That's a Wrap! Film, Media and Culture. Academic yet accessible.

That's a Wrap! Film, Media and Culture. Academic yet accessible.


Latest Episodes

The Martian (Special Oscars Episode)
February 22, 2016

A short episode with our reaction to The Martian as part of our Oscars 2016 coverage.

The Revenant (Special Oscars Episode)
February 22, 2016

A short episode with our reaction to The Revenant as part of our Oscars 2016 coverage.

Room (Special Oscars Episode)
February 22, 2016

A quick 20-30 minute reaction to Room in our Oscars 2016 series.

Spotlight (Special Oscars Episode)
February 22, 2016

A short episode of our reaction to Spotlight as part of our Oscars 2016 coverage.

Episode #41 – The Hateful Eight and Star Wars: The Force Awakens
January 27, 2016

Episode #41 In episode #41, your hosts (Erik Marshall, Nick Schlegel and Chris Gullen) discuss Quentin Tarantino’s eighth feature film The Hateful Eight and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We start with a discussion of Tarantino in general before diving ...

The Year in Review – 2015: Special Episode
January 05, 2016

That's a Wrap happily presents its 2015 year in review.  Chris may join in later with his picks but for this 365 day roundup Erik and Nick share their favorite films, television and books of 2015. - For Erik,

Episode #40: Holiday movies and A Very Murray Christmas
December 10, 2015

This time Nick, Erik and Chris tackle holiday movies, including movies explicitly about Christmas and movies we like to watch during the holiday season. It's a fun, loose conversation with some cinematic gems.

Episode #39 – Ex Machina and Wes Craven
October 02, 2015

Episode #39 - Please join us for episode #39 where we discuss the science fiction darling of many critics and audiences this year, Alex Garland's  Ex Machina (2015).  Erik and Nick discuss their reactions to the film and also the topic of gendered...

Episode #38 – Our Top Movie Openings
August 19, 2015

Episode # 38 - In this episode, we each list and discuss our top (favorite) movie openings of all time. We loosely define openings to include pre-credits, credits, post-credits - shots, scenes, sequences etc.

Episode #37 – The Marvel Cinematic Universe and Netflix’s Daredevil
July 22, 2015

Episode # 37 - The Marvel Cinematic Universe & Netflix's Daredevil For Episode #37, Erik, Nick and Chris tackle the massive Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as the Netflix streaming series, Daredevil.