Author: Jay Ruud
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Wanderers Nachtlied II”
The Post
The Post Steven Spielberg (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=”] When first-time screenwriter Liz Hannah wrote the original screenplay for The Post in 2016, it was in response to her reading of Katherine “Kay” Graham’s memoir Personal History. Hannah, inspired by… Continue reading The Post
Burritas
Review No. 90: Burritas 1220 Old Morrillton Highway (501) 428-8514 45.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was coming from a very necessary post-vacation workout, but I was hungry, so I texted He Said and told him to meet me for lunch at Burritas. I’d had my eye on this… Continue reading Burritas
e.e. cummings’ “somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond”
All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World Ridley Scott (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=”] It may be inevitable that Ridley Scott’s new film, All the Money in the World, concerning the notorious 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson… Continue reading All the Money in the World
International House of Pancakes
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
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