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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What Movies, TV & Society Get Wrong About Intro...
14 min
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Underconsumption Core: Sustainable Solution, Co...
10 min
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The One Thing That Could Fix Emily In Paris | S...
12 min
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Industry - Harper, Explained: Selling Your Soul...
14 min
105
Second Chance at Stardom: Actors' Biggest Comeb...
11 min
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Why Millennial Middle Age Already Feels More Yo...
11 min
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Gossip Girl: Blair Waldorf Was Right (More Than...
14 min
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Commitment Phobia, Explained: Why So Many Movie...
13 min
109
Annoying Main Characters: Loveable, Relatable &...
13 min
110
The Struggle of Being the New Friend, Explained...
10 min
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What Curly Hair Represents In Movies & TV (& Ho...
10 min
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Clueless: How Cher Was Totally Right About (Alm...
10 min
113
Legally Blonde: Elle Woods' Guide to Self Confi...
12 min
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Euphoria: What's Really Wrong With Nate Jacobs ...
13 min
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A Quiet Place Day One Explained & Review: Symbo...
11 min
116
The Bikeriders Explained & Review: the Real Sto...
11 min
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Gilmore Girls Lane Kim: The Rebel That Was Forc...
12 min
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How I Met Your Mother: Everything Ted Got Wrong...
12 min
119
Movie & TV Vacations, Explained: 1% Luxury to R...
14 min
120
Sex and the City: Samantha & Charlotte's Surpri...
12 min
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The Bikeriders, Explained: the Real Life Story,...
11 min
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Modern Family: How Gloria Was Right About Every...
11 min
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House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Their...
20 min
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Mean Girls: How Regina Was Right About Everythi...
11 min
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Why Millennials Seem To Be Aging So Slowly | Ex...
11 min