{"id":9009,"date":"2025-12-18T12:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/?p=9009"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:49:57","slug":"sideways-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/sideways-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Sideways (2004)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39457435\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4706482\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>Struggling writer and wine enthusiast Miles (Paul Giamatti) takes his engaged friend, Jack (Thomas Haden Church), on a trip to wine country for a last single-guy bonding experience. 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