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Spielberg. Streep. Hanks. Nixon. A political thriller that adopts some clich\xe9s and slightly sidesteps some expectations, The Post is a historical drama that follows the internal conflict at the Washington Post during the Pentagon Papers scandal. We find plenty to talk about in its parallels with the Trump White House and the current President's attacks on the news media; its careful but stilted style; its relationship to the 70s cinema it evokes; its central figure of a woman out of place in a world of men; and the balance between its nationalistic boosterism of the US Constitution and American exceptionalism on the one hand, and on the other, its surprisingly direct denunciation of the powers that be in Washington. You can literally hear Mike learning about the Nixon era, live!\n\nAlso discussed: Mike loves Bridge of Spies, Jos\xe9 doesn't love Bridge of Spies, Mike thinks Spotlight is uniquely brilliant, Jos\xe9 espouses his theory on Meryl Streep's stardom, and old people are pricks.\n\nRecorded on 22nd January 2018.