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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Newton (2017) in Movies

Oct 20, 2017  
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Newton | Official Trailer | Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao plays Newton, who is trying to conduct a free and fair election against all odds. Watch the official trailer, that follows Newton deep into the jungles of Indian democracy.

  
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#Wordsareourgreatestweapon (32 KP) rated RuPaul's Drag Race in TV

Dec 19, 2018 (Updated Dec 19, 2018)  
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 | Comedy, Drama, Game Show, Reality-TV
Contains spoilers, click to show
so if no one minds i'm gonna go season by season...

Season 1 - Not the best season for me... it had some good players but it not one that stands out for me...

Season 2 - I'm one of those who didn't really connect with Tyra... I connected more with Raven and her no bulls**t appraoch to it all..

Season 3 - RAJA! Need I say more? oh and how Yara Sofia KILLED the stage at the comedy.... and am I the only one who cried when Michelle did when Carmen was eliminated?
  
Show Dogs (2018)
Show Dogs (2018)
2018 | Comedy
8
6.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Will Arnet stars as FBI agent Frank who takes up a partnership with a
Rottweiler named Max (voiced by Ludacris), To his chagrin, Frank is
assigned to crack a case with Max. Both are forced to go undercover in the
world’s most prestigious dog show competition to find out who is
responsible for kidnapping pandas and selling them for millions.

After finding out that the winner of the dog show would be kidnapped by
the same criminals involved in the panda trafficking, Max must do
everything possible to win 1st place and lead them to the same facility
housing the stolen pandas.

Director Raja Gosnell is no stranger to talking dog movies, with such
popular family favorite comedies under his belt like “Beverly Hills
Chihuahua,” and “Scooby-Doo.” He delivers a fun movie with just the right
amount of crude humor, human/dog antics, ghetto-esque quips, as well as
hilarious slapstick one liner moments. For those that enjoy dog-human
buddy cop movies, you’ll have a great time watching Show Dogs.
  
A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen, #2)
A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen, #2)
Roshani Chokshi | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A Crown of Wishes is a companion novel to Roshani Chokshi’s A Star-Touched Queen, but neither needs to be read to enjoy the other. They can either be read in conjunction or be read as a stand-alone without the story being affected significantly in either case. That being said, A Crown of Wishes takes place later in time than A Star-Touched Queen and if you plan to read both perhaps reading them in chronological order would be best. I personally enjoyed A Crown of Wishes more than A Star-Touched Queen. The writing was equally lyrical and beautiful, but I found it to be more engaging than its predecessor.

I found Gauri and Vikram to be more likable main characters than Maya and Raja, from the other book. Gauri is tough, she had to be to grow up with the cruel Skanda as her brother and King of Bharata. She trained with warriors and keeps her emotions tucked away. Vikram is the adopted son of the King of Ujijian, but despite his mind, his lack of blood relation to the monarch will force him to be a puppet king. He wishes more than anything to be taken seriously and rule his people fairly, not via a corrupt cabinet.

Vikram was definitely my favourite character in this book, he was witty and cheerfully went out of his way to get under Gauri’s skin. The relationship and interactions between the two of them went from mutual disdain to begrudging respect authentically. It was nice to see them support one another, even if they didn’t have any reason to beyond being partners for the Tournament of Wishes.

The story was more engaging than its predecessor, continuing to build the magical Otherworld but including scenes with faster pacing and action. The Tournament of Wishes was intriguing, as each contestant’s role and journey were different. No two people experienced the same trials or puzzled through the same clues. It was interesting to attempt to discern what each clue referred to before Vikram inevitably worked it out.

The beautiful prose and flowery writing definitely lent itself to the story. It helped to build a magical and unusual world for readers to slip into. Each vibrant fruit, eerie tree, and terrifying creature come to life in vivid detail. As long as you don’t mind words that you really must pay attention to in order to absorb, I believe you will enjoy this book. It might not be your style if you tend to skim and breeze through stories, as this does require a degree of concentration to appreciate. Overall, I would recommend this book to fans of Renee Ahdieh’s or Laini Taylor’s style of writing.