Opinion

2025 Was the Year Hollywood Learned Audiences Are Done With Ideological Entertainment — But Will They Listen in 2026?

2025 Was the Year Hollywood Learned Audiences Are Done With Ideological Entertainment — But Will They Listen in 2026?

For years, Hollywood executives insisted audiences were the problem. Viewers were told they were behind the times, resistant to progress, or simply misunderstanding what creators were trying to say. When films failed, the blame was rarely placed on the product itself. Instead, it was shifted onto the audience. “A small but vocal minority” was their favorite refrain.

2025 put an end to that narrative.

Why Die Hard Is Not a Christmas Movie

Why Die Hard Is Not a Christmas Movie

For decades, a perennial holiday debate has echoed through internet forums, office parties, and family gatherings: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Despite the ritualistic enthusiasm with which some defend its “holiday classic” status, the evidence tells a different story.

OPINION: Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Deserved to Win GOTY

OPINION: Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Deserved to Win GOTY

I love a good story and good art. Please don’t take me to a poorly written movie or show. I may annoy you as I tear it apart the whole time. Sorry, to my friends who have experienced this…

So when a studio loves their craft, I can’t get enough of it. There’s something about how characters and beauty can truly touch the soul. Such has been the case with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And for its millions of other fans, there is no surprise it won so many gaming awards, including Game of the Year. Let’s dive into why there couldn’t be a better game to win.

EDITORIAL: Holiday Memories Are About The WHO, NOT the Where, When, or Whats

EDITORIAL: Holiday Memories Are About The WHO, NOT the Where, When, or Whats

Tis the season to be jingling and all that fa-la-la-la-lah-ing is in there somewhere, too. We all treasure these times of family, feasting, ending one year and renewing the promise of the next new one, and no matter our particular faith, creed, or traditions, it is a good bet that more family photos are taken, more recipes exchanged, more laughter heard and more loving embraces enjoyed now that at any other time of the year.