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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
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Kid Who Would Be King Joe Cornish (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’] King Arthur has not generally fared particularly well in the movies, especially lately. Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword, despite its whiz-bang special effects and star studded cast, was so horrible… Continue reading The Kid Who Would Be King
La Huerta Mexican Restaurant
Review No. 143: La Huerta Mexican Restaurant 1052 Harrison Street (501) 764-0202 65.8 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: We’ve lived in Conway for more than 15 years now and have never before eaten at La Huerta. Part of the reason for this is that, even though it is downtown, it’s… Continue reading La Huerta Mexican Restaurant
T.S. Eliot’s “A Game of Chess,” part II of THE WASTE LAND
Roma
Roma Alfonso Cuarón (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-12.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Three Tennysons/Half Shakespeare[/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The most honored film of 2018, even prior to its ten Academy Award nominations revealed yesterday, has been Roma, Alfonso Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical memory of Mexico City in the early 1970s, whose title comes… Continue reading Roma