For “High Fidelity,” there are a handful of component parts that, for lack of a better phrase, just have to work.
A balancing act of romance, music, and city life, this year’s Hulu adaptation of the beloved Nick Hornby novel is such a soothing watch because all of those pieces clicked right into place.In some ways, it all comes back to Championship Vinyl, the record store where owner Rob (Zoe Kravitz) and the shop’s two stalwart employees Cherise (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) and Simon (David H.
Holmes) hold court on everything from fundamental musical debates to the health of their respective dating lives.As Kravitz describes, that Championship Vinyl set was as close to a functioning store as you could get without actually having paying customers.“In between setups, we would hang out in the office on the couch.
It really felt like it was just this store where we would hang out,
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