The Take
This is the Take. It's where you come to understand more about your favorite movies, shows and culture. Our video essays make the story worlds you enter richer and deeper. Think: Endings Explained, Character Studies, Hidden Messages and Symbols Revealed, Actor and Director Profiles, and more.
We want to share our love of visual culture with the world. So here's our Take.
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Desperate Housewives Edie: an Underrated Icon A...
11 min
2
Unpacking The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 (Episode...
17 min
3
The (Actual) Snow White Problem, Explained
12 min
4
The People Pleaser Problem: Why They're Miserab...
15 min
5
HIMYM: The Truth About Lily & Ted's Big Fight (...
11 min
6
Shows You Need to Watch If You Love Sex and the...
15 min
7
This Movie Could Have Been Great, But... | The ...
12 min
8
In Defense of Community's Britta (She's Actuall...
14 min
9
The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
10
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
11
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
12
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min
13
Anora, Explained: The Controversy & What the Mo...
11 min
14
Why The TikTok Ban Does Actually Matter (Even I...
11 min
15
The Real Tragedy of First Wife Syndrome (& The ...
12 min
16
Youngest Child Syndrome, Explained: The Hidden ...
13 min
17
New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
18
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min
19
The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
20
Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
21
Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
22
Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
23
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
24
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
25
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min