellar installment of Fargo explores the dangers of dreaming.
Fargo, Ep. 2.04, “Fear and Trembling”
A number of characters find themselves ignoring the inevitable in another terrific Fargo episode.
The Televerse #217- Show Me a Hero with Max Bledstein
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Fargo, Ep. 2.03, “The Myth of Sisyphus”
Characters fight against the devastating feeling of futility in another stellar episode of Fargo season two.
The Televerse #217- Show Me a Hero with Max Bledstein
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The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 19: Now You F*cking Got It
The Mid-Season Replacements are back, and talking about Fargo, Arrow, and The Flash in this week’s episode!
Fargo, Ep. 2.02, “Before the Law”
In Fargo’s second episode, an enigmatic personality and some fantastic world-building highlight another standout entry.
Fargo, Ep 2.01, “Waiting for Dutch”
With the first season of Fargo, Noah Hawley and company did something unheard of in television: he took an iconic American film, and turned it into a better TV show, adapting the dark, twisted humor of the 1995 Coen Brothers classic into a show that both felt abundantly familiar, and wildly original.
Fargo, Season 2: A funky verse better than the first
Noah Hawley’s Coens-inspired anthology series is back and it’s shaken off what little didn’t’ work the first time around for a fresh, funky new tale of small-town violence and intrigue.
Why You Should Start Watching: Fargo
The idea of doing a TV show inspired by the Fargo film is one that could have gone wrong in so many ways, but miraculously Hawley did everything right in the first season.
Video essay examines the many POV shots of the Coen Brothers
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