Ruud’s Bottom Ten Following the debacle of this year’s Academy Awards, it seemed the perfect time to present a list of the ten worst movies to win the coveted Best Picture Oscar. If you read this space last week, you might be aware of just how much I didn’t think Green Book was deserving of a… Continue reading The Ten Worst Academy Award Winners
Author: Jay Ruud
Steak ‘n Shake
Review No. 147: Steak ’n Shake 2215 Dave Ward Drive (501) 499-8582 67.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: One of the Conway’s newer eateries is the Steak ’n Shake on Dave Ward. This is the sixth Steak ’n Shake in Arkansas: Some Conwegians may already be aware of the ones… Continue reading Steak ‘n Shake
Top Ten Films of 2018
The Ruud Top Ten With the Awards Season crawling towards its culmination in the Oscar ceremony this coming Sunday, I guess it’s about time for my annual Top Ten list of the best films I saw in 2018—or, I should say, the best films made in 2018 that I’ve been able to see, since… Continue reading Top Ten Films of 2018
Hendrix College Cafeteria
Review No. 146: Hendrix College Cafeteria 1600 Washington Avenue, second floor of Student Life & Technology Center, (501) 329-6811 67.0 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: When we started this everlasting project, several Conwegians told us to be sure to include the Hendrix Cafeteria on our list, and without that entreaty,… Continue reading Hendrix College Cafeteria
Tiana Clark’s “Conversation with Phillis Wheatley #1”
They Shall Not Grow Old
They Shall Not Grow Old Peter Jackson (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shakespeare-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’76’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell… Continue reading They Shall Not Grow Old
Sam’s Southern Eatery
Review No. 145: Sam’s Southern Eatery 1515 Dave Ward Drive (501) 504-2719 66.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: There’s a new restaurant at the location where Sawbuck’s used to be, that bills itself as Southern Food. We were there to check it out for lunch.Turns out it’s a chain, with… Continue reading Sam’s Southern Eatery
Stan & Ollie
Stan & Ollie Jon S. Baird (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shakespeare-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’76’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] Before Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, before Martin and Lewis, before Abbott and Costello, before Hope and Crosby, there was Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the quintessential comic duo who influenced… Continue reading Stan & Ollie
Phillis Wheatley’s “On Being Brought from Africa to America”
Cold Stone Creamery
Review No. 144: Cold Stone Creamery 1120 East. Oak Street, Suite 101 (501) 358-6800 66.0 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: We’d noticed this new sweet-treat purveyor had opened not far from our neighborhood, so ice cream had been on our minds. I had a long run for my half-marathon training… Continue reading Cold Stone Creamery