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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The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
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Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
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Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
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Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
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The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
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Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
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Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min
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Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show...
13 min
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Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
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The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
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Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
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Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
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Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
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The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min
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Gone Girl - Why Amy's Fury Still Resonates 10 Y...
12 min
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Why Modern Teen Girls On Screen Are *So* Terrif...
10 min
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Scary Teen Girls: Harnessing Her Rage to Reclai...
13 min
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Good for Her Horror: The Power of & Problem wit...
11 min
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Fight Club Explained - Surprising Things It Sti...
13 min
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Modern Family: Haley Was Secretly Way Smarter T...
10 min
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Joker Folie a Deux’s Biggest Problem (*Isn’t* T...
10 min
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Why Everyone Is So Afraid Of Teen Girls, Explai...
12 min
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Agatha All Along Explained: Analyzing Every Maj...
11 min
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Gossip Girl: How Dan Was Right About Everything...
13 min
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KAOS: How It Updated Ancient Myths for Our Mode...
15 min