Interesting approach of focusing on The Post instead of...I dunno, Daniel Ellsberg, which is way more fascinating. But they probably just couldn't say no to a script to be starred by Streep. The ending is a good closure but may be confusing for those unfamiliar with Watergate.
Extremely precise and realistic depiction of domestic violence from the perspectives of the magistrate, the son and the wife, framed by the unrelentingly rational court session in the beginning and the inescapable tension and terror of the final breaking and entering. Every detail in between is a perfect angle well executed. Nice little self-contained piece of cinema with an important socio-political message.