And the DVD Goes To... March 10, 2009, 3:44 pm Releasing today is an embarrassment of critical riches on DVD. Five films that made either Manohla Dargis's or A. O. Scott's top 10 list for 2008 are now available, including the recent Oscar-winner, Milk. Writing about the film in his year-end roundup, Mr. Scott said, "Let "Che" fight it out with "W." for a distant second place. This is the best political film of the year. The complex drama "Synecdoche, New York," from Charlie Kaufman, was a favorite of Ms. Dargis's. In her review from October, she wrote, "To say that Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York" is one of the best films of the year or even one closest to my heart is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now." You can view an extended scene from the film here. Jonathan Demme's family drama "Rachel Getting Married" grabbed Mr. Scott's attention last fall. In his review, he wrote that the film "has an undeniable and authentic vitality, an exuberance of spirit, that feels welcome and rare." He also had an affinity for the musical biopic "Cadillac Records," which he called "a rollicking and insightful celebration of Chicago blues in its hectic golden age." "Happy-Go-Lucky" won both of the critics over and Ms. Dargis commented that "the film is so closely tuned to the pulse of communal life, to the rhythms of how people work, play and struggle together, it captures the larger picture along with the smaller." You can view a scene with commentary from the director, Mike Leigh, here.