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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Eye Color Symbolism in Movies & TV - What Each ...
13 min
77
The Godfather & Succession: Times Change, Power...
17 min
78
Why Family Holidays Are *So Chaotic* (& The Sec...
13 min
79
Middle Child Syndrome: The Problem with Being S...
12 min
80
Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show...
13 min
81
Gilmore Girls & The Truth About Emily - Old Mon...
13 min
82
The Penguin's Sofia: Saving Gotham or Becoming ...
12 min
83
Movies Every Teen Girl Should Watch 🍿🤩
16 min
84
Gen Z Are The New Millennials (But That Isn't A...
12 min
85
Weeds' Nancy, Explained: What Actually Drove He...
14 min
86
The X Files, Dana Scully & Skeptics Who Secretl...
26 min
87
Gone Girl - Why Amy's Fury Still Resonates 10 Y...
12 min
88
Why Modern Teen Girls On Screen Are *So* Terrif...
10 min
89
Scary Teen Girls: Harnessing Her Rage to Reclai...
13 min
90
Good for Her Horror: The Power of & Problem wit...
11 min
91
Fight Club Explained - Surprising Things It Sti...
13 min
92
Modern Family: Haley Was Secretly Way Smarter T...
10 min
93
Joker Folie a Deux’s Biggest Problem (*Isn’t* T...
10 min
94
Why Everyone Is So Afraid Of Teen Girls, Explai...
12 min
95
Agatha All Along Explained: Analyzing Every Maj...
11 min
96
Gossip Girl: How Dan Was Right About Everything...
13 min
97
KAOS: How It Updated Ancient Myths for Our Mode...
15 min
98
The Perfect Couple Isn't What Anyone Expected (...
9 min
99
How Dramedies Broke The Emmy Awards, Explained
10 min
100
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review: The Deepest Wei...
10 min