Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…