By: Jacob Elyachar One of the greatest singer-songwriters of all-time is the legendary Bob Dylan. Through his brilliant lyrics and music, Dylan has bridged the gap between multiple generations to become an inspiring force in the music business. After 11 Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and being honored by the Kennedy Center, Dylan […]
Jacob Reviews…The Dark Knight Rises
July 29, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers to follow… Christopher Nolan ends his Batman franchise on a high note with the Dark Knight Rises. Taken place eight years after the events of the Dark Knight, moviegoers will find that Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a recluse after his traumatic life-changing battles with the Joker (the late […]
New Music Tuesday-Week of June 17, 2012
June 19, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar I hope everyone had a great time with his or her dads on Father’s Day. Now this post-Father’s Day edition of New Music Tuesday will provide you a soundtrack for the longest day in the year: the Summer Solstice, which will happen tomorrow. In this edition, I will review the latest studio […]
Jacob Reviews….Spider-Men #1
June 13, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar This year marks Spider-Man’s 50th birthday and what better way to celebrate a big milestone than to have an awesome animated series, new movie dropping in July and moving closer to celebrate the 700th issue of Amazing Spider-Man. In addition to all of the previously mentioned activities, the House of Ideas […]
Jacob Reviews….The Avengers
May 5, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Many thought that the Avengers film would not take off or bomb in box office. But naysayers were proved wrong with this impeccable movie. So here’s the basic plot of the Avengers: Thor (Chris Hemsworth)’s evil half-brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) was charged by an alien race to prepare for an invasion of […]
Jacob Reviews…Avengers vs. X-Men: Round One
April 4, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! This article contains spoilers! At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, comic book stores across the country released the highly anticipated first issue of Marvel’s biggest event of the year: Avengers vs. X-Men. After months of hype through numerous Web sites and pop culture conventions, readers purchased the first issue of […]
Jacob Reviews….Big Miracle
February 5, 2012 By
This edition of Jacob Reviews focuses on the historical drama Big Miracle, based on the 1989 Tom Rose book, Freeing the Whales, which focuses on 1988’s Operation Breakthrough, an international exertion to save three California gray whales, which were trapped in Alaskan ice. Despite its two-hour and three-minute time length, this film is an incredible […]
Jacob Reviews…Red Tails
January 22, 2012 By
This site has tackled numerous historical films in the past couple of months. Some had featured brilliant acting performances like Meryl Streep in the Iron Lady or contained a brilliantly structured screenplay similar to Moneyball. Unfortunately, Red Tails had neither. In this edition of Jacob Reviews, I will discuss why the film had some success […]
Jacob Reviews….The Iron Lady
January 15, 2012 By
The Iron Lady is finally out in all theatres. This movie focuses on retired Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) as she reflects on her past from her humble beginnings as a grocer’s daughter to the apex of her political career as the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom while taking out her […]
Jacob Reviews…The Descendants
November 26, 2011 By
Paradise. When people think of a response to this word they usually think of Hawaii. They also think of carefree lives with no troubles at all. Unfortunately in the movie The Descendants, the King family do not have carefree lives and face plenty of troubling issues that could break the family apart. This edition […]
