How ‘The Post’ Makes Katherine Graham Less Interesting Than She Really Was

Obviously, it would do that because it’s just a movie, not a life (and not even a biopic), but still: “The real Graham, who survived a poor-little-rich-girl childhood and an abusive marriage, was wracked for most of her life by self-doubt. Her actual life … oozed much more drama, and she lived through it with a mix of admirable qualities (guts, leadership) and ugly ones (insecurity, insensitivity).”