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
The Lilo & Stitch Ending Change Controversy, Ex...
11 min
2
The Truth About the Lopsided Love Trope, Explained
14 min
3
Is Covert Narcissism Killing Critical Thinking?
16 min
4
Thunberbolts, Explained: When The Biggest Battl...
12 min
5
Did The Internet & Dating Apps Really Ruin Dating?
14 min
6
Sinners, Explained | Music, Symbolism, & Ending...
17 min
7
Why A Minecraft Movie *Didn't* Flop - How It Be...
11 min
8
Desperate Housewives Edie: an Underrated Icon A...
11 min
9
Unpacking The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 (Episode...
17 min
10
The (Actual) Snow White Problem, Explained
12 min
11
The People Pleaser Problem: Why They're Miserab...
15 min
12
HIMYM: The Truth About Lily & Ted's Big Fight (...
11 min
13
Shows You Need to Watch If You Love Sex and the...
15 min
14
This Movie Could Have Been Great, But... | The ...
12 min
15
In Defense of Community's Britta (She's Actuall...
14 min
16
The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
17
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
18
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
19
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min
20
Anora, Explained: The Controversy & What the Mo...
11 min
21
Why The TikTok Ban Does Actually Matter (Even I...
11 min
22
The Real Tragedy of First Wife Syndrome (& The ...
12 min
23
Youngest Child Syndrome, Explained: The Hidden ...
13 min
24
New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
25
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min