Nicole Stawiarski
Lead Content Manager for The Thought & Expression Company, Inc.
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5 Stunning Video Games That Would Be Even Better As TV Shows
After decades of milking the comic book cash cow, Hollywood is realizing that video games may be their newest recycling center for plot lines. Now that Severance (inspired by “The Stanley Parable“) and the eponymous The Witcher and The Last of Us series have gained commercial success, here are five titles that deserve their own…
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3 Anime Series For Long-Haul Fans Who Love Epically Long Stories
There’s nothing harder than saying goodbye to a set of beloved characters after you’ve followed along on their epic journey. Luckily for us, anime knows how to stretch out our time in a fantasy world for as long as possible. Storylines called “arcs” contain their own beginnings, middles, and ends, allowing series to continue on…
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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. These two titles below bring all of the mysterious and renewed relevance that keeps us hooked on this genre time and time again. I’m Your Venus This new documentary about the…
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The Netflix Rom-Com I Replay Over And Over Again
The Hindi film industry has been going through non-stop transitions ever since COVID. The pandemic halted production and theater attendance, and in the lull, the top tier talent all got married (to each other) and started having families.
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I Guessed The Ending To ‘My Oxford Year’ From The Trailer (+ I’m Willing To Bet On It)
Sofia Carson is Netflix’s rom-com golden goose, and her fifth feature film with the streaming giant after the success of The Life List earlier this year, My Oxford Year, is primed to be the OTT event of the summer. Not your typical book to film adaptation, screenwriters Allison Burnett and Melissa Osborne based the film…
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This Anime Betrayal Is Even More Cut-Throat Than THAT ‘House Of Cards’ Subway Scene
The beauty of S.I.U.’s Tower of God lies in its juxtaposition of innocence and corruption in an allegorical world that pulls together fairy tales and society’s harshest realities into a single narrative thread. The series’ hero, The Twenty-Fifth Bam, has a child-like purity that draws friends and allies to him like a magnet. It’s his…
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Pete’s Response To Sugar And Francie In ‘The Bear’ Is The Most Evolved Thing I’ve Seen On TV This Year
"You're not like, in love with her?"
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Blondewala Bollywood: ‘Ramayana’ First Look
Hi, I’m Nicole—a thirty-something Bollywood fanatic and entertainment writer, and while I don’t officially have any desi heritage, my Spotify playlists might have you fooled. From Piggy Chops’ infamous leather jacket to Kangana’s many feuds, I Iive for the celebrity gossip, and whether this latest wave of nepo-kids turns Koffee With Karan into Oolong With…
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The 10 Netflix Originals That Redefined Streaming TV
Our favorite DVD delivery company turned global streaming giant was able to disrupt the home entertainment industry not just by investing heavily in technology, but making an equally massive bet on original content. I took a stroll down memory lane by downloading my own watchlist history, and here are the original titles that have become…
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Every Netflix True Crime Release Of 2025 (July Update)
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. Luckily, we already have seven new releases so far in 2025. Check out each of them below! I’m Your Venus This new documentary about the unsolved…
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Into Time Travel? These 3 K-Dramas Take It to the Next Level
Korean dramas are know for their well, drama, and no one has done it this well since the Ancient Greeks. Preferring a longer sixteen episode arc than their American counterparts and gravitating towards limited series that deliver a satisfying conclusion to each story, K-Dramas have the perfect palette for weaving high-concept plots that twist the…
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Is ‘Mindhunter’ Getting Revived As A Film Series?
We fell in love with Holt McCallany in his role as FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on Netflix’s psychological true crime series Mindhunter when it first aired in 2017. He was the perfect foil and friend to partner Holden Ford, and had an incredibly character arc as he worked to balance the deeply disturbing aspects…
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What To Watch On July 3, 2025: Sandman and Community Return To Streaming
We’re all going to be soaking up the sun tomorrow for the big July 4th holiday, so today’s the perfect day to stay inside and binge some TV. We have beloved oldies and new releases queued up just for the occasion! Check out what’s happening today in streaming below— The Sandman Season 2 hits Netflix…
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‘The Starry Night’ Destroyed Us — Squid Game’s Most Shocking And Noble Deaths
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. We know both the characters we fall in love with and despise are in for equally gruesome deaths, and it’s that dramatic irony that creates a heightened…
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If You’re In Your 30s, This TV Show Needs To Be Part Of Your Bedtime Routine
Part of getting older is slowly turning into your parents, and for a lot of us in our 30s, that means starting to watch HGTV. But one significant generational gap remains consistent—we are having a much harder time becoming home owners they did. So in many ways, a channel that was once considered a pinnacle…
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‘Elio’ Is Pixar’s Most Political Film Yet
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 departure from strictly emotional fare into territory that is decidedly politically charged. This is especially…
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I Know The Ending Of ‘My Oxford Year’ Just From Watching The Trailer, And I’m Accepting Bets Now
Sofia Carson is Netflix’s rom-com golden goose, and her fifth feature film with the streaming giant after the success of The Life List earlier this year, My Oxford Year, is primed to be the OTT event of the summer. Not your typical book to film adaptation, screenwriters Allison Burnett and Melissa Osborne based the film…
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The Netflix Rom-Com That’s Good Enough To Stream Every Night Before Bed
The Hindi film industry has been going through non-stop transitions ever since COVID. The pandemic halted production and theater attendance, and in the lull, the top tier talent all got married (to each other) and started having families.