Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews
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Escaping Twin Flames (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Escaping Twin Flames: Dating is hard enough without this nonsense. Quick synopsis: The story of the Twin Flames Universe, a dating cult. No, that is not a typo. Fact for Non-History People: Their Facebook group had 14,000 people. The interesting part is that people are still using Facebook. Hey-oh! Fact for…
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Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Buried: This is why I never leave the lodge. Quick synopsis: The story of the Lake Tahoe Alpine Meadows avalanche in 1982. Fact for Non-History People: Avalanches can reach 80 mph within about 5 seconds. Fact for History Nerds: Avalanches kill about 150 people worldwide each year. My Take on Buried:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…