Review No. 89: IHOP 1161 Old Morrilton Hwy (501) 764-4467 45.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: It was a Friday morning, and one that promised a day of great things, as neither of us actually had to go to work. Great vistas of free time were beginning to open before… Continue reading International House of Pancakes
Author: Jay Ruud
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman Michael Gracey (2017) [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] Hugh Jackman has played Marvel’s Wolverine so often that it’s hard to remember he’s at heart a song-and-dance man, but a quick look back at his impressive work in Les Miserables is sufficient… Continue reading The Greatest Showman
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Rian Johnson (2017) [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=”] Just in case you’ve been living in a cave for the past several months, let me inform you that the eighth installment in the Star Wars franchise, subtitled… Continue reading Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Hideaway Pizza
Review No. 88: Hideaway Pizza 1170 South Amity Road (501) 697-4444 45.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants Note: Because Christmas and New Year’s fall on Mondays this holiday season, Eat It, Conway! will post its next review January 8, 2018. Happy Holidays, and see you next year! The Situation She Said: Any day… Continue reading Hideaway Pizza
Chaucer’s “Cook’s Portrait” from The General Prologue
Lady Bird
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig (2017) [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=”] I can’t say I was dying to see this movie, which as far as I could tell was just another teen angst movie about a high school senior coming of age.… Continue reading Lady Bird
Firehouse Subs
Review No. 87: Firehouse Subs 1240 U.S. 64 (501) 513-2410 44.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Well, I was between performances of Miracle on 34th Street with the Red Curtain Theatre on Friday, and had time to have a quick bite to eat. She Said told me Firehouse Subs was… Continue reading Firehouse Subs
John Keats’ “This Living Hand”
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh (2017) [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] Some movies are hard to pigeonhole. Pretty much all of Martin McDonagh’s work falls into this category. The toast of the London and New York stages while still in his… Continue reading Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WunderHaus
Review No. 86: WunderHaus 900 Locust Avenue (501) 358-6806 43.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: After a morning meeting in Little Rock, I had a Friday kind of feeling and remembered that WunderHaus was having its opening day after an extended soft opening. It seemed like a great idea for… Continue reading WunderHaus