Tag: documentary
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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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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…
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(Un)well (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for (Un)well: If you can’t have the Tiger King, have some Sasha Cobra. Quick synopsis: A TV series which looks at a different, ahem, medicinal alternative in each episode. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: I’ll just go ahead and list some of the alternative medical treatments in this series in order…
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The Gateway (Podcast)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Gateway: A woman named Teal Swan is a nutjob? Get out of town! Quick synopsis: A look at the cult-like following of Teal Swan, a new age YouTube life guru. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Why is she dangerous? For one thing, she teaches people to “visualize their suicide,”…
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The Dream Season 1: Podcast Review
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Dream: Prepare for a different perspective of a lot of people in your Facebook feed. Quick synopsis: A look into what multi-level marketing (MLM) is and why it can literally ruin people’s lives. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: You have seen MLMs all over the place. Most likely, you’ve…
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Home Game (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Home Game: Sports are just like people, the weirder the better. Quick synopsis: A TV series which identifies fun and weird sports from across the globe. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Kyrgyzstan has a sport where the ball is a dead goat. Yes, you read that correctly. Fun Fact for…
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Inventor: I think I could lie my way to a billion dollars. Who’s with me? Quick synopsis: A documentary focused on Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. She became the youngest self-made female billionaire in history. She is also a fraud. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Here is a…
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Fyre (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Fyre: This made me hate Instagram more than I already did. Yes, get off my lawn. Quick synopsis: Documentary on the Fyre festival. It was supposed to be a concert on a Caribbean island which would last for days. It turned into a legitimate nightmare. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like:…
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Tiger King (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Tiger King: It’s like white trash did a massive amount of meth and then had a baby. Then the baby did meth. Quick synopsis: Chronicles the ups and downs of owning tigers and running a zoo. I am so underplaying this whole thing. It’s so bonkers. Fun Fact Non-History People Will…