#7: Away We Go // Grape Movie Marathon.

A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time. 

It's a great comedy-drama, for a quiet night in. With a great story line that's easy to follow along and just as easy to absolutely love. You follow a couple, who have recently found out their pregnant and are searching for somewhere to live and raise their child. Trusting that their friends who have child and are situated around the country, they visit them to get an idea of what the area is like, and catch up with old friends.

What follows is a mixture of funny moments, as well as a few sad moments as they seemingly come to realise that maybe their friends aren't the greatest people to go to when it comes to their future home for them and their unborn child. 

The characters are also well played, with a great selection of actors chosen for the parts. With the main two characters being John Krasinki, most likely known for playing Jim in The Office and Maya Rudolph, who I know from Bridemaids, it's hard not to love them and want to support them on their adventure.

Overall, I'd definitely recommend this movie and it falls into the category of movies I could easily rewatch. 

I rate it 4 out of 5 grapes.

Week 7 // Weekly Playlist Update

P L A Y L I S T / L I N K

TRACK 1: You / LINES

I've heard this track more times than I can count since I discovered it. It's indie mixed with great beats making a great track for getting up and dancing like no-one is watching.

TRACK 2: Wise Up / Huntar

This features on the new album, Your Favourite Worst Mistake, which also happens to be the first Huntar album. It's definitely the first track that jumped out at me during my first listen and remained my favourite (mainly because I haven't given the rest of the album a chance yet..)

TRACK 3: Phases ft. French Montana / ALMA

Another great track from Finnish star, ALMA. As always, a great track for getting up and dancing to, maybe even a good break up track to help you move on from your latest phase..

#6: Gypsy // Grape Movie Marathon.

Jean Holloway, a psychotherapist secretly infiltrates the private lives of her patients.

I'm sure we've all noticed the badly chosen name for this show with their use of a word considered to be an ethnic slur. Something that first put me off watching this show because it doesn't seem like the best choice. At all. 

Name aside, this show is great (which seems bad to say considering again, their poor choice of name for it). It took a couple of episodes to grow on me, especially as the plot seems like a recipe for disaster but I'll be honest, I'm a sucker for anything that involves girl/girl relationships because I feel like there isn't enough on our screens today so I like to give everything that has that a chance.

Jean, who also goes by Diane, isn't the most likeable character. As mentioned in the plot, she delves a little too deeply into her patients lives by meeting up and becoming friends with the people her patients talk about, then using that information in her sessions. This leads her to meet Sidney, who appears to be everything her ex-boyfriend said she was. As she becomes more and more involved, she begins to lie more to both her and her husband and eventually taking it to the point of cheating. 

It leaves me feeling sorry for those she drags into, what I imagine is her life crisis about where her life is and what she wishes it would be, as it's not only her romantic interest, Sidney and her husband that are affected, as those close to her start to notice the change and not in a good way. It still makes for a great show, with tension over whether the lies will catch up to her and it's a shame that we will only be left with one season of the show as the 2nd season was unfortunately cancelled due to negative response - you can't please everyone.

Overall, I'd say it's a great watch if you're into steamy dramas with romance and tension. 

I'd rate it 4 out of 5 grapes.

Week 6 // Weekly Playlist Update

P L A Y L I S T / L I N K

Who runs the world? Girls! So, let's rock out with our fellow world rulers in this female fronted special!

TRACK 1: Blow The Bass / Lowell
I'd describe this as moody number perfect to have a little slow dance to, whether it's on the dance floor or between the sheets. I'm sure we all have songs we think are perfect to have sex to, right?

TRACK 2: Hold On / Angus & Julia Stone
As well as songs to have sex to, I also have a mental list of songs that are perfect for gloomy evenings spent snuggled up in bed, when you just want some easy listening music to daydream about what could have been to. This track is perfect for that.

TRACK 3: Colour Me / VALERAS
With only one EP under their belts, they are definitely one to watch out for. I can see them as the band to break out onto the scene and possibly be the next big thing - I'm that in love with them. After listening to the track below, check out their EP "Knives & Flowers".

Happy Listening!

#5: Disjointed // Grape Movie Marathon.

Cannabis legend Ruth Whitefeather Feldman employs her newly graduated son and a team of young "budtenders" to help run her Los Angeles marijuana dispensary.

I watched the trailer and was slightly put off by the laughter in the background and the fact it was by the same creator as Two and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory - both shows I used to love but grew bored of. I didn't let it put me off though and I'm glad I didn't because this show is great.

The story lines seem short and sweet but they're still great. The characters are all lovable in their own way even when they're meant to be annoying. The visuals that feature, specifically for one character, are also so amazing.

It's a good, easy show to watch which I really enjoy when I don't have the time to put into a tv show that requires you to pay full attention. As a non smoker myself, I still found it to be enjoyable and didn't feel like they were trying to shove the whole marijuana is awesome in my face, which is something I feel some users tend to do. 

Overall, my only complaint would be that I finished it way too fast and now I've got to wait around for the next season I'm hoping will come. 

I rate it 5 out of 5 grapes. 

Week 5 // Weekly Playlist Update

P L A Y L I S T / L I N K

TRACK 1: 1-800-273-8255 / Logic (feat. Alessia Cara, Khalid)

It's a fantastic track, simple as. I love when artists use their platform to get a message across, especially when it's one that hits home with so many people.

"Who can relate?"

TRACK 2: I Kinda Like It / Julie Bergan

I found this track through a TV show and I'm so glad I did. It's what I'd describe as a great "getting ready for a night out" track. The perfect song to throw on to get yourself ready for the night.

TRACK 3: Waiting on the Summer / VHS Collection

Summer may be over, especially with the rain we've had recently in the UK but while we're waiting for it to come back around, this track will make it feel like it never left. 

Happy Listening!

Leicester Pride 2017!

#4: Death Note // Grape Move Marathon.

Week 4 // Weekly Playlist Update

P L A Y L I S T / L I N K

With the release of their new album, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell, it's been hard to listen to anything else this week so this weeks tracks are all tracks that come from this album. 

TRACK 1: Walk Alone / Pvris.

Walk Alone is the first track on the album that I feel in love with. I love the way they've created this track, with the drums standing out through the chorus, the orchestral parts throughout the song which remind me a little of a Florence and the Machine track that fit in so well. It's a fantastic track and the first one I put on when listening to this album.

TRACK 2: Separate / Pvris

Another fantastic track which again, I love how they've created. Once more, the drums stand out throughout the track and the way the vocals come across fits perfectly. It's hard to put down why exactly I love this track, so give it a listen and find out for yourself.

TRACK 3: Same Soul / Pvris

Yet another fantastic track that stood out to me while listening to this album, the chorus being what got me hooked. Again, go give it a listen and see for yourself just how great this track is.

If you're a Pvris fan, this playlist update is perfect for you and if not or you've never listened to them then now is the time to give them ago and see what you think! 

#3: Atypical // Grape Movie Marathon.

Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it's time to find a girlfriend, a journey that sets Sam's mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.

Atypical is a new Netflix Original show, with a total of eight episodes. I managed to watch this over two days and it left me with mixed feelings. From what I've been told, Autism Speaks, an autism charity that possibly isn't the best charity to involve, had in someway helped with the creation of the show which is something you can definitely tell.

Although the show is about Sam, you also get story lines from the other family members that are both related and separate to Sam and out of them all, the mum is the worst. Whenever the mum speaks about Sam and his autism, it is treated as if it's a burden to her life and a struggle that she deals with which I feel isn't something you want to put across in a show about that topic and something that relates to the charity that helped. 

In one scene, when Sam wants to go to the mall to shop for himself, his mum mentions the last time they went and how the environment wasn't good for him. During the trip, although Sam is handling it really well, the mum feels the need to mention the things that upset Sam in the previous visit and start an argument with a sales assistant for not accommodating him even though he was fine. Maybe this scene tied in with the fact that the mum wanted to go alone to do something else and Sam coming along threw that off, it still didn't feel right that she was almost trying to push Sam to have a meltdown rather than acknowledging how he was handling the trip. Maybe this scene was also to show how the mum was struggling with how independent he was becoming. Either way, it's one of the scenes that didn't sit right with me.

The other characters, their story lines and interaction with Sam aren't as bad and seem almost normal and acceptable. His sister treats him like you'd treat your brother. His friend treats him like any other friend. His dad, despite a slightly strained relationship, builds it back up by helping him as if you would any other child and that's how it should be. It's only the mum in that situation that doesn't seem to grasp how to do it, but maybe that's the point and the plot.

It's worth a watch and I'm looking forward to the next season, if there is one but make sure you enter it with the knowledge that this isn't the most accurate representation. 

I rate it 3.5 grapes out of 5.