[Spoilers | Read Time: 10 min] The new Punisher series by Netflix, released last November, validates the old adage that sometimes less is more. The show is a grueling twelve hours (and change) of mind-bludgeoningly trite characters drooling their personal…
Author: John Ludwig
1 March 2018: Netflix, Black Panther, and the Toxicity Inbetween
State of the Nerd Union is back from the winter break! This month we discuss the glut of original productions Netflix continues to crank out and where it’s leading and the cultural impact of Black Panther. Also, we attempt to explore…
Magic Mike, Another Indictment of the Star Wars Prequels
by John Ludwig At first glance the film Magic Mike (2012), starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, may look low-brow, but it has some really good moments that make it much better than anyone probably expected upon its release. And…
Lessig Announces Run for President with Compelling Proposal
By John Ludwig This past Sunday, Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig announced his run for the presidency. Lessig, having attained his crowd-funding goal of a million dollars to finance his campaign, is hoping to get to the next stage:…