I used to be a Nice Guy. You know the type. Convinced that love and romance was some epic journey to be won, focused on the drama, driving themselves mad because the object of their affection just wanted to be friends. I remember that. I remember the pain, I remember the sorrow, and I remember…it was self-inflicted. It was unfair. It was a misunderstanding of what a true relationship is, a diminishment of women and their agency, an idea that if you just say the right things, a heart will unlock for you and you alone. And I say that to say this: Curry Barker’s Obsession needs to become required viewing for every Nice Guy out there. Because you will see the mirror turned to you, and distorted though it may be: it’s a reflection of you. The premise is simple: Our protagonist, Bear (Michael Johnston), is in LOVE with his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette). Loves her. She’s everything. He hears her in every song, he longs for her. And of course, he’s never told her this. His buddy Ian (Cooper…
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