Beirut Brad Anderson (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SusannTennyson.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Let’s deal first with the elephant in the room: Brad Anderson’s new film Beirut has received a good deal of negative advance publicity, including a condemnation from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, which called the portrayal of… Continue reading Beirut
Author: Jay Ruud
Taqueria Gonzalez
Review No. 103: Taqueria Gonzalez 505 Dave Ward Drive 51.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants (501) 358-5875 The Situation She Said: After a morning of conference calls, I wanted to get out of my home office and eat something delicious for lunch. We’d been hearing about Taqueria Gonzalez for a little while, so off… Continue reading Taqueria Gonzalez
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place John Krasinski (2018) [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’] John Krasinski’s new film A Quiet Paceis making a lot of noise at the box office this week, and scoring a big buzz among critics, who are nearly unanimous in their admiration of the movie. Krasinski, probably… Continue reading A Quiet Place
John Donne’s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”
Ted Hughes’ “6 September 1997”
Jim’s Razorback Pizza
Review No. 102: Jim’s Razorback Pizza 815 Hogan Lane 51.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants (501) 327-1180 The Situation He Said: Jim’s Razorback Pizza has a couple of other locations in central Arkansas, plus some in other parts of the state, so it’s a local kind of chain. The restaurant here opened quite recently,… Continue reading Jim’s Razorback Pizza
Ready Player One
Ready Player One Steven Spielberg (2018) [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’] The box office champion of this past weekend by a wide margin was Steven Spielberg’s newest effort, Ready Player One, a slick CGI extravaganza bringing to the screen Ernest Cline’s 2011 best-selling novel of the same name. Now… Continue reading Ready Player One
Christian Cafeteria
Review No. 101: Christian Cafeteria at UCA University of Central Arkansas campus 51.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants (501) 450-5000 (General UCA line) The Situation She Said: When we started this monster project, to review every single restaurant in Conway, several people mentioned to me that we shouldn’t forget the campus cafeterias that welcome… Continue reading Christian Cafeteria
Unsane
Unsane Steven Soderbergh (2018) [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’] Steven Soderbergh’s newest film is part One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, part Stephen King’s Misery. But make no mistake: in its heart of hearts the film it is most akin to is Sleeping with the Enemy—and the novelist… Continue reading Unsane
TC’s Midtown Grill
Review No. 100: TC’s Midtown Grill 1611 East Oak Street 51.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants (501) 205-0576 The Situation He Said: We had thought about reviewing this place before, but were put off because it is the only eating establishment in Conway where smoking is permitted. While for some of our readers this… Continue reading TC’s Midtown Grill