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Captive Audience: December 2023

December 23, 2023
A China Eastern A330 aircraft. Picture from Wikimedia Commons.
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Inflight Review: China Eastern A330

December 23, 2023
9 Minutes Why Is That Pile Of Cardboard Glowing? A PC Building Adventure
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Why Is That Pile Of Cardboard Glowing? A PC Building Adventure

Derek Nielsen
February 16, 2021
“It’s all right now. I learned my lesson well.You see, you can’t please everyone, so you got to please yourself.”...
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3 Minutes Easily Pleased Goes Back To The Movies: Tenet
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Easily Pleased Goes Back To The Movies: Tenet

Derek Nielsen
October 4, 2020
Put your thing down, flip it, and reverse it. (No spoilers.)...
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3 Minutes Parasite review: Upstairs, Downstairs
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Parasite review: Upstairs, Downstairs

Derek Nielsen
February 15, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, apparently it’s surprisingly easy to find good help these days....
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2 Minutes Subscription Games: November 2019
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Subscription Games: November 2019

Derek Nielsen
November 12, 2019
The Epic Games Store has a few older freebies from Devolver Digital’s library, while Sony serves up a highly-regarded Souls-like and Microsoft provides… a 15-year-old Star Wars game?...
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2 Minutes Subscription Games Update: January 2019 freebies
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Subscription Games Update: January 2019 freebies

Derek Nielsen
January 5, 2019
There’s a few heavy hitters and well-known indie favourites available on the cheap to start the New Year....
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4 Minutes Aquaman Review: Going Swimmingly
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Aquaman Review: Going Swimmingly

Derek Nielsen
January 2, 2019
These DC movies are getting better. It must be something in the water....
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9 Minutes Fallout 76 Early Impressions: Giant Mutant Bugs
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Fallout 76 Early Impressions: Giant Mutant Bugs

Derek Nielsen
November 22, 2018
See, it’s called Fallout 76 because that’s how big the patches are! Get it? Thank you! I’ll be here all week!...
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4 Minutes Bohemian Rhapsody review: A Little Silhouette-o of a Man
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Bohemian Rhapsody review: A Little Silhouette-o of a Man

Derek Nielsen
November 14, 2018
A bio-pic about Freddie Mercury and Queen while they were at the height of their powers? Yes, please....
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5 Minutes Subscription Summary: November 2018
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Subscription Summary: November 2018

Derek Nielsen
November 1, 2018
A blockbuster month: the additional titles may be a little weak, but Xbox Live subscribers get last year’s blockbuster hit Battlefield 1, while PlayStation Plus members get Yakuza Kiwami and the remastered edition of...
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2 Minutes Subscription Summary: October 2018
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Subscription Summary: October 2018

Derek Nielsen
September 27, 2018
A fairly lacklustre line-up of titles for October, but there could be some budget gems in the mix....
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