Movies | Jeff Lubeck - Part 9

Waterman – Breaking Barriers, Records, & Hearts

The prospect for positive recognition on the world stage often propels a country to dissolve generations of racial bias in quick order. If an Olympic Sport is involved, the change can be blindingly fast. Unfortunately the movement is often uneven it is application. The life of Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku is a case study […]

Boiling Point – An Understatement for a Film’s Title

The film Boiling Point begins with a tension filled scene and never lets up for its entire 93 minute run-time. Presented as one-long continuous scene, Stephen Graham stars as a restaurant owner on the busiest night of the year. Graham enters his restaurant while dealing with a personal failure on his cell phone. This […]

Tender Bar – A Memoir Leaning on Nostalgia

Tender Bar, while not original on any front, is an agreeable film. Tender Bar is directed by George Clooney, and stars Ben Affleck, and Ty Sheridan. Christopher Lloyd, and Lily Rabe co-star.

Tender Bar is based on the memoir of Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper reporter J.R. Moehringer’s early life. The directing, acting, and screenplay […]