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I've decided to start a new little series on my blog, so the first Friday of each month I'll be giving you my picks of what to watch on Netflix. As you may know, netflix removes and adds new shows throughout each month. Here are a few things coming up in May that I'm interested in or recommend.

House of Cards

House of Cards is back at the end of May for it's fifth season. My partner and I are currently halfway through Season 4 and are trying to finish it before the new one starts. If you've never heard of it, it's about Frank and Claire Underwood (Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright) and Frank's journey in the American politics system. It's a show all about betrayal, power and incredibly sassy fighting. I absolutely love it.

Jumanji

An absolute classic starring Robin Williams, Jumanji is coming to Netflix in May and it's an absolutely fantastic film of the 90's. It's perfect for a rainy day or cosy evening and a film from my childhood.

The Keepers

This is a new documentary series about the murder of a nun whose story remains a mystery. It looks like Making a murderer and that is a series I will never forget. If you like mysteries and true crimes, this is one for you. You can watch the trailer here. I'll also be doing a review once I've watched it!

Sarah Silverman: A Spect of Dust

I love the Netflix comedy specials and this time it's Sarah Silverman. You may love or hate her, but I think she's a brilliant comic and I'll be watching this when I need a pick me up.

Selma

One of the most important films of 2014, Selma tells the true story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the famous march from Selma to Montgomery. This film is brilliant and David Oyelowo is fantastic as his portrayal, plus the soundtrack to the film is brilliant and features artists such as John Legend and Common. I've reviewed it before here.

Trance

One of the most recent films from Danny Boyle is Trance, starring James McAvoy. I remember seeing this film in cinema a couple of years ago and haven't seen it since, so I'm looking forward to rewatching. If you like films by Danny Boyle or films that make you think and try to work out whats happened before its on screen, this one is definitely for you.

What are you looking forward to watching in May?

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Netflix Pick: Bates Motel

You may or may not have noticed that my blog has been slacking on Friday posts. Well, that's because before hand I was trying to keep them to face of the days, but in all honesty I haven't been wearing make up that often to give my skin a break, and when I do it's just winged eyes and the usual. So, I've decided in the weeks when I'm boring, and until I become more adventurous with my make up, Friday's can also be my pick of Netflix.

If you don't follow me on twitter, you probably won't know that my boyfriend is a complete babe and left his netflix signed in (on purpose) for me to use. He knows that since I'm waiting for pay day, I don't go out too much and I have a little habit for starting 4 new shows at once.

I love TV. I'm more of a fan of the American shows - and am planning a post of my favourite shows/best picks. There was one year where I literally wrote up a schedule in my week days so I didn't forget what TV shows I'd seen and hadn't. Unfortunately, How I met your mother and The Office US ended so I've had more spare time, and I've been filling it wisely.

Recently I watched the first season of Bates Motel on netflix and then binged watched all 10 episodes a little too fast. There is two seasons, netflix doesn't yet have it. :(

Bates Motel is a sort of prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho. If you haven't seen it, it's about a lady who stays in a motel for a night after stealing a large amount of money, and the owner is a young man called Norman Bates, and his mother. It's brilliant and definitely worth a watch, but dear god do not watch the Vince Vaughn remake.

You don't need to see Psycho to watch Bates Motel, although I would advise it as it's a lot more enjoyable. The first season in a nutshell is Norma and Norman Bates move to a small town where Norma begins to run a motel business after Norman's dads death. That's all you are getting out of me as I really don't want to spoil too much.

I really love the actors. Vera Farmiga plays Norma, and Freddie Highmore plays Norman. I think they got the casting perfect with Freddie, he looks like Anthony Perkins who plays Norman in the film, and really plays the role well.

It is a gripping show. I really like the family connections and how crazy yet at points normal the relationship is. It's added some really great characters who you don't expect from the film - such as Norman's brother, and I really like showing Norman going through high school and how different he is to the other teens, yet still forms relationships with them.

Overall it's had a brilliant first season and I'm not so patiently waiting for Netflix to get round to the second - my tip would be try not to watch them as fast as I did!

Have you seen Bates Motel? What do you think?

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