Author: Jay Ruud
I Feel Pretty
I Feel Pretty Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (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] Early in Amy Schumer’s new movie I Feel Pretty, when her character Renee Bennett is at a particularly low point self-esteem-wise, she happens to be watching Penny Marshall’s Bigon television,… Continue reading I Feel Pretty
Starbucks on Dave Ward
Review No. 105: Bonus! Check-In at Starbucks on Dave Ward 2125 Dave Ward Drive (501) 428-9935 51.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants Note: We post bonus reviews as we check in to various chain restaurants around Conway for which we have already done an initial review. We reviewed Starbucks on Oak Streetin December 2016,… Continue reading Starbucks on Dave Ward
Rick Barot’s “Tarp”
Zen Rice and Ramen
Review No. 105: Zen Rice and Ramen 605 Salem Road 52.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants (501) 504-6926 The Situation She Said: I was eating down a cold, and the perfect prescription seemed to be a tasty, fresh, noodle-y soup like ramen. So, we went to see what Zen Rice and Ramen could do… Continue reading Zen Rice and Ramen
Church’s Chicken
Review No. 104: Church’s Chicken 500 W. Oak St. (501) 513-4700 51.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: I know I like to harp on how many Mexican restaurants there are in Conway. It’s no secret that there are a lot of pizza places and a lot of barbecue places as… Continue reading Church’s Chicken
Beirut
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
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
