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.

Film Reviews
TV Reviews
TV & Film
1
In Defense of Community's Britta (She's Actuall...
14 min
2
The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
3
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
4
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
5
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min
6
Anora, Explained: The Controversy & What the Mo...
11 min
7
Why The TikTok Ban Does Actually Matter (Even I...
11 min
8
The Real Tragedy of First Wife Syndrome (& The ...
12 min
9
Youngest Child Syndrome, Explained: The Hidden ...
13 min
10
New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
11
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min
12
The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
13
Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
14
Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
15
Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
16
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
17
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
18
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min
19
Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show...
13 min
20
Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
21
The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
22
Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
23
Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
24
Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
25
The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min