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Oct 17, 2024 · In a random year that saw Hollywood’s continued death march to formulaic monotony in the form of apocalyptic CGI disaster films, aborted franchise starters, and the continued evolution of the comic book film, “Sideways” is disarming in how intimate the characters are, how low the stakes are.
Oct 22, 2004 · Sidways tries to be a comedy, but actually has more in common with a stale drama, but fails on both counts. Giamatti gives an interesting performance, but his depression is boring. Nothing happens in the film.
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Nov 8, 2023 · Alexander Payne's 'Sideways,' starring Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, gave us a new type of road trip comedy—set in a midlife crisis. The critically acclaimed dramedy upends the ...
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Oct 28, 2004 · The two men set off for wine country, and what happens during the next seven days adds up to the best human comedy of the year — comedy, because it is funny, and human, because it is surprisingly moving.
Dec 14, 2012 · “Sideways,” a comedy poised at the edge of despair, asks the question: How do you stop moving sideways? Or, more metaphorically: won’t a Cheval Blanc ’61, left too long on the shelf, lose its savor?
Aug 9, 2024 · Sideways is a drama-comedy that hits you in the feels and is relatable to so many people. It explores themes of depression, new relationships, and old relationships.
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Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel, Sideways follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara ...