High Fidelity pulls off a very difficult task: it’s a comedy about a romantic relationship, from the perspective of an ahole. Make no mistake, John Cusack’s Rob Gordon is a complete ahole. But he’s also charming, likable, and damn good company. His friends - Dick and Barry - are elitists, his day-job makes him miserable, and his girlfriend Laura seems perfectly justified in dumping him. So what should we make of the ending?
This week novelist Bryan Bliss brings his top 5 list to the Stake Podcast to unwind with a little High Fidelity. Is it a romantic comedy? What does that mean, anyway? Does it matter if Rob Gordon a good guy? What does it mean that so many male viewers don’t notice how badly Rob treats women? And what would you think if we told you we haven’t seen Evil Dead 2 yet?
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Next week on The Stake Podcast, Courtney Algeo returns to talk about Frank Capra’s holiday mainstay, It’s A Wonderful Life.
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