Avatar The Way Of Water has settled in to the number three spot on the top highest grossing films of all time list. James Cameron has done it again with his epic sci-fi sequel to the 2009 smash hit, with audiences attending cinemas in droves to watch the world of Pandora unfold in spectacular fashion, but is the film as great as the hype? Steve and Ben discuss the Avatar sequel through the lens of how modern Hollywood movies are made, and that just because a film has great technical skill, does not mean that it is a great film. Steve and Ben also discuss a new discovery of using an enzyme from bacteria that can turn hydrogen from the air in to electricity, and they also discuss the truth behind smartphone reviews as they battle to be seen by YouTube’s omnipresent algorithm.
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