Video review: A newsworthy pairing in 'The Post'

April 15, 2018 at 2:24AM
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Tom Hanks portrays Ben Bradlee, left, and Meryl Streep portrays Katharine Graham in a scene from "The Post." (Niko Tavernise/20th Century Fox via AP)
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in “The Post.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A newsworthy pairing

Steven Spielberg's stellar drama "The Post" (⋆⋆⋆, PG-13) is a sophisticated political thriller that's also a love letter to the newspaper industry. Set during the Vietnam War, it follows Meryl Streep as Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and Tom Hanks as editor Ben Bradlee, facing a perilous decision: Should they release the top-secret Pentagon Papers, detailing the dark history of U.S. involvement in the conflict? The two actors strike sparks off each other like flint and steel.

COLIN COVERT

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