Danny Boyle’s film about Apple genius Steve Jobs flopped when it was released in the United States, which almost defies belief. Revitalising the tired notion of a biopic, this three-act miracle is unquestionably the best-written movie of the past year. Scripted by The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin – for which he won best screenplay at the Golden Globes – that should come as no surprise. But even by Sorkin’s high standards, this is a game-changer – a film fizzing with verbal jousts that makes being a tech pioneer feel life or death.

Michael Fassbender is supreme as Jobs, the single-minded visionary who changed the way we communicate. Yet this is no Apple promo, with Sorkin delivering a warts-and-all picture of its anti-hero, whether it’s shunning colleagues or even his own daughter. The writer has been here before, with his script for Facebook drama The Social Network – but that feels like a mere warm-up for Steve Jobs.

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