The diplomatic conference on Galdor Prime had been a success, but a bruising one. Three days of shouting matches, veiled threats between delegates, and the constant, grinding pressure to prevent a regional conflict had left Captain Jean-Luc Picard feeling hollowed out. Now, back aboard the Enterprise, the ship’s night cycle was well underway. The corridors were silent save for the rhythmic thrum of the warp engines—a sound that usually comforted Picard, but tonight felt merel

Writer: Denise Breen It's that time of the year, a time for reflection and a time for lists and if 2024 was the year of the "wait and see," 2025 was the year cinema finally exhaled. It was a year defined by the return of auteurs, the resurrection of gothic romance, and superhero blockbusters that, miraculously, remembered to bring a script along with the CGI. From Metropolis to the Emerald City, from road movies to biopics, this year’s best films didn’t just entertain; they c

Rating:  1/5 Stars ​I am awarding Avatar: Fire and Ash  a single solitary star solely out of respect for the overworked VFX artists. The technical rendering of Pandora's new volcanic regions is undeniably spectacular. ​Unfortunately, James Cameron has used this staggering visual fidelity merely as a high-resolution screensaver for a narrative vacuum. The film is a punishing three-hour ordeal with a plot thinner than the 3D glasses required to view it. The dialogue remains pai