Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews
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Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Keep Sweet: So gross. Quick synopsis: A documentary on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leader, Warren Jeffs. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: So yeah, some people married their moms. Fun Fact for History Nerds: You will see some wild hairdos in this documentary because there is…
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White Hot (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for White Hot: Abercrombie and Fitch was racist? You don’t say…. Quick synopsis: The story of when Abercrombie and Fitch became huge and the downfall after. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Abercrombie and Fitch has been around since 1892. Fun Fact for History Nerds: It actually started out selling clothes for…
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Lincoln (History Channel)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Lincoln: In case you don’t want to watch the movie. Quick synopsis: The life of Abraham Lincoln who you may have heard of before. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Lincoln was a pretty damn good wrestler. Not in a WWE type of way, but actually wrestling dudes in the street.…
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Bad Vegan (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: She’s bad because of the crime, not the veganism. Allegedly. Quick synopsis: The story of how vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis became a fugitive. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Once again, I need to say this. If someone tells you they are a spy or in some sort of black ops, then…
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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Downfall: Boeing sucks. Quick synopsis: The story of how Boeing negligently killed 346 people in two different airplane crashes. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Boeing installed a new system on their aircraft and just…. never told the pilots. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Then Boeing told the pilots what to…
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The Last Duel (Movie)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Last Duel: Show up for Damon and Affleck, stay for the historical accuracy and killer duel! Quick synopsis: The story of the last trial by combat in France in 1386. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Yes, this is a true story. Yes, people use to fight to the death…
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The Puppet Master (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Puppet Master: Spies usually don’t tell you they are spies. Quick synopsis: The story of a con man who posed as a British spy and ruins multiple lives in terrible ways. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: If someone tells you they are a spy, they are probably lying. Fun…
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The Tinder Swindler (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Tinder Swindler: Swipe right but trust no one. Quick synopsis: The story of a con man who met women through the dating app Tinder and stole a lot of money. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Remember how you watched Tiger King and kept thinking, “there is no way this…
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Class Action Park (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Class Action Park: Of course it was in New Jersey. Quick synopsis: The story of Action Park in New Jersey and how completely bonkers it was. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The owner made up a lot of the rides by himself. And then paid unsuspecting teenagers to test them…