Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke) fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla’s uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan) and his patron George Westinghouse (Jim Gaffigan). Another thread traces Tesla’s sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan (Donnie Keshawarz), whose daughter Anne (Eve Hewson) takes a more than casual interest in the inventor.

It’s a mistake to dismiss first-person horror adventure Close to the Sun as a BioShock rip-off. Despite similarities to the 2007 fan-favourite, Close to the Sun has its own unique identity. And skipping it will deprive you of one of the most sumptuous and memorable game settings of 2019.

After having sat on the shelf for years, The Current War is finally here to tell of the battle between Edison and Westinghouse. But was it worth the wait?

Nikola Tesla is one of history’s greatest scientific minds, and probably the closest we’ve ever come to a real life Tony Stark. His inventions and research, some of which bordered on science-fiction (Death rays!) and which we’re still struggling to duplicate today (wireless electricity!), changed the world. His “War of Currents” with rival inventor Thomas Edison, turned the two men into …