Author: Jay Ruud
Deepwater Horizon
https://www.petwantsclt.com/petwants-charlotte-ingredients/ Deepwater Horizon Peter Berg (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’] Unless you’re maybe six years old, everybody remembers the accident on board the oil rig “Deepwater Horizon” off the Louisiana coast on April 20, 2010, which resulted in 4.9 billion (yes, that’s billion with a b) gallons of… Continue reading Deepwater Horizon
Don Pepe Gourmet Burritos and Tacos
Review No. 21: Don Pepe Gourmet Burritos and Tacos 2225 Prince Street (501) 358-6007 13.5 percent finished with reviews of Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I had a tough workout with my trainer so I was HUNGRY. One of our dear readers had suggested Don Pepe to us awhile ago, and it was… Continue reading Don Pepe Gourmet Burritos and Tacos
Robert Burns’ “A Red, Red Rose”
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven Antoine Fuqua (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’] In 1954, classic Japanese director Akira Kurosawa brought out his masterpiece, Seven Samurai. That film, set in 16th century Japan, is the story of seven masterless samurai (or ronin) who are hired by a poor farming village… Continue reading The Magnificent Seven
Naru Sushi and Grill
Review No. 20: Naru Sushi and Grill 605 Salem Road (501) 499-6919 12.8 percent finished with reviews of Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Somebody was hungry and it wasn’t really me. There was a sushi craving there and a light in Jones’s eyes, so we opted for this stop on Conway’s west side,… Continue reading Naru Sushi and Grill
Chaucer’s “Knight’s Portrait” from the General Prologue
Sully
Sully Clint Eastwood (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’] Ernest Hemingway famously defined courage as “grace under pressure,” and Captain Chesley Sullenberger, protagonist of Clint Eastwood’s new film Sully, is the exemplum of that definition. Eastwood, like Hemingway himself, has spent a career examining the notion of the… Continue reading Sully
Streetside Creperie
Review No. 19: Streetside Creperie 1321 Oak Street (401) 684-2111 12.2 percent finished with reviews of Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: We wanted to take our collie Atticus with us somewhere for brunch, and when Little Rock plans fell through, we decided to take him to the Streetside Creperie here in Conway, where… Continue reading Streetside Creperie
Kubo and the Two Strings
[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 Kubo and the Two Strings 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] Travis Knight (2016) In a summer of forgettable releases and a lot of same-old, same-old repackaged “entertainment,” along comes a truly imaginative, visually rich fantasy that I’m fairly certain is the best… Continue reading Kubo and the Two Strings