The Post

11 January 2018: The Post is a very well-made and fun movie. It isn't the greatest movie I've seen this year, but it sure is good at what it does. And, as I watched it tonight, it was clear that it wears its heart on its sleeves: Spielberg and his cast and crew knew that the film's message--that a free press is vital to democracy--needed to be heard today. On a day when the president uses the phrase "shithole countries," when things just get worse and worse, that message was especially welcome.