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
Our Shifting Perception of Color, Color Blindne...
11 min
2
Why Rich People Are Labeled Geniuses (Even When...
15 min
3
Why Looking for a Job Is Miserable Now (But So ...
11 min
4
How A Character That Wasn't Supposed To Exist M...
14 min
5
Modern Family: Cameron Was Right About Everythi...
11 min
6
Sinners Can Save Hollywood (If They Let It...)
10 min
7
The Lilo & Stitch Ending Change Controversy, Ex...
11 min
8
The Truth About the Lopsided Love Trope, Explained
14 min
9
Is Covert Narcissism Killing Critical Thinking?
16 min
10
Thunberbolts, Explained: When The Biggest Battl...
12 min
11
Did The Internet & Dating Apps Really Ruin Dating?
14 min
12
Sinners, Explained | Music, Symbolism, & Ending...
17 min
13
Why A Minecraft Movie *Didn't* Flop - How It Be...
11 min
14
Desperate Housewives Edie: an Underrated Icon A...
11 min
15
Unpacking The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 (Episode...
17 min
16
The (Actual) Snow White Problem, Explained
12 min
17
The People Pleaser Problem: Why They're Miserab...
15 min
18
HIMYM: The Truth About Lily & Ted's Big Fight (...
11 min
19
Shows You Need to Watch If You Love Sex and the...
15 min
20
This Movie Could Have Been Great, But... | The ...
12 min
21
In Defense of Community's Britta (She's Actuall...
14 min
22
The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
23
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
24
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
25
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min