Searching Aneesh Chaganty (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’] Unless you are a teenager, the new cyber-thriller Searchingnow in wide-release (though you won’t find it in Conway) will be novel to you when you realize that the entire film is presented through the media of screen technology—mostly laptops… Continue reading Searching
Author: Jay Ruud
Sumo Korean Kitchen and Ramen
Review No. 124: Sumo Korean Kitchen and Ramen 305 East Oak Street (501) 358-4392 56.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said:This building on Oak Street was the one-time location of Saigon and then of the short-lived “The Dive” restaurant. With faith that the “third time’s the charm,” Sumo has now opened,… Continue reading Sumo Korean Kitchen and Ramen
From Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock”
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians Jon M. Chu (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’] It’s a phenomenon worth remarking upon, as movie critics nationwide have already done, that Crazy Rich Asians, the box office champion for two straight weeks, is not a blockbuster superhero or action film but is, in… Continue reading Crazy Rich Asians
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers
Review No. 123: Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers 820 East Oak Street (501) 205-4091 57.2 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said:Here’s another new restaurant in Conway, having opened just over a month ago. It’s always pretty busy when we drive by, so we were kind of waiting for the newness to… Continue reading Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers
Sharon Olds’ “Stags’ Leap”
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee (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=”] On one level, Spike Lee’s new film, BlacKkKlansmanis a buddy-cop movie, in the vein of Tango and Cash or, in its evocation of the world of the ’70s, Freebie and the Bean, although the… Continue reading BlacKkKlansman
Marco’s Pizza
Review No. 122: Marco’s Pizza 2501 Dave Ward Drive (501) 327-7070 57.2 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: Still trying to eat down a cold, I believed pizza would be the remedy once and for all, and feeling sick and committed to my pajamas, a carry-out/delivery pizza provider looked like the… Continue reading Marco’s Pizza
Billy Collins’ “Divorce”
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin Marc Foster (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Susanns.jpg’ attachment=’78’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=10” appearance=’on-hover’] 2 JACQUELINE SUSANNS [/av_image] If you go to see Disney’s live-action Christopher Robin, you’ll see some interesting “coming attractions,” one of which is for the upcoming Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel 55 years in the making, that looks… Continue reading Christopher Robin