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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2025 · 2H 2M

High Fidelity (2000) with film critic Keith Phipps

from Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast · host Paco Alvarez and Jeremy Marder

Jeremy and Paco are joined by film critic Keith Phipps to talk about High Fidelity (2000), directed by Stephen Frears. Keith Phipps is a Chicago-based writer focusing on film. His primary outlet is The Reveal, a newsletter he co-writes with his longtime collaborator Scott Tobias. Keith also contributes to Vulture, The Ringer, TV Guide and other outlets and previously served as an editor at The A.V. Club and The Dissolve. He co-hosts The Next Picture Show, a biweekly podcast connecting classic and contemporary films. He’s also the author of Age of Cage, a book about Nicolas Cage movies.Art by ⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected] Further reading and sourcesHigh Fidelity Turns 20, and the Chicago It Imagined Is Gone⁠ | Keith Phipps, Chicago magazineAnother Windy City, Not My Own | Keith Phipps, The RevealTop Five: How ‘High Fidelity’ Found Its Rhythm and Became a Cult Movie Classic | Andrew BussEdgy In Chicago | Margy Rochlin, New York TimesBaby Got Going: Longing and Leaving in High Fidelity | Erin Langner, Bright Wall/Dark RoomReview of High Fidelity | Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago ReaderThe Complexities of Cultural Change: An Interview with Stephen Frears | Cynthia Lucia, Cineaste JAILED ALDERMAN CHARGES BIAS IN JURY SELECTION | Virginia Groark, Chicago Tribune Just Their Luck | Cate Plys, Chicago ReaderThe Ex Files | Graham Meyer, Chicago magazineTenacious D in Chicago, 6-13-99 House Of Blues [check out 1:00:00]

Jeremy and Paco are joined by film critic Keith Phipps to talk about High Fidelity (2000), directed by Stephen Frears. Keith Phipps is a Chicago-based writer focusing on film. His primary outlet is The Reveal, a newsletter he co-writes with his longtime collaborator Scott Tobias. Keith also contributes to Vulture, The Ringer, TV Guide and other outlets and previously served as an editor at The A.V. Club and The Dissolve. He co-hosts The Next Picture Show, a biweekly podcast connecting classic and contemporary films. He’s also the author of Age of Cage, a book about Nicolas Cage movies.Art by ⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected] Further reading and sourcesHigh Fidelity Turns 20, and the Chicago It Imagined Is Gone⁠ | Keith Phipps, Chicago magazineAnother Windy City, Not My Own | Keith Phipps, The RevealTop Five: How ‘High Fidelity’ Found Its Rhythm and Became a Cult Movie Classic | Andrew BussEdgy In Chicago | Margy Rochlin, New York TimesBaby Got Going: Longing and Leaving in High Fidelity | Erin Langner, Bright Wall/Dark RoomReview of High Fidelity | Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago ReaderThe Complexities of Cultural Change: An Interview with Stephen Frears | Cynthia Lucia, Cineaste JAILED ALDERMAN CHARGES BIAS IN JURY SELECTION | Virginia Groark, Chicago Tribune Just Their Luck | Cate Plys, Chicago ReaderThe Ex Files | Graham Meyer, Chicago magazineTenacious D in Chicago, 6-13-99 House Of Blues [check out 1:00:00]

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