Hidden Figures Theodore Melfi (2016) [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’] 1961 was that moment in history when the federal government was drawn reluctantly into the Civil Rights movement and, under president Kennedy, began to challenge state laws, particularly in the South, that institutionalized racism in direct violation of… Continue reading Hidden Figures
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Bai Tong
Review No. 36: Bai Tong Thai Cuisine 605 Salem Road, Suite 9 (501) 504-6926 21.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was HUNGRY after running errands and spending some time at physical therapy the morning we decided that this was the day for Bai Tong Thai Cuisine. I’m always in… Continue reading Bai Tong
La La Land
La La Land Damien Chazelle (2016) [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=”] Damien Chazelle, last seen directing the intense and sometimes excruciating Whiplash in 2014, is not exactly the person you would expect to create the romantic, diaphanous musical fantasy La La… Continue reading La La Land
On the Border
Review No. 35: On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina 1150 S. Amity Road (501) 585-4322 21 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: We figured we ought to review this new On the Border restaurant in Conway’s new “Lewis Crossing” shopping area, since people may actually be wondering whether to try… Continue reading On the Border
Sonic on Harkrider Bonus Review
Review No. 34: Bonus! Check In at Sonic-Harkrider 1140 Harkrider Street (501) 327-2072 20.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants Note: We’re going to post bonus reviews as we check in to various chain restaurants around Conway for which we have already done an initial review. We reviewed Sonic Drive-In on Oak Street in July,… Continue reading Sonic on Harkrider Bonus Review
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Christmas Bells”
Manchester by the Sea/Fences
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan (2016) [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] Prepare to be devastated. My father, a World War II veteran, once told me that the only movie he had ever seen that made him cry was William Wyler’s acclaimed 1946… Continue reading Manchester by the Sea/Fences
Bear’s Den Pizza
Review No. 32: Bear’s Den Pizza (Or Bears Den, depending on where you look) 235 Farris Road (501) 328-5556 20.4 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed The Situation She Said: Every town needs a good dive bar with satisfying dive-bar food, and college towns need them even more. Bear’s Den Pizza certainly fits this bill… Continue reading Bear’s Den Pizza
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Gareth Edwards (2016) [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’] The legend of King Arthur is a body of literary texts that has its roots in oral tales dating back some 1500 years. Over the centuries, new characters and new tangential tales have become… Continue reading Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Starbucks–Oak Street
Review No. 32: Starbucks-Oak Street 905 East Oak Street (501) 505-8326 19.2 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed The Situation He Said: When I was told by Commandant Jones that reviewing all restaurants in Conway not only meant every single McDonalds and Sonic, but also the Starbucks in town, I begged to differ. In my… Continue reading Starbucks–Oak Street