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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New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
52
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min
53
The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
54
Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
55
Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
56
Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
57
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
58
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
59
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min
60
Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show...
13 min
61
Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
62
The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
63
Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
64
Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
65
Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
66
The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min
67
Gone Girl - Why Amy's Fury Still Resonates 10 Y...
12 min
68
Why Modern Teen Girls On Screen Are *So* Terrif...
10 min
69
Scary Teen Girls: Harnessing Her Rage to Reclai...
13 min
70
Good for Her Horror: The Power of & Problem wit...
11 min
71
Fight Club Explained - Surprising Things It Sti...
13 min
72
Modern Family: Haley Was Secretly Way Smarter T...
10 min
73
Joker Folie a Deux’s Biggest Problem (*Isn’t* T...
10 min
74
Why Everyone Is So Afraid Of Teen Girls, Explai...
12 min
75
Agatha All Along Explained: Analyzing Every Maj...
11 min