Nicole Stawiarski
Freelance writer for The Thought & Expression Company, Inc.
What To Watch On July 1, 2025—The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives: Reunion Special
July is officially here, but before we head into the holiday weekend, there’s plenty of exciting new content to stream.
Every Character On ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Is A Different Jungian Archetype
You may have missed it, but in the very first episode of Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Annie Murphy’s character, Imogen, starts pelting pharmacologist Martin with questions about Masha’s model for the retreat.
Squid Game’s ‘The Starry Night’ Gave Us The Most Honorable And Shocking Deaths Of The Entire Series
The beauty and the terror of each subsequent season of Netflix’s Korean language global phenomenon, Squid Game, is that we perceive the impending emotional turmoil before it arrives.
6 Times Our Girl Aish Absolutely Ate And Left No Crumbs
I have watched hundreds of hours of Bollywood films in my lifetime, and no one has graced a screen or captivated more attention than our girl ‘Aish’. Her poise, elegance, and effortless charm can’t be matched or recreated.
How Did Pixar Manage To Release Its Most Political Film Yet—In The Middle Of Disney’s Identity Crisis?
It’s no secret that Pixar has a long track record of incorporating adult themes into animated films marketed toward children—what once felt like a magic trick is now built into audience expectations—but the studio’s latest release, Elio, marks an interesting…
2 New True Crime Titles To Stream On Netflix In July
Even though life tends to slow down in the summer, Netflix isn’t hitting the breaks when it comes to releasing new true crime content.
3 Series That Prove No One Does Time-Travel Like A K-Drama
Korean dramas are know for their well, drama, and no one has done it this well since the Ancient Greeks.
‘Materialists’ Aspired To Be A ‘Shallow People Suck’ Exposé, But Was Really Just Pedantic Preaching To The Choir
On paper, Celine Song’s latest feature-length film from A24, Materialists, looked like a promising modern rom-com with a new take on old archetypes that would tackle the economic realities of 2025: a wealth-gap that is growing steeper by the day,…
Close Out Pride Month With The Best Queer Thriller Of All Time
It’s rare that a book adaptation evolves to take on an entire life of it’s own, creating something unique that is on par with the original content, but that’s exactly what we get with Park Chan-Wook’s film The Handmaiden based…
5 Video Games That Need TV Adaptations
After decades of milking the comic book cash cow, Hollywood is realizing that video games may be their newest recycling center for plot lines.
All The New Netflix Rom-Coms From 2025
Our Times Nora and Héctor are married physicists living in Mexico city when they are transported 60 years into the future, from 1966 to 2025, by a lab experiment that doesn’t go according to plan.
4 Iconic Bollywood Horror-Comedy Franchises To Stream In Late June
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.
What To Watch On June 29, 2025: Live Stream NY + SF Pride Celebrations
It’s Pride Sunday, so wherever you find yourself, we have you covered on the streaming front.
6 WLW Films That Are Way Better Than ‘Blue Is The Warmest Color’
In honor of Pride Month, we’ve put together a list of the very best WLW films we could literally watch over and over again, and no, Blue Is The Warmest Colour did not make the cut.
5 Must-Watch Sports Docuseries To Stream On Netflix In Late June
Netflix has had a slew of successes translating the world of sports into compelling series with emotional storylines. Check out the very best titles across a wide range of professional leagues and competitions below.
Netflix True Crime Roundup (July 2025 Edition)
Netflix touts an impressive lineup of true crime documentaries and series, but for die-hard fans who have already exhausted the library, the wait for new titles can be agonizing.
‘Reborn Rich’ Is More Cut-Throat Than ‘Succession’—And Packs A Time-Travel Twist
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.
‘Development Hell’ Put These 4 Projects In Limbo —But We’re Still Holding Out Hope
We’ve all been here before. Googling every few months or years to see what happened to our favorite project in the making, only to see that it’s stalled again.