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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House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Their...
20 min
77
Mean Girls: How Regina Was Right About Everythi...
11 min
78
Why Millennials Seem To Be Aging So Slowly | Ex...
11 min
79
The Yoko Ono Trope, Explained: Why She's Hated ...
11 min
80
Euphoria: How Maddy Was Right About Everything
13 min
81
Hit Man & The Forced Flop Problem: Why Streamer...
12 min
82
Gilmore Girls: How Rory Was Wrong About Everything
12 min
83
Movies & TV 's Unrealistic 30s Personal Finance...
11 min
84
Back To Black: Why The Controversial Amy Wineho...
15 min
85
Why Everyone On Screen Kind Of Has The Same Fac...
12 min
86
The O.C. - Seth Cohen Was Wrong About Everythin...
13 min
87
The Hot One Trope, Explained: Why She's Chosen ...
12 min
88
Seinfeld's Elaine Benes: Morally Grey, Majorly ...
17 min
89
How Toxic Productivity Took Over Our Entire Lives
14 min
90
Analyzing 3 Body Problem's Deeper Symbolism
15 min
91
"Content Creator" Finances Onscreen v Real Life...
14 min
92
Movies & TV's Most Unrealistic Job Salaries: Wr...
12 min
93
Movies & TV's Most Unrealistic Grand Gestures: ...
15 min
94
The Horse Girl Trend, Explained
10 min
95
Bradley Cooper's Failed Oscar Run & The Reason ...
11 min
96
Why Rich Kids On Screen Are Always Miserable
13 min
97
Movies & TV’s Most Unrealistic Personal Finance...
12 min
98
Capote vs The Swans: Scandal, Lies, And Secrets...
20 min
99
Dune: Part 2 and Paul's Dark Turn, Explained
11 min
100
The Office: Review Every Amazing, Ordinary Seas...
49 min