Milk Sean Penn won an Academy Award for his portrayal of openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, and Dustin Lance Black won another for his script, which focused on Milk's activist years in the 1970s. "It's a minor miracle of sheer film making joy and determination," wrote James Rocchi, "an...

What are you renting this week? Let us know in the comments! To get you started, here's our look at more than a dozen new releases. Serenity Joss Whedon's TV series Firefly inspired a rabid fan base, myself included. The sci-fi Western featured good-looking, likable characters, witty dialogue, and a...

Big Dreamers in Small Towns The Smackdown . Not every film gets exhibited in a movie theater.  And not every film that misses out on that opportunity is bad.  Sometimes they can be good, or funny, or just plain awesome, and still not get into theaters because of the truly powerful forces a...

Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, MGM, New on DVD, Home Entertainment, Cinematical Indie My indie pick of the week is Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited ; which our own Monika Bartyzel has already reviewed elsewhere. My next pick is a film that Cinematical's Scott Weinberg recommended: Dea...