Possible Clues:

• Lateral movement
• Region has influence, it's said, that's indirect
• Oscar-nominated movie where the main characters are chased down the street by an angry naked guy
• Comments one drops in obliquely
• Inn servant had role to play over the way
• Not straightforward in one's approach?
• Teams embracing the method, laterally
• Not backwards or forwards
• Drunk is swayed by movement that's neither forward nor backward
• How a crab moves rocks, getting fish inside