Writer: Jonathan Sullivan
When Sideways was released into theaters in late 2004, I was but an 18 year old boy about to graduate high school working a movie theater job in order to get my free fix. A movie about two middle aged dudes trying to reclaim their youth on a trip through wine country? That couldn’t have been anything further from my life at that point (and even now, to be honest with you). Then one night, I watched it. A few weeks later, I watched it again…then again…and after five theater viewings, I bought it on DVD the day it came out and have watched it at least ten times since. Sideways, a movie that should appeal to people of that age, not only surpassed my expectations, I consider it my favorite movie of all-time.