Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

The final (?) installment of the latest Harry Potter trilogy has finally arrived. Was it enjoyable? Yes. Does Jude Law only get prettier with age? Yes. Did JK try to do too much in two hours? Big time. I’m not going to say it’s a bad movie, there were enjoyable parts and I stayed interested. … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

Say the name Abercrombie and Fitch and you can just smell the loud and dark store that monopolized fashion in the late 90s-mid 2000s. Why were we so enamored with this store? Was it the half-naked guys on the bags, the rude employees, or the fact that a shirt was two sizes too small? This … Continue reading White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

The Dropout

Warning: an episode depicts sexual assault Number of episodes: 8 Theranos, a Silicon Valley wonder-kin that seemed too good to be true. Well, they were right. Spearheaded by a charismatic and headstrong young woman, Elizabeth Holmes, what started as a concept by a college dropout turned into a billion-dollar company built on lies. Amanda Seyfried … Continue reading The Dropout

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Number of episodes: 4 If you like wild true crime stories, this one is for you. No murder, just fraud. Sarma Melngailis created and owned Pure Food & Wine restaurant in New York. Putting her faith in the wrong person, her successful life was turned upside down ending up with her on the run from … Continue reading Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.