By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com First Man, the eagerly anticipated Neil Armstrong biopic, recently landed into theatres across the country. The film’s sourced material is heavily from the 2005 James R. Hansen book, First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong. Armstrong forever became a part of both space and United States history when he and […]
Jake’s Take At The Movies-Avengers: Infinity War
May 5, 2018 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Warning! Minor spoilers are ahead. Six years ago, I went to see the first gathering of superheroes that the cinema world has ever seen. That gathering was The Avengers. For the first time, the world got to see Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Barbra: The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic
November 22, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Barbra Streisand is in a league of her own. For 56 years, Barbra Streisand has entertained the world throughout her outstanding performances on both the Broadway stage and the silver screen. Ms. Streisand has also won ten Grammys, two Oscars, three Golden Globes, and was a recipient of both the Kennedy […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies-Thor: Ragnarok
November 4, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Thor: Ragnarok is out in theatres! The Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has made his glorious return to the big screen after sitting out from the game-changing Captain America: Civil War. But where was Thor as his friends tore each other apart? Read on to find out… Warning! Spoilers are ahead…. It […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Rogue One-A Star Wars Story
December 17, 2016 By
Star Wars is in the middle of a massive comeback! Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed over $2.068 billion worldwide and rejuvenated in the science fiction franchise that George Lucas built. For the first time in franchise history, Star Wars released its first stand-alone anthology film. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, tells the tale […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
November 19, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It has been five years since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part Two. But 54 years before the world’s most popular wizard was born, there was another wizard who had incredible adventures that would take the wizarding world by storm. His name was Newt Scamander. This man wrote […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Doctor Strange
November 5, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Of all the characters in the Marvel Comics encyclopedia, I have to say that Doctor Strange remains one of my all-time favorites. Every time I played Marvel Ultimate Alliance on my Nintendo GameCube, I always put him on my team because of his omnipresent magical capabilities. Also, his recently relaunched comic […]
Jake’s Take Reviews…The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again
October 20, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For over 40 years, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has captured the imaginations of millions of loyal acolytes around the world. Created by playwright Richard O’Brien, the shocking rock musical hit the West End in 1973, before it premiered respectively in Los Angeles in 1974 and Broadway in 1975. But, […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Batman: The Killing Joke (2016 film)
July 26, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com “All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man to lunacy. That’s how far the world is where I am. Just one bad day.”- The Joker, The Killing Joke (1988) The Clown Prince of Crime uttered that offensive line to his arch-rival, Batman, in Alan Moore and Brian […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Ghostbusters (2016 film)
July 16, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If there is something strange in your neighborhood, who are gonna call? The answer: Ghostbusters! One of the most talked about reboots is now out in theatres! The all-female lead Ghostbusters team (Melissa McCarthy, Kristin Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon) is taking the comedy-horror world by storm. Despite all […]
