For A Little Bit Of Money: 'Fargo', 'A Simple Plan', and 'Shallow Grave'
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For their second conversation, Emilio, Madeline and Julian set their sights on a trio of movies from the 1990s - 'Fargo', 'A Simple Plan', and 'Shallow Grave' -  centered around everyday people who stumble into criminal activity.  Opinions are shared and some questions still linger.  Madeline wants to know more about Brainerd's painting scene and the postal service's stamp art selection committee.  Julian still contends that the least Raimi-esque of the director's works still has a few too many Raimi-esque flourishes.  Emilio wants to know how he saw a movie (a good one at that!) twice and didn't realize it was taking place in Edinburgh, NOT London.   
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