Marshall Reginald Hudlin (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’] Since Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner showed us, in the successful and acclaimed Lincoln in 2012, that a biopic does not have to be an unwieldy womb-to-tomb conglomeration of scenes in something like, for example, Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic The… Continue reading Marshall
Author: Jay Ruud
Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe
Review No. 80: Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe 724 Oak Street (501) 327-1829 40.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Unlike barbecue or Mexican, Greek food is not a saturated market in Conway. Taziki’s Mediterranean Grill is one of the main places to go for such fare in the city, and we were… Continue reading Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Angela Robinson (2017) [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=”] Turns out the real-life origin story of Wonder Woman is just as interesting as the fictional one. But it’s definitely R rated, so you might be less inclined to bring… Continue reading Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Patrón Mexican Grill
Review No. 79: Patrón Mexican Grill 1475 Hogan Lane, Ste. 123 (501) 328-3265 40 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: We were running errands on a Wednesday mid-day, and She Said raised the possibility of breaking up these drearisome errands with a bite of lunch? And why not make it someplace… Continue reading Patrón Mexican Grill
Henry Reed’s “Lessons of the War: The Naming of Parts”
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (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’] What I remember about the much-hyped tennis match between the remarkable Billie Jean King, then the top women’s player in the world, and the 55-year-old former men’s Wimbledon champ Bobby Riggs, was that… Continue reading Battle of the Sexes
Stoby’s Restaurant
Review No. 78: Stoby’s Restaurant 805 Donaghey Avenue (501) 327-6161 39.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was hungry after my weekly Pilates session, so I instructed He Said to meet me at Stoby’s afterwards, and, eager to try out the new dog-friendly patio, he scooped up our Cavalier King… Continue reading Stoby’s Restaurant
Ben Jonson’s “On My First Daughter”
American Made
American Made Doug Liman (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 real life, Barry Seal was a drug smuggler turned DEA informant and, ultimately, a CIA tool (on one assignment) involved in the Reagan White House’s obsession with ridding Nicaragua of the communist Sandinistas by any means necessary.… Continue reading American Made
Panera Bread
Review No. 77: Panera Bread 1050 Ellis Ave (501) 764-1623 39 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: We were off to a movie so we thought why not have a light supper on the way someplace not far from Cinemark. Panera Bread in Conway is actually in Hendrix Village on the… Continue reading Panera Bread