Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews
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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…
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Wework (Hulu)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Wework: Wework is the most insane basis for a cult ever. Quick synopsis: The story of Wework which was a real estate company and…cult? Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This company reached a value of $47 billion at one point. For renting office space. Fun Fact for History Nerds:…
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LuLaRich (Amazon)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for the LuLaRich Documentary: I am told that the clothing isn’t even good. Quick synopsis: The story of LulaRoe which is a women’s clothing company and pyra….multi-level marketing company. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The actual owners of LuLaRoe are on this documentary. I assume they thought they would not come…
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This is a Robbery (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for This is a Robbery: Editor wanted. Quick synopsis: The story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This is the largest art heist in history. Fun Fact for History Nerds: The thieves stole wisely when they poached a few Rembrandts, Degas, and a…
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Crazy Not Insane (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Crazy Not Insane: Irony: Naming your documentary how it makes the viewer feel. Quick synopsis: A documentary about psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis. Or her theories. Or her thoughts on the death penalty. Honestly, I’m not sure what it was going for. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Dissociative identity disorder (DID),…
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The Book Was Better: Catch and Kill
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Catch and Kill: Movie producers are perverts? Who knew? Except literally everyone. Quick synopsis: The story of how Ronan Farrow took down Harvey Weinstein. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Ronan Farrow is also a lawyer and clearly an overachiever. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Weinstein actually reached out to Woody…