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Sideways is probably my favorite movie made in the past twenty years or so.

Originally Posted by John_W

If you guys are going to start listing newer films, then my two favorites from the last 15 years are Sideways. A buddy flick with Thomas Hayden Church and Paul Giamatti. For those who haven't seen it, they have been friends since roomates at college in San Diego. Giamatti plays Miles, a high school literature teacher. Church plays Jack, an actor who's biggest role was a doctor for 5 years on a soap. Now he makes money doing voice-overs for commercials.

Jack is now engaged to a rich Greek girl 20 years his junior and Jack and Miles take off for wine country around Santa Barbara for one last buddy trip before the big wedding. Miles is only interested in playing golf, drinking good wine and having a quiet time. Jack on the other hand is trying to see how many girls he can lay before he's hitched. He meets a girl played by Sandra Oh who he falls for, but reality hits him hard when she finds out he's getting married. A great, great film, seen it 25 times.



My other favorite is Blue Jasmine, it's a Woody Allen film but it's nothing like he has ever done. In fact you wouldn't know he was involved if it wasn't for the credits. Jasmine is played by Cate Blanchett, who at one time was married to a con man played by Alec Baldwin. Most of that story is shown in flashback and she now tries to move on with life, now penniless and has to move in with her sister in San Francisco, played by Sally Hawkins who you will know as the deft mute in The Shape of Water. There is some interesting casting as Andrew Dice Clay and Louis C.K. play serious roles in the film. I've seen this one ten times, it's my wife's favorite film.