Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews

  • The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (Netflix)

    The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari: Don’t walk on a volcano when it’s due to go off. Quick synopsis: The story of a deadly volcanic eruption in New Zealand in 2019. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The heat of pyroclastic flows is somewhere between 390-1300°. It’s not a great place to…

  • Don’t Pick Up the Phone (Netflix)

    Don’t Pick Up the Phone (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Don’t Pick Up the Phone: If someone tells you to strip a coworker, just don’t. Quick synopsis: The story of a string of hoax phone calls by a police impersonator who makes supervisors strip search their employees. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Some of these phone calls lasted over 3…

  • Orgasm Inc (Netflix)

    Orgasm Inc (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: Why can’t sex cults ever keep it together? Quick synopsis: The story of OneTaste, a company focused on orgasms and well, some other stuff. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: I don’t want to spoil anything. But it gets crazier by the minute. Fun Fact for History Nerds: The word “orgasm” wasn’t…

  • House of Hammer (Discovery+)

    House of Hammer (Discovery+)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for House of Hammer: The Long Ranger is not his biggest sin. Quick synopsis: The story of why actor Armie Hammer is a messed-up individual from a messed-up family. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: “Finsta” means a fake Instagram account. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Armie Hammer’s father inherited $180 million…

  • Harry & Meghan (Netflix)

    Harry & Meghan (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: We need to talk about Harry. Quick synopsis: The epic battle of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle vs. the British Royal Family. Fun Fact: No one believed I would actually watch and review this, but I did it for you, dear nerds. My Take on Harry & Meghan: Now, since I come…

  • Filthy Rich: Ghislaine Maxwell (Netflix)

    Filthy Rich: Ghislaine Maxwell (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: All of this sucks. Quick synopsis: The story of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was Jeffery Epstein’s….I don’t know how to describe her. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Nope, nothing. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Still nothing. My Take: I’m just going to be honest with you, nerds. This one is not good.…

  • Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist (Netflix)

    Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist: Now this whole story finally makes sense! Quick synopsis: The story of all how football player Manti T’eo was catfished during college. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Before you say, “who cares about a dumb football player?”, I would like to point out Manti volunteered…

  • The Most Hated Man on the Internet (Netflix)

    The Most Hated Man on the Internet (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Most Hated Man on the Internet: Yeah, I’d hate him, too. Quick synopsis: The story of Hunter Moore, who ran a revenge porn site. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Hunter Moore called himself a “professional life ruiner.” Edgy, bro. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Hunter got away with posting…

  • The Deep End (Hulu)

    The Deep End (Hulu)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Deep End: True narcissism is when you do a documentary and don’t realize you look like a psycho. Quick synopsis: A look into the cult of Teal Swan. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Teal Swan’s YouTube page has over 1.25 million followers. Fun Fact for History Nerds: She claims…