TV Review: Fargo 3×03 “The Law of Non-Contradiction”

Fargo’s third episode is going to be a hard one to top (a surprise considering Hawley’s absence from the writer’s credits). Not only is it a deeply powerful character study “The Law of Non-Contradiction” is also an existential tract as…

TV Review: Fargo 3×02 “The Principle of Restricted Choice”

The second episode, a marginal improvement over the first, has the benefit of playing with what the first episode strenuously lays out. It’s looser, more unpredictable and explores character in-depth. The title (“The Principle of Restricted Choice”), a reference to…

TV Review: Fargo 3×01 “The Law of Vacant Places”

Noah Hawley’s Fargo once again opens under the dubious guise of being a “true story,” a subheading, perhaps the most abused in modern entertainment, which seems only to redefine the “truth” than embrace it. Yet, the episode “The Law of…

10 actors and actresses that shouldn’t be forgotten in this years Emmys

It’s officially Emmy season with this years nominations being announced this Thursday and then, shock, dismay and maybe some excitement to follow. Not one to go against the grain all too much I’m expecting a lot of unsurprising inclusions (so…

Coen Brothers Ranked: Five Greatest Films

Yes yes, opinions. Hail, Caesar!, the newest film from the Coen Brothers is released this Friday, February 5th, and to celebrate what will hopefully be a bright spot in cinema’s underwhelming winter months, I’m ranking the top five films by…

TV Review: Fargo (2×03) “The Myth of Sisyphus”

In my review of Fargo‘s second season premiere, I criticized the season overall for lacking the wide array of quirky characters that was the first season’s most significant claim to fame. I was disappointed that unlike Season 1, Season 2 does…

TV Review: Fargo (2×02) “Before the Law”

“Before the Law” gives us our first real introduction to one of this season’s best characters, Mike Milligan (played charismatically by Bokeem Woodbine). He works as an enforcer for Joe Bulo of the Kansas City syndicate and is sent to Luverne…