Tyler Perry's latest Netflix release, Straw, hit the streamer on June 6, 2025, and tells the story of a struggling single mother whose life spirals into chaos after a series of misfortunes. What ...
Jasneet Singh is a writer who finally has a platform to indulge in long rants about small moments on TV and film in overwhelming detail. With a literature background, she is drawn to the narrative ...
A mother lays sprawled across her bedsheets as she sweats in a non air-conditioned apartment. A ceiling fan with missing blades shakes as if it could fall at any second. Her small daughter sleeps with ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: If you watched the new Tyler Perry movie on Netflix, Straw—which began streaming today—then you know that Straw ends with a wild plot twist. Not even star Taraji P.
Tyler Perry’s latest Netflix drama Straw has become the streaming platform’s most talked-about release since its June debut, with Taraji P. Henson’s powerhouse performance earning widespread critical ...
Few filmmakers portray the Black American experience with so much heart and so little finesse as Tyler Perry. Doesn’t matter if his movies aren’t art — they reach an audience whether they’re comedies ...
Straw. Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah Wiltkinson in Straw. Cr. Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Courtesy Netflix ©2025 Written and directed by Tyler Perry, Straw is very timely and centers on Janiyah ...