The Post is a political drama based on the true story of journalists from The Washington Post trying to break a massive story about the United States' political-military involvement in the Vietnam War.
Tom Hanks plays the editor Ben Bradlee and Meryl Streep the publisher and heiress Katharine Graham and I'm sure you won't be surprised to hear they both give great performances. Ben's team get access to some critical and compelling evidence but publishing it comes with the very real risk of Katharine losing the paper and much of her fortune, not to mention the fact Ben, Katharine and the journalists involved could wind up in the clink.
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I really enjoyed The Post and would happily recommend it. I know some of my readers are, like me, media nerds and I reckon this cohort will especially love it. For a compelling second opinion, check out this four star review in Fairfax publications.
Trailer here. In cinemas now.