me six months ago: what the hell kind of boring shit is this gonna be
spielberg: happy awards season. here’s a movie, eat it up
me now: delicious. finally some good fucking food

yeah the post is just fine but the whole time i couldn’t stop thinking about how cinematic masterpieces call me by your name AND paddington 2 were also playing and how i was stuck there watching a movie that’s just fine

Double duty as a classic Spielberg old man movie and a calculated hot take. SPOTLIGHT but directed by one of the greatest born filmmakers currently working.

A Movie About People Who Are Good At Their Jobs made by people who are very, very good at their jobs.

Very meh. Felt unfinished. This in no way stacks up to the rest of Steven Spielberg’s historical adaptation movies. Didn’t hate it, but I wish I didn’t spend my money to see it in theaters. On the flip side though, those who love historical films and middle aged women will love it. I wish Spielberg hadn’t rushed to put this movie out.

Honestly this movie was so boring to watch I checked out after the first 30 minutes. But it was super well shot and looked great so there's that.

Good acting and a important history!

Streep is amazing. She cannot be underrated or taken for granted how great she is and what beauty she brings in her craft. When she’s gone, it’ll be a tragic loss. Hanks is Hanks but I appreciated Odenkirk and how he was great but not over the top. 

The freedom of the press means that the press serves the governed not the governors. 

Loved the end and the obvious but great connection that Spielberg makes to help us see - this was not just about one story but about more.

The leaking of the Pentagon Papers has the potential to be an AMAZING movie, however this one is not it

In Star Wars Rogue One, the viewer is treated to action that takes place in the same locations as the classic New Hope film. It is like a deja vu karaoke for the eyes. The same occurs in The Post. It is an origin story of sorts - a prelude to All The President's Men. I greatly enjoyed the brutally grey cityscape and office spaces of Washington DC 10/10 would inhabit this world.

The plot is quite stop start and Streep is unconvincing as an unconvincing public speaker and there is too much of that swelling patriotic flute music that accompanies every flex of press freedom on the part of the Washington Post and the New York Times. All in all this is an acceptable entry to the pantheon of American journalistic patriotism.

VOD - This is a very important movie about a very important subject at a very important time in our history. We know this because the actors in this movie furrow their brows and touch there faces a lot. There's also the score that leads us by the nose.

Still, it's Spielberg so you know it's well crafted and watchable ... if not a classic.

Oh, and it was a pleasure to see David Cross play it straight (but also earnest ... as I'm sure he was contractually obligated to do).

I sincerely hope Spielberg grows out of his old man phase soon, but I’m not holding my breath. Blah blah blah boomer nostalgia blah blah blah. You ruined the world. Go fuck yourselves and, while you’re at it, throw this in the same trash bin I tossed Forrest Gump.