Sony ’s attempts to create a live action Spider-Verse without Spider-Man continue with  Madame Web . This latest endeavour follows Cassie Web (Dakota Johnson), a paramedic in New York who is about to discover she has some incredible psychic abilities that allow her to see many things, including the future. But without a wall-crawler for her to help, Cassie is faced with the unenviable task of protecting three teenage girls (Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, Isabela Merced) from a not Spider-Man  spider/man villain. Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim) wants to kill these girls before they get a chance to kill him at some point in the future, just like his vision said they would. But unknown to everybody, Ezekiel also has a connection to Cassie. Wow! At this point, is anybody not surprised that Sony is still churning out these movies? Seriously, with the exception of Venom  - and I know I'm on an island here - does anyone actually enjoy this  live action Web-Head-light  S...

The story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim), a man who was believed to have been involved in the planning of 9/11. He was held at Guantanamo Bay for years without trial. Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) were the lawyers who took his case, and Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch) was the military lawyer assigned to prosecute. What they discovered was a a case built on flimsy, circumstantial evidence and forced confessions. Based on Slahi's book 'Guantanamo Diary' (which he wrote while still incarcerated) this is a shocking look at US counter-terrorism activities after 9/11, and how that event was used to justify "questionable" actions. In that way it would make an eye-opening double feature with The Report  starring Adam Driver - both movies are available on Amazon Prime Video. Much like The Report , this is a story that should be told. And not just for Mohamedou, but for all those who were locked up at Guantanamo for years witho...