The Post

A purely American theme. A prelude to the Watergate affair, the behind-the-scenes of important print stories in The Washington Post and The New York Times, and of course the story of Kate Graham. The roles could have been played by none other than Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. If you enjoy shots of printing presses, add a star. (25/04/2021)

Spielberg is really at home with these political issues. Maybe even too much. More than would be necessary. When I put on The Post, the initial shots of Vietnam were flawless. I even realized that I could easily imagine a film set in Vietnam and I wouldn’t mind it being repetitive at all. But after a while, the story goes where it needs to and so the story of the journalists sets off and that completely numbed me. As if they wanted to turn every turd into a movie in the US. (03/03/2018)

A perfect film with a flawless Tom Hanks in the role of a journalistic shark - terminator, a 100% convincing Meryl Streep as a hesitant, kind of shy, and at the same time confident publisher, similarly excellent cast of all side roles and precise Spielberg directing. John Williams's music isn't in the film much, but when it is, it does a 100% great job, and Kamiński's camera has just as compelling of a period atmosphere as in Bridge of Spies or Lincoln. As for the plot, I literally fell in love with the investigative war meetings of journalists at Bradlee's house, where huge issues are dealt with, toasts are handed out lemonade is sold. For those interested in a sequel, to which the ending of the film unequivocally invites, watch All the President's Men - I’m sure that Steven Spielberg imagines it just like that. (22/02/2018)

The Post is the essence of Spielberg at his best, a deeply professionally made story with excellent actors, incredibly flesh-and-blood cinematography, and an overall slickness and elegance that is beautiful to look at and easily addictive. It's not a masterpiece in Spielberg's filmography, but the standards of a good movie are met quite easily. The chosen theme is also quite ambitious and politically shaky in the truest sense of the word (even in today's context), while offering some interesting civil/moral dilemmas. The overall impression is thus slightly above expectations. (22/01/2019)

A sterile biographical borefest where, apart from the lavish production design and a few typically fine-tuned camera shots by Kaminski, you can't really tell it was made by a top filmmaker. Spielberg lounging in the living room, coffee in hand, feet up on the table. Hanks and Streep purely routine – doing their standard. (13/04/2018)