VIDEO REVIEW: Is the iNigma of 'Steve Jobs' Worthy of an Oscar Nomination?

– By Beau Behan, Film Critic

• Steve Jobs (2015)
• Expanding (USA) Oct. 16; Everywhere, Oct. 23, 2015.
• R, 122 min, Biography, Drama
• Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen
• Director: Danny Boyle
• Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Walter Isaacson (book)

Directed by Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”), “Steve Jobs” is not a biopic. Rather, it is an “impressionistic portrait” of the brilliant technologist according to the film’s screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin (“The Social Network”).

The movie stars Michael Fassbender in the title role; Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak; Kate Winslet as the former Mckintosh marketing chief, Joanna Hoffman.

Watch the above movie review and find out why “Steve Jobs” deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

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