Netflix's The Great Hack & The Chef Show

A thought provoking statement from a surprisingly thought provoking documentary from Netflix. So much of this movie makes you cringe, makes you question, makes you wonder who is following you on the internet.

Has anyone been able to forget 2016? Lots of us are sitting idly waiting for 2020, while others are curious if Britain really wants to leave the EU. Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a villain. Just one bad guy, sitting high in their villa on a mountain top petting a cat, just waiting for James Bond to burst through the door so they can slowly turn around.

Apparently, there is! Introducing Cambridge Analytica. These master marketers are the group behind the Donald Trump and the Brexit campaign. According to the doc this group has mined not only your Facebook, but as well as everyone your friends with. They claimed to have 5000 data points on every voter in the United States. Their philosophy was not about moving the needle in large numbers, but moving the needle the right way, with the right people. When reflecting back on the 2016 election you heard whole states were flipped by only a few counties. So maybe it’s true? The documentary claims they have been putting their thumb on scale for decades.

Since 2016, many have wondered how things turned out the way they did. A few people have been standing up and answering. Here’s where we meet Brittany Kaiser, former Director of Business Development for Cambridge Analytica and David Carroll, Associate Professor at Parsons School of Design. Much of the movie bounces between their two lives as they run the media circuit, speak to reporters and sometimes Congress.

Brittany is the prime whistleblower and emboldened after the fall of Cambridge has been spilling all the behind the scenes secrets. David is suing Cambridge for his data, because if it’s his. If he wins it’ll become a landmark case.

Reading some comments a few have said, this is liberal left-wing trash. The doc definitely has a viewpoint. Cambridge Analytica is evil, they put Donald Trump in power and put Britain on a path out of the EU. What is more important are the questions it asks.

Who controls my data?

Should data privacy be a basic human right?

What’s in those privacy policies?

How much of my life should be on the internet?

I still think my phone is listening to me, I don’t want believe I’m a creature of habit, but everyone should watch this doc. At least, that’s what the random guy on the internet told me to tell you.

HOLY FOOD PORN, BATMAN! You guys are going to LOVE The Chef Show. Chef Roy Choi + super famous actor Jon Favreau star in this series. These two cool dudes met while filming “Chef,” in 2014. Roy helped Jon accurately portray how chefs work, move around in the kitchen, etc…and they’ve been best buds ever since.

I enjoy this show because it’s so obvious how much they really love food and GOOD cooking. There’s a nice mix of funny banter, yummy recipes and insightful tips, tricks and advice. PLUS, you get to watch some of Hollywood’s famous actors/stars (Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Burr) and some other super awesome chefs like Momofuku creator David Chang (who also happens to be the BEST person to follow on the gram) and Binging with Babish creator Andrew Rea. (check out Binging with Babish if you haven’t already—it’s a YouTube show where Andrew creates famous food from movies and tv shows).

GO WATCH AND GET HUNGRY!!!

Netflix, eight episodes, about an hour each.