Author: Jay Ruud
Catch-22
Catch-22 Hulu (2019) Okay, I know this is my week to review a book, but I’m putting a bit of a twist on it and reviewing a currently streaming miniseries made from a book. And not just a book: the novel that in my own humble (well, not all that humble) opinion is the greatest American… Continue reading Catch-22
Hole in the Wall Cafe
Review No. 164: The Hole in the Wall Cafe 1016 Markham Street (501) 205-1325 73.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: We were looking for some southern cooking for my Missouri-native mother during the waning weeks of her annual Arkansas visit from South Dakota. Of course, we knew this was the opportunity… Continue reading Hole in the Wall Cafe
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far from Home Jon Watts (2019) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Jake Gyllenhaal was at one time tapped to replace Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 because Maguire’s health problems threatened to scuttle the film, and Raimi wanted someone who resembled Maguire to take over the part.… Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home
Rolled Up Ice Cream Shop
Review No. 163: Rolled Up Ice Cream Shop 1100 Bob Courtway Drive Suite 12 73.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: We’d just eaten a Sunday-after-church meal at Mike’s Place and decided to go to this Rolled Up Ice Cream place for dessert on the way home. It’s been open about… Continue reading Rolled Up Ice Cream Shop
Mr. Catherine
Mr. Catherine Stacey Margaret Jones (2019) [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] Mr. Catherine is a contemporary thriller about a woman who has gone missing from a jogging path in Little Rock, written in the vein of Gone Girl or Girl on a Train, and there is… Continue reading Mr. Catherine
Shark’s Fish and Chicken
Review No. 162: Shark’s Fish and Chicken 2655 N. Donaghey Avenue (501) 358-6737 73.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I had been watching our twin grandsons all day when I texted He Said to ask about dinner plans. He said we needed a review meal, so I looked up Shark’s and… Continue reading Shark’s Fish and Chicken
Sharon Olds’ “Secondary Boycott Ode”
Chaucer’s “Truth,” or the “Ballade de bon conseyl”
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 Josh Cooley (2019) [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] “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide,” Albert Camus began his book The Myth of Sisyphus. “Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to… Continue reading Toy Story 4