Alexander Payne

Reviews

Sideways (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Amid the road-tripping and the boy bonding, it is Maya who resonates at last. [7 April 2005]

Sideways (2004)

By Jesse Hassenger

On the DVD, the actors gamely compete with self- mocking descriptions of themselves and each other. [4 April 2005]

Sideways (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Always a resourceful, thoughtful performer, Virginia Madsen almost offsets Sideways' overriding, occasionally prosaic interest in the boys' journey. [22 October 2004]

About Schmidt (2002)

By Shan Fowler

The expression on Schmidt's face every time he encounters another crisis does not convey anger, but befuddlement. [13 December 2002]

Election (1999)

By Cynthia Fuchs

High school sucks. While this is currently a headlines-worthy observation, movies about high school have been underscoring it for years. From Blackboard Jungle, Carrie, Jawbreaker, and Heathers, to Cooley High, Scream, The Ice Storm, and Never Been Kissed, the point is the same: in high school, you spend way too much time worrying about cliques, grades, popularity, and sex. [1 January 1995]