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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Seinfeld's Elaine Benes: Morally Grey, Majorly ...
17 min
127
How Toxic Productivity Took Over Our Entire Lives
14 min
128
Analyzing 3 Body Problem's Deeper Symbolism
15 min
129
"Content Creator" Finances Onscreen v Real Life...
14 min
130
Movies & TV's Most Unrealistic Job Salaries: Wr...
12 min
131
Movies & TV's Most Unrealistic Grand Gestures: ...
15 min
132
The Horse Girl Trend, Explained
10 min
133
Bradley Cooper's Failed Oscar Run & The Reason ...
11 min
134
Why Rich Kids On Screen Are Always Miserable
13 min
135
Movies & TV’s Most Unrealistic Personal Finance...
12 min
136
Capote vs The Swans: Scandal, Lies, And Secrets...
20 min
137
Dune: Part 2 and Paul's Dark Turn, Explained
11 min
138
The Office: Review Every Amazing, Ordinary Seas...
49 min
139
30 Rock Why Jenna Is An Unhinged, Relatable Icon
11 min
140
The Mean, Hot Mom Problem On Screen, Explained
11 min
141
Big Bang Theory: Why Bernadette Was The Meanest...
28 min
142
Paris Geller: from Villain to Smart Girl Icon |...
10 min
143
The O.C.'s Marissa Cooper: The Darkness Behind ...
13 min
144
The Love Bomber Trope: Rom-Com Dream to Total N...
15 min
145
The Curse: That Crazy Ending Explained, and Nat...
11 min
146
Boy Meets World's Angela: The Sad Story of the ...
10 min
147
Annoying Overachiever Trope: Obnoxious, Ambitio...
13 min
148
Gilmore Girls: A Coffee-Fueled Recap of Every S...
36 min
149
Poor Things, Explained: Empowering or Exploitat...
11 min
150
How Sheldon Became The Heart Of Big Bang Theory
13 min