Storywise, “Shock and Awe” could have been a contender; it could have been great. The problem is, it comes too close on the heels of “Spotlight” and “The Post,” two crackling newsroom dramas that, long after 1976’s “All the President’s Men” had set the standard, upped the ante. We’re used to this kind of thing winning Oscars by now.
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By Mark Jackson
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