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

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


Latest Episodes

Episode #26 - Under The Skin & Robin Williams
August 22, 2014

Episode #26 - Hello everyone!  That's a Wrap is proud to bring you Episode #26, which examines 2013's Under The Skin, a powerful and brave film that has made many 10 Best lists while simultaneosly managing to "alienate" some audiences.

Episode #25 - Snowpiercer & Film Book Recommendations
August 01, 2014

Episode #25 We tackle the juggernaut SNOWPIERCER in episode 25.  Currently holding a very impressive 94% at Rotten Tomatoes, SNOWPIERCER is raking up the box office (particularly through VOD) and the critical praise.  So, what's it all about? Well, y

Episode #24 - Zizek’s Pervert’s Guide Movies and Room 237
July 11, 2014

Episode #24 Nick and Erik tackle Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Ideology and The Shining documentary Room 237 as two opposite sides of the spectrum of criticism.  Is one form of analysis privileged over another?  Should it be?  Tune in and let us kn

Episode #23 - Our Top 5 Movie Endings
June 19, 2014

Episode #23 In this episode, we each list and discuss our 5 favorite movie endings of all time.  This necessarily means: SPOILERS AHEAD.   A list of our selections is provided below - as to temper any spoilers you truly wish to avoid.  Otherwise, e

Episode #22 - The Wild, Wonderful World of Wes Anderson
May 19, 2014

Episode # 22 In this episode, the guys, along with guest panelist, Dr. Lara Hrycaj (who attended graduate school with the guys), discuss one of the more polarizing figures in modern cinema, Wes Anderson, director of Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums,

Episode #21 - Errol Morris/The Unknown Known and The Act of Killing
May 08, 2014

Episode #21 It's documentary time here at That's A Wrap! We finally talk about Errol Morris, framing the discussion around his latest film, The Unknown Known (Watch Now on Amazon While It's in Theaters). In Segment 2, we talk about Joshua Oppenhimer's

Episode #20 - The Hunt (Jagten, 2012) and Random Recommendations
March 22, 2014

Episode #20 In our 20th episode, we look at The Hunt (Jagten, 2012).  This Academy Award nominated Danish film from visionary director Thomas Vinterberg is a powerful, wrenching and honest exploration of the malleability and fallibility of human behavio

Episode #19 - Her and HBO’s True Detective
March 05, 2014

Episode #19 Join us as we share our thoughts, criticisms and general reactions to this year's Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay Her.  Very much a topical film that addresses many "here and now" issues and technologies (although it's set in a

Episode #18 - Top 5 Favorite Films to “Look At” & House of Cards S02
February 21, 2014

Episode #18 Erik, Nick and Chris discuss their very favorite films to "look at." We each take turns presenting our TOP 5 best-loved films that we admire simply for their visual beauty.   A tough task to be sure, but we did our best and include a brief s

Episode #17 - Film Theory: FTW or WTF?
January 30, 2014

Episode #17 We have a rather sprawling discussion of film theory, reminiscing about graduate school and the process of grappling with difficult writing. Toward the end, Erik starts talking about fiction that does the work of film theory (Amazon affiliate