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
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In Defense of Community's Britta (She's Actuall...
14 min
27
The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
28
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
29
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
30
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min
31
Anora, Explained: The Controversy & What the Mo...
11 min
32
Why The TikTok Ban Does Actually Matter (Even I...
11 min
33
The Real Tragedy of First Wife Syndrome (& The ...
12 min
34
Youngest Child Syndrome, Explained: The Hidden ...
13 min
35
New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
36
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min
37
The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
38
Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
39
Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
40
Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
41
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
42
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
43
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min
44
Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show...
13 min
45
Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
46
The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
47
Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
48
Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
49
Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
50
The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min