Steven Spielberg’s love letter to journalism…is beloved by journalists

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Good news, everyone: The Post is reportedly just as good as you’d think a movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks would be.

The first wave of critical reactions are in, and for the most part, they range from good to glowing. No surprise Streep and Hanks are getting praise for their work, but Bob Odenkirk is also getting his fair share of compliments.

It helps, too, that the premise feels so timelyThe Post centers on The Washington Post‘s publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, in defiance of the Nixon administration’s efforts to restrain the press. Read more…

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