
Nicole Briese
Nicole Briese is a Florida-based editor, writer and content creator who has been writing about all things culture-related since the O.G. Gossip Girl was still on the air. (Read: A lifetime ago.) She has been a contributor to Marie Claire since 2021, covering books, movies, and TV shows—if you’re looking for an obscure ‘80s horror flick or a definitive ranking of J.Lo’s least Gigli-esque movies, she’s your gal. She’s also the site’s resident book ranker, which is fitting, considering that she spent more time with paperbacks than people from the ages of 5 to 13. Before diving deep into the world of film and reading for MC, she studied magazine journalism at Michigan State University and cut her editing teeth at such publications such as Brit + Co, Us Weekly, Woman’s World, First for Women, USA TODAY, and Purewow, where she served as the site’s commerce director. (Shopping is kind of her thing these days.) In her spare time, when she's not obsessing over her cat, she's usually Insta-stalking all things fashion, beauty, or naked animals or crafting her own reviews of clothes, makeup, and home goods for her blog, Nicolebjean.com. (You should probably check it out—it once impressed Brooklyn Decker enough to hire her for a gig.)
Latest articles by Nicole Briese
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35 Fall Movies That Prove Autumn Is the Most Superior SeasonThe equinox is here, and it's time to get cozy.
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We Don't Want Summer to End, So We Ranked the Best Books By Elin Hilderbrand—a.k.a. the Queen of Beach ReadsMentally, we're in Nantucket, reading one of her novels by the sea.
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40 Feel-Good Movies to Curl Up With When You Need a Pick-Me-UpPJs, a glass of wine, and these films.
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36 Nostalgic, Sunny Movies That Just Feel Like SummerBeat the heat by staying in and watching one of these classics.
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16 Books That Put a Modern Day Twist on Ancient MythologyAll the gods and goddesses you know and love, but with a scandalous or feminist twist.
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Elyce Arons Hopes You Remember Her Best Friend Kate Spade—and the Business They Built—As She DoesThe 'We Might Just Make It After All' author reflects on the handbag empire's humble origins and her late business partner.
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Every Taylor Jenkins Reid Book, Ranked—From 'Daisy Jones the Six' to 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'Her latest novel, 'Atmosphere,' just hit shelves.
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40 Great Feminist Movies That Are Sure to Empower YouFilms about women, for women, and made by women.
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Before Lisa Jewell's Most Highly-Anticipated Thriller to Date Hits Shelves, We Ranked Her 10 Best BooksFew do page-turners quite like her.
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A Definitive Ranking of Jennifer Lopez's Movie RolesIs there anything Jenny from the Block can't do?
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A Definitive Ranking of Anne Hathaway's Best Movie RolesShe's come a long way from Genovia.
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Space Movies That Are Out of This WorldFrom sci-fi classics to award-winning dramas.
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The Best Movies With Plot Twists You'll Never See ComingFeatures Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor.
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The Absolute Best Christmas Movies on Netflix to Get Into the Holiday SpiritFeatures It's beginning to look a lot like...well, you know.
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Musician Biopics Can Get a Bad Rap, But These 27 Movies Are Actually IncredibleWe're still stunned by these performances—many of which took home Oscars.
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The 42 Greatest Movies Directed By Women That Are Sure to Move and Inspire YouLook no further than this list to see that the future of film is female.
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41 Movies From the 2000s You May Have Forgotten About—But Should Absolutely Watch NowRevel in the nostalgia.
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The 50 Best '80s Horror Movies That We're Still Haunted ByFeatures From classic slasher movies to iconic creature features.
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25 Shows Like 'Emily in Paris' to Watch While You Wait for More Season 4 EpisodesThese have just as much avant-garde fashion, romance, and workplace hijinks as the hit Netflix show.
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