Nicole Stawiarski
Freelance writer for The Thought & Expression Company, Inc.
We Don’t Need Another ‘Karate Kid’—Netflix’s ‘Weak Hero Class 2’ Already Nailed Self-Defense, Vulnerability, And Male Friendship
Karate Kid Legends may be headed to theaters later this month, in the latest attempt at rebooting the beloved 80s franchise that has made its way full circle from Hollywood to YouTube to Netflix and back again.
Hulu Just Launched The Best Comedy Of 2025
Eldest daughters like me have always been suckers for the female mentor comedy.
‘Pulse’ May Not Have Wowed Critics, But Sophie-Camila Stans Deserve A Second Season After That Brutal Cliffhanger
Netflix’s first English language medical drama packs a punch with a constant barrage of hard-hitting conflict and suspense that often veers into outlandish territory, but it’s most subtle and realistic storyline flies so low under the radar you might miss…
6 Best K-Dramas To Stream In May
Korean dramas have nailed the formula for romance.
Don’t Miss The New York Time’s May Book Club Pick—It Could Be The Next ‘Carol’
I found Yael van der Wouden’s novel, The Safekeep, advantageously positioned on display table in my local bookstore, while I was shopping the same way I sometimes do for a new bottle of wine—scanning for an image that captures my…
Every New 2025 Rom-Com Streaming Now On Netflix
The Royals (May) Bollywood notables Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar star in Netflix’s latest rom-com series has the trapping of a Hallmark film with an international spin.
Life List Star Sofia Carson Returns To Netflix In A New Summer Rom-Com Set In Oxford
Girl nerds of the world rejoice, Netflix is bringing us not one but two Sofia Carson rom-coms in the same year.
3 Diddy Documentaries Streaming Now On Hulu
As the federal trial against entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs begins this week, without allowing any cameras in the courtroom, curiosity about the details of the case will reach an all-time high, and send viewers looking to television to satisfy…
This Underrated Anime Has Time-Travel, Serial-Killers, And A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
I’ve dabbled in anime, seen enough to identify landmarks in the genre, but not enough to become fluent in Japanese or start a cosplaying career.
This Netflix Anime Turns ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ On Its Head—In Feudal Japan
Netflix’s Ōoku: The Inner Chambers is an ambitious creation set in an alternate version of Edo-period Japan against the backdrop of a mysterious pandemic that is decimating the male population.
Maeve Wiley Stans Are Getting The Summer Lesbian Drama Of Their Dreams Starring Emma Mackey
The queer community has claimed Maeve Wiley as our own since she first graced our screens in the British teen comedy Sex Education.
Chloe Fineman Kills In Hulu’s ‘Summer Of 69’—I Haven’t Laughed This Hard Since ‘House Bunny’
Eldest daughters like me have always been suckers for the female mentor comedy.
21 Best Quotes From Netflix’s ‘Nonnas’
It was high time those of us from the other Mediterranean country with a big personality got our own version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and Netflix’s hilariously nostalgic Nonnas finally delivered.
The Underrated Family Inheritance Drama With A Time-Travel Twist You Need To Stream In May
Trying to put this plot into words will make me sound crazy, at best, but trust me when I say Reborn Rich is one of the best pieces of television I have ever seen.
The Pope Might Not Be Italian—But Netflix’s ‘Nonnas’ Sure Are
I have always made light of my own ethnic background.
9 Bittersweet Comedies That Will Make You Laugh Through The Tears
When I was making my way through The Second City’s improv and conservatory programs in Chicago, my instructors and directors kept telling us one thing to help improve our scenes—make a confession.
Aubrey Plaza In A Cop Uniform And Margaret Qualley In A Pencil Skirt—The ‘Honey Don’t’ Trailer Is Gay Christmas In May
Focus Features just dropped the new trailer for their upcoming film starring Aubrey Plaza and Margaret Qualley, Honey Don’t, and boy are we obsessed with the new avatars they are stepping into.
Netflix’s ‘The Four Seasons’ Has A Cast Of Comedy Veterans You Can’t Miss
It’s obvious that when you get Tina Fey, Will Forte, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo to share a screen you are going to have a hit on your hands, and somehow we were lucky enough to get an entire mini-series…