The Post

Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers - and their very freedom - to help bring long-buried truths to light.

Never would I have thought that a movie about a newspaper could be this suspenseful and intriguing.  This movie was a pretty intense watch and was paced in such a way that you were sitting on the edge of your seat as it played out.  All of the actors were excellent.  Spielberg's direction was top notch.  They managed to take the kind of material that usually bores the hell out of me and totally hook the audience for an awesome ride.  

I would absolutely recommend people checking this out.  It's excellent filmmaking and storytelling all around.