Nicole Stawiarski

As a die-hard John Wick fan and life-long lover of kick-ass women in lead action roles, there is nothing I’m more excited for than this summer’s Ballerina starring Ana de Armas.

Many people mistake “Bollywood” for a genre defined by bright, colorful, musicals, full of Indian culture and romance, but the truth is it’s an entire industry that’s just as broad and varied as Hollywood.

I love Indie games. What they lack in budget and graphics, they make up for in gameplay, narrative, and ingenuity.

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.

Eldest daughters like me have always been suckers for the female mentor comedy.

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…

Korean dramas have nailed the formula for romance.

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…

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.

Girl nerds of the world rejoice, Netflix is bringing us not one but two Sofia Carson rom-coms in the same year.

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…

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.

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.

The queer community has claimed Maeve Wiley as our own since she first graced our screens in the British teen comedy Sex Education.

Eldest daughters like me have always been suckers for the female mentor comedy.

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.

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.

I have always made light of my own ethnic background.