This Ice Cream would (could) be good if it tastes like what it’s supposed to taste like. It’s hard to go wrong with crumbled chocolate chip cookies in vanilla ice cream, but there’s apparently no vanilla and the flavor of the cookies is, for some odd reason, more akin to ginger snaps.
my rating : 3 of 5
You’d think this Energy Drink is supposed to taste like Blueberries, but the flavor is actually a blend of Blue raspberry and vanilla. That, not the fact that it’s based on one of my favorite Nintendo game series, is why it tastes more pleasant than expected. Drink it Slushee from the freezer for the full effect.
my rating : 4 of 5
![Freschetta Kitchen Fresh Pizza [ Naturally Rising Crust ] : Supreme](https://marcellee.com/posts/127483.jpg)
If this Freschetta Supreme pizza, with its colorful peppers and onions; not to mention bits of sausage; tastes any better than plain Pepperoni, I eat too fast to tell. They’re both about as good as frozen; the Fresh bit is somewhat of a misnomer; pizza gets, especially when you eat the crust first and save the yummy middle for last as I like to do.
my rating : 4 of 5
These Gummies are made “for women”, specifically new birth mothers, which at least partly validates the otherwise obnoxious Women Owned label on the side of the jar. The same can’t be said about the product being “prayed over”, but at least the taste makes sense. It’s sweetened with maltitol and isomalt. Bacillus coagulans is the Probiotic of choice.
my rating : 3 of 5
This Energy Drink is supposed to taste like Peach Rings candy; what Sonic The Hedgehog has to do with the flavor is anyone’s guess; but it tastes more like a Peach cocktail. That, for those of us who dislike the bitter taste of alcohol, isn’t a good thing. It’s not quite as bad as Big Game Peach Passion, but it’s bad.
my rating : 2 of 5
![video review : MH370 [ The Plane That Disappeared ]](https://marcellee.com/posts/127356.jpg)
This three-part Netflix “series” would be better edited down to one. Too much time is spent on psychotherapy sessions with family members of the presumably dead passengers and hunch theories instead of just focusing on what most likely happened to The Plane. MH370 is the new Titanic and it’s a captivating mystery, but this narratorless documentary, while technically well-made, ultimately loses its way.
my rating : 3 of 5
2023
We All We Got would’ve sufficed. The WAWG abbreviation is tacky and redundant. The album makes more sense musically; the Intro is vintage Death Row; though it doesn’t get particularly interesting till “the last record” when Snoop leaves LA for New York City. Who Da Hardest, he asks over a DJ Premier beat. Tha Dogg Pound reply with guests RBX and The Lady Of Rage as you wish the whole album sounded like this.
my rating : 3 of 5
2024
![G Fuel Energy Drink : Power Pellet [ Cherry Lollipop ]](https://marcellee.com/posts/127310.jpg)
This “limited edition” G Fuel Energy Drink is based on Pac-Man, specifically the Power Pellets and Cherries he’s known to devour. The fact that it’s cherry flavored is, of course, fitting, but the Lollipop bit is confusing as the candy has nothing to do with the game. There are 140 milligrams of caffeine per can.
my rating : 3 of 5
Eminem should stop saying he’s “back”. He’s been doing it after nearly every hiatus since The Marshal Mathers LP and even then it came across as a lazy cliché. This newest return is nonetheless significant as he goes back to the tradition of teasing a new album with a fun first single à la The Real Slim Shady, Without Me, Just Lose It and We Made You.
Houdini; the rapper’s new alphabetical idolization after Hitchcock; is one of the better among them. The beat is appropriately goofy. The raps, which mock censorship for old times sake, are appropriately defiant. The third verse is particularly entertaining as he offers a funny “fuck you” to everyone from R Kelly to trannies to his “own kids; they’re brats.”
my rating : 4 of 5
2024
![audio review : The Death Of Slim Shady [ Coup De Grâce ] ( album ) ... Eminem](https://marcellee.com/posts/128010.jpg "audio review : The Death Of Slim Shady [ Coup De Grâce ] ( album ) ... Eminem")
They should’ve just called this one Marshmallow because the flavor is more like marshmallows, albeit the chemical tasting ones you might find in a free Easter basket, than Cotton Candy. That makes for somewhat of a disappointment for those of us expecting a taste of the namesake treat.
my rating : 3 of 5
My only gripe with this song is that it isn’t Six Minutes long. Still it’s one of LL Cool J’s best thanks not only to Marley Marl who provides a sweet groove but The Flex singing on the hook. Their vocals alone turn what would’ve been a mediocre “love” song into a Pleasurable one. It; inviting singers to backdrop your plain hook; is an artistic technique more rappers should utilize.
my rating : 4 of 5
A KRS-One and Marley Marl MC/DJ collaboration would’ve been a wonderful thing in 1989 or 1990 when they were at their artistic peaks. This album comes nearly two decades late. Actually Marley still has skills when it comes to making vintage rap beats. It’s KRS-One who’s fallen off a cliff with a bombardment of wack hooks and lazy rhymes. Hip Hop Lives, but The Blastmaster seems to be doing his best to kill it.
my rating : 2 of 5
2007