Review of The Post (2017) by Kip W — 29 Jan 2018

Tom Hanks performance is always good. This movie seems more made for TV. Meryl Streep being ncthe movie didn't help.

This review of The Post (2017) was written by Kip W on 29 Jan 2018.

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Review of The Post (2017) by Kip W — 29 Jan 2018

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