the spectacular now- Smells Like Teen Spirit

director-names ponsoldt

genre -comedy ,drama ,romance

cast -milles teller , shailne woodley

plot summary -A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

release date -13 sep , 2013 (USA)

my rating -8.9/10

you're next

director -adam wingard

genre - comedy , horror , thriller

cast-sharni vinson

plot summary - When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

my rating - 7.3/10

my reviewYou're Next is a film that places the viewer on the edge of their seat. It is a chilling thrilling ride that makes you run for the popcorn and the remote. Enter the house of an American family. All begins perfectly around the table. There's food, there's wine, and wait.... then there's killers also! They have decided to invite themselves, and hunt the family one by one. The family is forced to run for their lives, and resort to the laws of survival. 

You're Next is a film that has shocked and astounded me. The footage, and audio is crisp, clean cut and straight to the action. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes to scream in the dark.

prisoners -Jackman reaches new heights in the depths of hell

director - denis villeneuve

genre - crime , drama , thriller

cast - maria bello, hugh jackman , jack gyllenhaal

plot summary-When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

release date -19 sep , 2013 (USA)

my rating - 8.2/10

my review -Prisoners is extremely suspenseful and equally disturbing. Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, whose last film was the equally spellbinding and disturbing Incendies, builds up the tension from the first frame and does not let up for the full 153 minutes of the movie. Aaron Guzikowski's script, though on the surface a child kidnapping thriller, bucks all Hollywood trends and, as well as being a taut thriller, poses serious moral issues. It also helps that the film has a first rate cast doing outstanding work: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Terence Howard, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello and Viola Davis. Prisoners is not for the faint heated but is likely to feature strongly at next year's Oscars.

the family - great idea , poor execution

director - luc besson

genre -action , comedy , crime

cast-robert de niro 

plot summary -The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.

release date -20 sep ,2013 (USA)

my rating -5.1/10

Rush - F1 finally has an amazing film

Director -ron howard

cast-olivia wilde ,chris hemsworth , daniel bruhl

genre -action , biography , drama

plot summary -A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

release date -27th sep ,2013

my rating - 8.6/10

my review - This is an amazing film. I can't recommend it highly enough for F1 fans like me, sports fans, or anyone interested in a story of rivalry i.e. something different to the unoriginal junk movies which get churned out each year.

All the crew involved should pat themselves on the back. They've done a fabulous job making this film critique, explore and honour two memorable F1 drivers.

James Hunt's fun, party lifestyle along with his brash and raw driving talent. This is contrasted against Niki Lauda's methodical thinking, technical brilliance and professional lifestyle. These two characters are total opposites but as their lives are explored it also acknowledges the value of an enemy, i.e. something to beat. I believe this is a commentary on human nature in that the best of us shines when we have something to beat or overcome.

Do yourself a favour and see it now.

Microsoft Surface 2 due today with Full HD, but still RT

Microsoft is set to take the wraps off a new generation of Windows-powered Surface tablets today -- and it'll be desperately hoping they're more of a hit this time round. The new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 devices have been heavily leaked ahead of the New York event,

Hackers claim to have foiled Apple's new Touch ID system

Apple hyped its new Touch ID fingerprint scanning security system as a "convenient and highly secure way to access your phone," but if a new report is accurate, the system may not be as secure as the company claims. Hackers from the Chaos Computer Club claim to have successfully bypassed Touch ID "using easy everyday means."

"In reality, Apple's sensor has just a higher resolution compared to the sensors so far," a hacker nicknamed Starbug said. "So we only needed to ramp up the resolution of our fake."

While the hackers claim the method is easy, it's complicated enough that most iPhone 5S users aren't as likely to have their security compromised by an everyday thief who would have to be willing to obtain a high-resolution photograph of a fingerprint and produce a physical fake. (It's also not nearly as easy to bypass Touch ID with this method as, say, fooling Android's Face Unlock feature with a simple photo of a person). But the method's relative simplicity, which involves photographing a fingerprint left behind on a surface and then creating a glue model of it, calls the sophistication of Touch ID's technology into question. Before Touch ID was officially announced, Wired's Bruce Schneier noted that fingerprint readers have long faced vulnerabilities, and that the simplest readers can be fooled with a good photocopy.

While getting fooled by a fake glue finger isn't great for Touch ID, it's not the most serious security concern facing the system. On Friday, Senator Al Franken said that the system "raises substantial privacy questions," and wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cookrequesting more details about Touch ID. Critics are concerned that a user's fingerprints may be accessible to hackers or other bad actors — something Apple says is virtually impossible, since Touch ID is said to only locally store a mathematical representation of a user's fingerprint.

The CCC says that the bypass has been demonstrated in a video, which can be seen below.

http://youtu.be/HM8b8d8kSNQ

Apple CEO Tim Cook joins Twitter, tweets about shop visits

It's taken a while, but Apple's CEO Tim Cook has finally joined Twitter.

Despite only just having signed up, he's already just shy of 200,000 followers, which is pretty impressive. He's only tweeted once so far, and you won't be surprised to hear what it was about.

"Visited retail stores in Palo Alto 3 days ago," the Cookie monster tweeted. "Seeing so many happy customers reminds us of why we do what we do."

Shame he wasn't down at the Pasadena Apple Store the night the new iPhones launched. Some customers there weren't quite as happy as the ones Cook saw.

Nokia Lumia 929 leaks, just bigger than the Lumia 625

Nokia's Lumia 1520 Bandit -- the company's first 6-inch device -- may have been owning the headlines of late, but there's another Lumia rumoured to be making its way out of Finland.

It's known as the Lumia 929, according to the snap posted by Internet tipster @evleaks. It was originally thought to be a version of the 1520 exclusive to the Verizon network in the US, but it could be a different beast altogether, according to recent FCC filings.

iPad mini 2 to come in 'space grey', leaked pic hints

iPhone 5S? Pah. That's old news. It's all about the next iPads now, which could be with us as soon as next month. An earlier rumour said the next full-sized iPad would come in the same "space grey" as the iPhone 5S, and now comes word the next iPad mini will be available in a matching shade.

One report reckons we won't see news iPads until next year. Others, however, have pencilled in 15 October as the day Apple will announce its new range of tablets.

BBM on Android, iOS postponed over pre-release leaks

The company confirmed that those who managed to download the iOS build will be able to continue using it but anyone with the leaked Android app will not.The company confirmed that those who managed to download the iOS build will be able to continue using it but anyone with the leaked Android app will not.

insidious chapter 2 - If you were a fan of the first, you will love the second installment

director -james wan
cast- patrick wilson ,rose byrne
genre -horror , thriller
release date -15th sep ,2013 (US)
plot summary - The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

my rating - 7.5/10

my review -The movie picks up right where the first left off, and really gives you the back story of the family and why they are going through everything they are going through. They style is very similar, and there is so much originality and style that you just don't see with today's modern horror story flicks. There are plenty of scares, plot twists, surprises, a-ha moments, and plenty of tense moments and horror. I really enjoyed it just as much as the first. I got to see The Ultimate Insidious Experience which was a back to back double feature which was really cool to refresh what had happened in the first. There are moments that explain cleverly scenes that didn't make sense in the beginning but are cleverly resolved in the end. I have always loved the first Insidious and the second is equally as good in my book. If you didn't like the first, you won't like the second. It's just a great spooky, scary, haunted house, ghost, abandoned hospital story that is well-done and leaves you very satisfied at the end. They leave it open for further sequels that are sure to follow. A definite must-see for any horror movie fan.