By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Evil Queen has made her presence known in Storybrooke. Since she returned to the Land of the Living, Her Majesty has allied herself with some of the literature world’s nastiest figures such as Mr. Hyde, the Count of Monte Cristo, and Lady Tremaine to undo the happy endings that Emma […]
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’s New Music Reviews: Week of November 4, 2016
November 4, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! Besides reviewing brand new albums and singles from your favorite artists, I will introduce you several rising artists that are hoping to shake up the charts. Let’s get this party started! HERE by Alicia Keys 2016 has been a big year for Alicia Keys! […]
Catching Up with Peter Hollens (The 2016 Edition)
November 3, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am very excited to welcome back Peter Hollens to Jake’s Take! He is one of the best artists of my generation and is one of the main voices that has guided A cappella music into being accepted into the pop culture world. Throughout his career, Peter worked with a […]
Jake’s Take’s Book Review: “Between Two Worlds” by Tyler Henry
November 1, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the fascinating books that I read this year is Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry’s autobiography: Between Two Worlds: Lessons from the Other Side. After experiencing a sudden and accurate premonition of his grandmother (Barbara Koelewyn)’s death at a very young age, Tyler knew that his life would never be the […]
All eyes are on Alicia Keys as “The Voice: Season 11” knockouts conclude!
October 31, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy Halloween, everyone! Tonight, it was the last Knockout Round performances of Season 11! Before we get to the recap, here are the artists that will be singing for your votes next week: Team Adam: Billy Gilman, Simone Grundy, Riley Elmore, and Josh Gallagher (stolen from Team Blake) Team Miley: Ali […]
Jake’s Take: The Fifth Anniversary-Top 10 Batman Villains of All-Time
October 29, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Halloween is almost here, and Jake’s Take’s ode to the bad guys continue with the greatest rogues’ gallery of all-time! For 76 years, Batman has been facing some of the most colorful and dangerous felons in the DC Comics Universe. They have become household names through their numerous appearances in comic […]
Jake’s Take: New Music Reviews (Week of October 28, 2016)-The Albums Edition
October 28, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s time for the albums to shine! In this edition of Jake’s Take-New Music Reviews, we will be taking a closer look at a diverse group of albums from today’s hottest artists and two of A cappella music’s finest acts. A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix Pentatonix has played a huge role […]
Jake’s Take: The 2016-2017 Television Series that should be renewed
October 27, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com We are one month into the 2016-17 Television season and already several shows are starting to break away from the pack. Here are some of the TV shows that should return Fall 2017 for an encore season: This is Us (NBC) The NBC dramedy ensemble series has captured the hearts of […]
“The Voice: Season 11” Knockouts continue
October 25, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s Round Two of the Knockout Rounds! Before we get to the recap, here is where our teams stand: Team Adam: Simone Grundy, Riley Elmore & Josh Gallagher (Stolen from Team Blake) Team Miley: Ali Caldwell Team Alicia: We McDonald & Kylie Rothfield Team Blake: Sundance Head & Jason Warrior (Stolen […]
