Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs follows the man at the centre of the digital revolution (Michael Fassbender), avoiding the conventional style of biopic by focusing on three individual product launches in Jobs' career, culminating in the eventual unveiling of the iMac.

Aaron Sorkin wrote the script for the film, so all West Wing fans should know what to expect; the film speeds through dialogue and the cast more than rises to the challenge. Fassbender deftly modulates between the two sides of Jobs; Jobs may be business headed, but in his performance, there is always a core of deep humanity running under the surface.

Indeed, the film's true power doesn't lie in the adept script but in the personal elements that Danny Boyle draws out of the subject matter. Jobs turbulent relationship with his daughter underpins all three of the film's acts and is crucial in allowing us to see the man behind the business. Likewise, it is in the relationship between Jobs and his close business associate/confidante Joanna Hoffman that the emotion of the piece comes through. It feels like a while since we've been able to see Winslet in roles deserving of her exceptional talents, and here she is on fine form.

Go see this to gain a fascinating insight into a man who deserves recognition for shaping the world we live in today.

Callum McManus