Author: Jay Ruud
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle Destin Daniel Cretton (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] The official synopsis of this film from the distributor says that it “chronicl[es] the adventures of an eccentric, resilient, and tight-knit family.” I guess that’s just a euphemistic way of saying “criminally… Continue reading The Glass Castle
Bear’s Bistro
Review No. 71: Bear’s Bistro 2850 Prince Street, Suite 99 (501) 932-6616 36.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was looking for somewhere to go for a real meal at an odd time, after we got out of a movie around 3 p.m. on a Saturday. I quickly checked Bear’s… Continue reading Bear’s Bistro
Wendy’s on Dave Ward
Review No. 70: Bonus! Check-In at Wendy’s Dave Ward 3750 Dave Ward Drive (501) 548-0143 36.1 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 Wendy’s on Oak Street in May, and we’ll check… Continue reading Wendy’s on Dave Ward
Detroit
Detroit Kathryn Bigelow (2017) [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’] In July of 2016, a black man named Philando Castile, driving with his girlfriend and four-year-old daughter in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul, was pulled over because his brake light was out. Asked for his license… Continue reading Detroit
Dairy Queen
Review No. 69: Dairy Queen 2650 Donaghey Avenue (501) 336-8955 35.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: Dairy Queen is a nostalgic restaurant for me; we didn’t have one in our very small town in South Dakota where I grew up, but there were DQs about in the north, and it… Continue reading Dairy Queen
Siegfried Sassoon’s “Memorial Tablet”
The Big Sick
The Big Sick Michael Showalter (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] I admit that I really didn’t want to see this movie. For one thing, I thought it had a stupid title. For another thing, I really didn’t want to watch still another… Continue reading The Big Sick
Ceci’s Chicken N Waffles
Review No. 68: Ceci’s Chicken N Waffles 1600 Dave Ward Drive (501) 358-6944 35 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: About a two months ago we pulled into the empty parking lot around this space, thinking to review the “Bleu Flame Burger” restaurant, only to find a handwritten sign, announcing that… Continue reading Ceci’s Chicken N Waffles
