While I realize I'm completely in the tank for Spielberg, this was a terrific film. The Pentagon Papers are simply a MacGuffin for the real stories: Choosing mission even if it costs you money. Truth in reporting. Women in power.
To say that it was a huge "fuck you" to our current leaders doesn't say it well enough.
Hanks and Streep are always top notch. And Bob Odenkirk nearly steals their thunder.
A gripping story about the Post trying to decide whether to publish the story the NY Times already ran.