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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The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
52
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
53
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
54
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min
55
Anora, Explained: The Controversy & What the Mo...
11 min
56
Why The TikTok Ban Does Actually Matter (Even I...
11 min
57
The Real Tragedy of First Wife Syndrome (& The ...
12 min
58
Youngest Child Syndrome, Explained: The Hidden ...
13 min
59
New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
60
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min
61
The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
62
Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
63
Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
64
Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
65
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
66
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
67
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min
68
Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show...
13 min
69
Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
70
The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
71
Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
72
Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
73
Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
74
The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min
75
Gone Girl - Why Amy's Fury Still Resonates 10 Y...
12 min