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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Desperate Housewives Edie: an Underrated Icon A...
11 min
52
Unpacking The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 (Episode...
17 min
53
The (Actual) Snow White Problem, Explained
12 min
54
The People Pleaser Problem: Why They're Miserab...
15 min
55
HIMYM: The Truth About Lily & Ted's Big Fight (...
11 min
56
Shows You Need to Watch If You Love Sex and the...
15 min
57
This Movie Could Have Been Great, But... | The ...
12 min
58
In Defense of Community's Britta (She's Actuall...
14 min
59
The Oscars' Best Actress Sexualization Controve...
13 min
60
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Explained
14 min
61
Kendrick Lamar & The Art of Being A Strategic H...
11 min
62
The Emilia Perez Backlash, Explained
14 min
63
Anora, Explained: The Controversy & What the Mo...
11 min
64
Why The TikTok Ban Does Actually Matter (Even I...
11 min
65
The Real Tragedy of First Wife Syndrome (& The ...
12 min
66
Youngest Child Syndrome, Explained: The Hidden ...
13 min
67
New Girl - Jess Day & Finding Confidence *Witho...
11 min
68
The New Year's Eve Kiss Obsession, Explained
11 min
69
The Cheating Creative Trope - When Art Imitates...
10 min
70
Holiday Rom-Coms' Problem Isn't Being Formulaic...
14 min
71
Nightbitch, Explained: Motherhood is Wild
11 min
72
Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
73
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
74
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
75
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min