Wow. "Milk" is, among other things, a time machine, reprising with fastidious detail and spectacular artistry not just a tumultuous moment in our social history but everything else in attendance -- the emotional tone, the politics, the sensory overload we all felt living through it at the time. It's more than just a film clip rendition, though. The actors open up for us a much deeper connection. We are right there, right then. Sean Penn is Harvey Milk. We left exhausted but exhilarated by the movie, and devastated all over again. If only more movies set the bar this high.