A timely look at journalism’s relationship with power

A rousing story of ordinary Americans speaking truth to power, The Post might be set in 1971, but it is all about today

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post

Cinema

The Post: Directed by Steven Spielberg, Nationwide, 12A,Rating:****

Coco: Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, Nationwide, PG,Rating:****

One of the grim hallmarks of the Trump presidency has been his attempts to impugn and discredit the press. Declaring newspapers to be “the enemy of the American people”, he bars journalists from attending press conferences and endlessly tweets furious diatribes against those critical of his administration. According to Trump, Fox News and a ...