David NurenbergJagged Red Pill — A review of Matrix: ResurrectionThe Matrix Resurrections is the latest entry in the recent spate of flamboyantly self-aware re-treads of classic 80s, 90s (and now, it…5 min read·Dec 30, 2021----
David NurenbergThe Banality of AutocracyWhat Orwell got right, and wrong, about power in the Age of Trump·11 min read·Jun 30, 2020----
David NurenbergWhat superheroes can teach us about Donald TrumpFor the past four years, liberals have struggled to understand Donald J. Trump’s consistently strong appeal to (if polls are accurate)…·12 min read·May 10, 2020----
David NurenbergWhy science is losing the warIt’s not surprising that the Trumpian “war on science” has gained so much traction, and that empirical, rational thought continues to lose…·3 min read·May 5, 2020----
David NurenbergIn the Time of the ButterfliesThoughts on the season finale of Star Trek: Picard3 min read·Mar 29, 2020----
David NurenbergWaking up in the middle of some hard Trekking — my review of Star Trek: PicardWAKING UP THE MIDDLE OF SOME HARD TREKKING·11 min read·Mar 5, 2020----
David NurenbergStar Wars: The saga ends with a whimper (despite a screen full of bangs)(aka Star Wars: Rise of the Jump Cuts)8 min read·Dec 20, 2019----
David NurenbergJar Jar Binks and the crisis in Western DemocracyBoris Johnson’s sweeping victory in England made me think, hardly for the first time, that the only purpose in being a liberal/globalist…8 min read·Dec 14, 2019----
David NurenbergFrozen 2: The thinking person’s Disney filmA film about the challenges of time’s passage, self-actualization, and coming to grips with national history. Plus flaming salamanders.5 min read·Dec 2, 2019----
David Nurenberg“Stranger Things” in a Strange Land (Season 3 Review — spoilers)“Stranger Things” in a Strange Land : Review of Season 38 min read·Jul 16, 2019----