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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Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
52
The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
53
Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
54
Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
55
Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
56
The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min
57
Gone Girl - Why Amy's Fury Still Resonates 10 Y...
12 min
58
Why Modern Teen Girls On Screen Are *So* Terrif...
10 min
59
Scary Teen Girls: Harnessing Her Rage to Reclai...
13 min
60
Good for Her Horror: The Power of & Problem wit...
11 min
61
Fight Club Explained - Surprising Things It Sti...
13 min
62
Modern Family: Haley Was Secretly Way Smarter T...
10 min
63
Joker Folie a Deux’s Biggest Problem (*Isn’t* T...
10 min
64
Why Everyone Is So Afraid Of Teen Girls, Explai...
12 min
65
Agatha All Along Explained: Analyzing Every Maj...
11 min
66
Gossip Girl: How Dan Was Right About Everything...
13 min
67
KAOS: How It Updated Ancient Myths for Our Mode...
15 min
68
The Perfect Couple Isn't What Anyone Expected (...
9 min
69
How Dramedies Broke The Emmy Awards, Explained
10 min
70
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review: The Deepest Wei...
10 min
71
What Movies, TV & Society Get Wrong About Intro...
14 min
72
Underconsumption Core: Sustainable Solution, Co...
10 min
73
The One Thing That Could Fix Emily In Paris | S...
12 min
74
Industry - Harper, Explained: Selling Your Soul...
14 min
75
Second Chance at Stardom: Actors' Biggest Comeb...
11 min