The Take

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.

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Doomerism Isn’t Helping Us Cope. So Why Can’t We Stop?

Doomerism Isn’t Helping Us Cope. So Why Can’t We Stop?

Our take on Doomerism, its impact on Gen Z and mental health, and how – even if there’s a lot that is bad right now – there’s also a better way to deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Nov 202212min

The Notebook - Madly In Love, But Toxic As Hell | Mixed Messages

The Notebook - Madly In Love, But Toxic As Hell | Mixed Messages

What made The Notebook the romance movie of the early 2000s, and how much of it actually holds up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Nov 202215min

"Coastal Grandma" - Why Gen Z wants to skip adulthood

"Coastal Grandma" - Why Gen Z wants to skip adulthood

After a few years of exceptional uncertainty, does the rise of the coastal grandmother aesthetic prove that above everything, gen-z just wants to slow down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Nov 202212min

TikTok is the new Gen Z search engine. Are they in trouble?

TikTok is the new Gen Z search engine. Are they in trouble?

A study from Google found that nearly 40% of gen-z use TikTok as their primary search engine... How worried should we be that gen-z is using TikTok to search for facts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Nov 20229min

There Are Too Many "Annoying Liberals" Onscreen

There Are Too Many "Annoying Liberals" Onscreen

Why are liberal film and TV characters always so annoying? Here’s our take on why movies and TV try to present themselves as being in the reasonable middle—by punching at anyone trying to make a change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Nov 202215min

Why The Crown Season 5 REALLY has the Royals so angry

Why The Crown Season 5 REALLY has the Royals so angry

The Crown season 5 is dredging up one of the darkest times for the royals’ reputation, the 1990s. So what exactly are the royals worried about? We're breaking down the controversy surrounding the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Nov 20228min

The “Wife Guy” Downfall - He Was Too Good to Be True

The “Wife Guy” Downfall - He Was Too Good to Be True

Culture is coming for the “wife guy” – because can anyone who’s that performative about simply having a wife really be trusted? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Nov 202214min

Daddy Issues Onscreen - Why Our Culture Mocks Abandonment

Daddy Issues Onscreen - Why Our Culture Mocks Abandonment

Why are daddy issues mocked or fetishized, when they’re a byword for absent, neglectful, or dysfunctional parenting? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Nov 202213min

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