Review Day

There are no major spoilers in these reviews.

Death of Slim Shady by Eminem:
I haven't seriously listened to any Eminem albums since the early 2000s. His newest album takes me back to that era with the expected amount of clever lines and decent beats. However, it doesn't really bring anything new to the table and the album's theme of cancel culture didn't really grab my attention. After three or four repetitions of jokes about Caitlyn Jenner, the album feels like it's overstaying its welcome.

Final Grade: C+

Key and Peele, Season Three:
A fun, final season that finds the right balance between funny and weird.

Final Grade: B

Line of Duty, Season One:
This is a twisty, turny British thriller that starts with ambitious shades of The Wire, but soon narrows its focus to a typical "morally ambiguous protagonist is blackmailed" storyline. It has enough plot twists to maintain interest although some of the characters are fairly flat and do a lot of "smell the fart" acting.

Final Grade: B

Pro Kotlin Web Apps from Scratch by August Lilleaas:
This is a concise, approachable book on web development with a reasonable, opinionated "anti-Spring Framework" mindset. It's really shallow in terms of exploring each topic, but provides a perfect, high-level roadmap for people that already plan to tinker with things on their own.

Final Grade: B