Miss Sloane John Madden (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’] Miss Sloane is a film about the virtually unchecked influence of lobbyists in our nation’s capitol, and the shaping of policy by money and power (when somebody mentions “public opinion” in the film, he is very quickly told… Continue reading Miss Sloane
Author: Jay Ruud
Patio Cafe
Review No. 31: The Patio Café 1156 Front Street (501) 358-3556 19.2 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed The Situation She Said: I was on a doctor-ordered exercise break for several days, which meant my mornings were freed up somewhat, and I was upset about not getting to go running or to Jazzercise. So, I… Continue reading Patio Cafe
Ted Kooser’s “After Years”
Moana
Moana Ron Clements and John Musker (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=”] This latest Disney animated “princess” movie has dominated the box office for the past two weeks and is the darling of the critics with a whopping 97 percent rating… Continue reading Moana
Sawbucks
Review No. 30: Sawbucks 1515 Dave Ward Drive (501) 504-6065 18.2 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed The Situation He Said: Sawbucks is part of a small chain of restaurants. There are sister restaurants in five other smaller cities in Arkansas: Maumelle, Beebe, Cabot, El Paso, and Lonoke. The one in Conway is on Dave… Continue reading Sawbucks
Langston Hughes’ “Harlem”
Allied
Allied Robert Zemeckis (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’] It’s not Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, but it is Casablanca in 1942, and there are Nazis to be dealt with, and playing the “Marseillaise” on the piano is a turning point in the film. And in the end,… Continue reading Allied
Los 3 Potrillos Mexican Restaurant
Review No. 29: Los 3 Potrillos Mexican Restuarant 1090 Skyline Drive (Inside the Howard Johnson) (501) 327-1144 17.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: ’Twas the night before Thanksgiving… and we were finished with hot yoga and looking for a supper we didn’t have to cook. One of our gentle readers… Continue reading Los 3 Potrillos Mexican Restaurant
George Herbert’s “The Thanksgiving”
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates (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’] Apparently ’tis the season for what Chaucer called getting “new corn from old fields”: Hollywood is so skittish about trying anything new or original that they’re banking much of the holiday season on… Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them