Category: TV Shows/Movie Reviews
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How to Become a Tyrant (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for How to Become a Tyrant: It really doesn’t seem too hard. Quick synopsis: A look at how many tyrants have come to power and held on or fell. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Peter Dinklage is the narrator. Yes, he is as effective as you would expect. Fun Fact for…
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Operation Odessa (TV)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Operation Odessa: I’m mad my parents didn’t buy me a helicopter when Soviet Russia fell. Quick synopsis for Operation Odessa: Three gangsters try to sell a nuclear submarine to a drug cartel. It’s so much more than that but honestly, it’s really hard to sum this up quickly. Fun Fact Non-History…
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Operation Varsity Blues (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Operation Varsity Blues: Never trust a man who wears warmups too much. Quick synopsis for Operation Varsity Blues: The story of all those rich jerks who paid to have their kids fraudulently get into college. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Aunt Becky from Full House went to jail because of…
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The Lady and the Dale (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Lady and the Dale: A three-wheeled car looks no less ridiculous than those three-wheel motorcycles. Quick synopsis: The story of Elizabeth Carmichael and her three-wheeled car, the Dale. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Liz Carmichael was born Jerry Dean Michael in 1927 in Indiana. Well, allegedly as she had…
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Sasquatch (Hulu)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Sasquatch: It’s hard to remember what happened when you are super high. Quick synopsis: A guy remembers hearing about a story of three men being murdered by a Sasquatch on a pot farm. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Northern California has a lot of crazy people. I mean crazy in…
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The Last Blockbuster (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Last Blockbuster: Netflix does a documentary about something it murdered. Quick synopsis: The story of Blockbuster Video’s rise and fall. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: There actually is one left! In Bend, Oregon! (The twitter account is fake but so damn funny.) Fun Fact for History Nerds: I never…
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Murder Among the Mormons (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Murder Among the Mormons: If it seems too good to be true … Quick synopsis: A documentary about some major finds related to the Mormon Church which change what they know to be true. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Apparently you can test bombs in Utah, and no one will…
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Allen v. Farrow (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Allen v. Farrow: This is so gross. Quick synopsis: The story of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s relationship. Fun Fact Non-History People Should Know Will Like: Woody Allen hired people to follow the detectives investigating the child molestation charges against him. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Woody Allen films a movie…
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The Movies That Made Us (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Movies That Made Us: 12-year-old Brendan was so psyched for this! Quick synopsis: Mini-documentaries on some of your favorite movies…and Dirty Dancing (I kid, ladies). Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Home Alone was nearly cancelled when it almost completely finished. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Dan Aykroyd’s family is…