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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Second Chance at Stardom: Actors' Biggest Comeb...
11 min
102
Why Millennial Middle Age Already Feels More Yo...
11 min
103
Gossip Girl: Blair Waldorf Was Right (More Than...
14 min
104
Commitment Phobia, Explained: Why So Many Movie...
13 min
105
Annoying Main Characters: Loveable, Relatable &...
13 min
106
The Struggle of Being the New Friend, Explained...
10 min
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What Curly Hair Represents In Movies & TV (& Ho...
10 min
108
Clueless: How Cher Was Totally Right About (Alm...
10 min
109
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
112
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
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Movie & TV Vacations, Explained: 1% Luxury to R...
14 min
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Sex and the City: Samantha & Charlotte's Surpri...
12 min
117
The Bikeriders, Explained: the Real Life Story,...
11 min
118
Modern Family: How Gloria Was Right About Every...
11 min
119
House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Their...
20 min
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Mean Girls: How Regina Was Right About Everythi...
11 min
121
Why Millennials Seem To Be Aging So Slowly | Ex...
11 min
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The Yoko Ono Trope, Explained: Why She's Hated ...
11 min
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Euphoria: How Maddy Was Right About Everything
13 min
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Hit Man & The Forced Flop Problem: Why Streamer...
12 min
125
Gilmore Girls: How Rory Was Wrong About Everything
12 min