“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is Sitcom Diversity Done Right
This side-splitting workplace comedy features a diverse cast and tackles challenging social issues. Other sitcoms should take note.

The lives of Emrah and Mahmut, who are students in Istanbul, are about to change. Mahmut has decided to kidnap his girlfriend Kezban because her brother opposes their relationship. Emrah, Mahmut, Kezban, and Emrah's girlfriend Yaprak set off for Emrah's family's summer house in Mersin. At first, everything seems to be going smoothly in Mersin. However, one day, Emrah and Mahmut realize that their girlfriends have been kidnapped. Using the clues they have gathered, they find themselves in Adana. With the help of Serkan, who joins them there, they embark on a comical adventure filled with humorous incidents.
This side-splitting workplace comedy features a diverse cast and tackles challenging social issues. Other sitcoms should take note.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.
The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.
We, the Jane Austen aficionados, are suckers for everything and anything under the sun that’s remotely related to her and her world. That’s because we are so drawn to her unique style of fiction, romance, and social commentary, we take any allusion to her influence as a hint to what to expect when we start watching a movie or reading a book.
Striving for validation. Let’s be frank….we ALL want to be successful. Whatever we put our efforts into, ideally it is to make it culminate in the best possible results across the board, especially when it comes to what career path we are pursuing. We WANT to excel, to shine, to advance, to be acknowledged. AND…let’s hope that we also wish to better everyone around us to boot. However, what occurs when those whom we initially put our trust in suddenly become a burden instead of a boon? Do we falter under the weight of rejection? Or STAND UP for WHO WE ARE?