TC Movie Club Discussion: Fargo

10/28/21 • 59 min

Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast

Listen in as TC’s Josh Larsen and Zachary Lee lead an online discussion with Movie Club members about Fargo, the 1996 Oscar winner from brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. It’s the first installment in our four-part Movie Club series, “O Brothers, Where Art Thou?” (To join the club, sign up at thinkchristian.net/movieclub.)

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