Screen Drafts
Experts and enthusiasts competitively collaborate in the creation of screen-centric "best of" lists. Hosted by draft commissioners Clay Keller and Ryan Marker. The podcast is praised for its impeccable taste in guests.
Episodes
THE REINER RUN SUPER DRAFT (with The Legends)
Multi-hyphenate Hollywood legend Rob Reiner had a run of films from 1984 to 1995 that are amongst the best that America has ever produced. Many are defining examples of their genre. All are imbued with the wit and heart of their director. Ranking these 9 movies could very well be a fool's errand, but if so, we have just the fools for the job: The Screen Drafts Legends! Join Clay Keller, Ryan Marke
'90s BEST ACTRESS WINNING FILMS SUPER DRAFT (with This Had Oscar Buzz & Chasing Amy Adams)
Team This Had Oscar Buzz (Hall of Famers Joe Reid & Chris Feil) and Team Supporting Actresses (née Chasing Amy Adams, Hall of Famer Louis Peitzman & All Star Dane McDonald) return to the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 10 films the won the Oscar for BEST ACTRESS in the 1990s! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus
ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART THREE (with Emily St. James & Ryan Marker, and Alonso Duralde)
It's Part Three of the ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT, and Emily St. James (Podcast Like It's, Woodworking) joins Ryan to make picks 21-15 on the list of 35, crossing the threshold into the TOP HALF of the Draft! Back again is guest co-commish Alonso Duralde (Maximum Film, Hollywood Pride) to provide both support and admonishment, as necessary. Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a m
STEVE JAMES (with Drea Clark & Ryan Marker, and Joy Novak)
Legends Ryan Marker (The American Cinematheque) and Drea Clark (Maximum Film, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Bentonville Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival) meet at the Draft Table for a competitive / collaborative ranking of the films of award-winning documentarian STEVE JAMES! Also joining us at the table is Screen Drafts Booster Joy Novak, representing the Official Sponsor of this episode,
GAY '90s mini-MEGA (with Angela Robinson, Mark Harris, & Adam B. Vary)
Happy Pride! We're kicking off the month with director Angela Robinson (D.E.B.S., Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) author Mark Harris (Mike Nichols: A Life) and entertainment reporter Adam B. Vary ranking the 11 best GAY films released in the 1990s!
FOURQUELS (with Brett Arnold & Jesse Hassenger)
Rookie Month 2026 comes to a close with The New Flesh co-hosts Brett Arnold (Yahoo Entertainment) and Jesse Hassenger (The A.V. Club) ranking the 7 best franchise PART FOURS ever made! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Criterion Clu
RESTAURANT MOVIES (with Vince Mancini & Matt Lieb)
Rookie Month continues! It's a wild night at the Draft Table as food and movie writer Vince Mancini and his Pod Yourself a Gun co-host, comedian Matt Lieb, rank the 7 best films set in RESTAURANTS! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids
WEDDING MOVIES (with Jourdain Searles & Maddie Whittle)
Rookie month continues as film programmers Jourdain Searles (MIX NYC) and Maddie Whittle (Film at Lincoln Center) competitivley / collaboratively rank the 7 best movies ever made about WEDDINGS! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Cri
FRANK HENENLOTTER SUPER DRAFT (with Millie De Chirico & Casey O'Brien, and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner)
Rookie Month 2026 kicks off with Dear Movies, I Love You co-hosts Casey O'Brien and Millie De Chirico putting their friendship to the test over the single, definitive, Best Of list of the very normal feature filmography of director FRANK HENENLOTTER! Filling in for Ryan as co-commish is comedian, podcaster, and connoisseur of weird, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! F
1950 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES mini-SUPER DRAFT (Booster Club Sneak Peek!)
It's a Booster Club Sneak Peek this week, as Clay and Ryan rank the 5 Best Picture nominees at the 1951 Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1950 (All About Eve, Born Yesterday, Father of the Bride, King Solomon's Mines, Sunset Boulevard). Joining them in Draftland are guest commish Bryan Cogman and the Quizard, Darren Franich! Coming in May... Rookie Month 2026! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a
21st CENTURY BRITISH* INDIE mini-MEGA (with Clark Collis, Piya Sinha-Roy, & Billy Ray Brewton, and Benjamin Butcher)
Three of Screen Drafts' favorite Wild Cards, Clark Collis (Screaming & Conjuring) Piya Sinha-Roy, and Billy Ray Brewton (Antenna Releasing) gather at the Draft Table at the behest of Official Sponsor Benjamin Butcher to competitively / collaboratively rank the 11 best INDEPENDENT FILMS made in BRITAIN in the 21st CENTURY. Note: This Draft was originally announced as having slightly different param
ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Walter Chaw & Ryan Marker, and Alonso Duralde)
The epic 4-part ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT continues, with author & critic Walter Chaw joining commissioner Ryan at the Draft Table to place picks #28 to #22 on the definitive list of 35 narrative feature films. Returning as guest co-commish is author & podcaster Alonso Duralde, providing trivia, insight, and tough love! This episode is brought to you by the Film & Media Archive at WashU Libraries,
DIANE KEATON (with Oriana Nudo & Bryan Cogman)
Legends only on this episode! Join us at the Draft Table as Screen Drafts Legends Bryan Cogman and Oriana Nudo rank the 7 BEST films from the career of Movie Legend DIANE KEATON! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Criterion Club Corn
NUNS (with Rosalie Kicks & Ryan Silberstein)
Screen Drafts Rookies Rosalie Kicks (editor-in-chief, Moviejawn) and Ryan Silberstein (staff writer, Moviejawn) join us at the Draft Table to rank the 7 BEST films ever made about NUNS! Check out the Moviejawn Zine, reviews, articles, interviews, and podcasts by visiting www.moviejawn.com Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly in
GEORGE A. ROMERO (with Daniel Kraus & Greg Nicotero)
Author, screenwriter, and Night of the Living Dead historian Daniel Kraus (Partially Devoured, Whalefall) is joined by filmmaker, special effects makeup legend, and George A. Romero collaborator Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, Shudder's Creepshow) to rank the 7 BEST films from the defiant and industry-altering career of horror icon GEORGE A. ROMERO! Find Daniel's new book, Partially Devoured: How
HOLLY HUNTER mini-MEGA (with Phil Iscove, Clay Keller, Adam B. Vary, and Official Sponsor Jim Laczkowski)
Commissioner Clay is in the hot seat, alongside Screen Drafts Hall of Famer Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's), competitively / collaboratively ranking the nine BEST films from the filmography of one of his favorite actresses: the incredible, incomparable HOLLY HUNTER! They are joined by guest co-commish Adam B. Vary, and Official Sponsor Jim Laczkowski (The Director's Club), who brought the whole th
2025 MEGA DRAFT (with Daniel Waters, Drea Clark, Katie Walsh, & Ryan Marker)
The biggest Draft of the year is here! Rookie / screenwriter Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns) joins Legend Drea Clark (Maximum Film), All-Star / film critic Katie Walsh, and the Co-Commish Mr. Ryan Marker to definitively rank the 20 BEST FILMS from the year 2025! This episode is brought to you by the Film and Media Archive at WashU Libraries, celebrating 60 years of Kartemquin Films! This
1980 mini-MEGA (with Drew McWeeny & Bobby Roberts)
Two of the things we love on Screen Drafts are ongoing Draft series, and the films of the 1980s. So it stands to reason that we would eventually launch an occasional Draft series going through each and every year of the 1980s with '80s expert, and Screen Drafts MVP, Drew McWeeny (The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need)! In the inaugural installment, Drew is joined by his old buddy and former '
THE HIRE SUPER DRAFT (with Blake Howard & Clay Keller)
The years were 2001 and 2002 (and 2016). The website was www.bmwfilms.com. The directors were John Frankenheimer, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Guy Ritchie, Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Woo, Joe Carnahan, Tony Scott, and Neill Blomkamp. The Driver was Clive Owen. The year is 2026. The guest GM is Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions). This is the Super Draft of executive producer David Fincher'
HAWKE + LINKLATER SUPER DRAFT (with Marya E. Gates & Robert Daniels)
Ethan Hawke-ologist and Screen Drafts All-Star Marya E. Gates (Cinema Her Way) is joined by film critic and Screen Drafts rookie Robert Daniels to rank all 9 feature film collaborations between actor ETHAN HAWKE and director RICHARD LINKLATER! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the Booster Club, and get ad-free Main Feed Drafts plus four bonus episodes every month!
ACTION HORROR (with Justin LaLiberty & Brandon Streussnig)
Vinegar Syndrome's Justin LaLiberty is joined by film writer Brandon Streussnig for the definitive competitive / collaborative ranking of the best movies that bring frights and fights in equal measure! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the Booster Club, and get ad-free Main Feed Drafts plus four bonus episodes every month!
HUNGER GAMES Franchise mini-SUPER DRAFT (Booster Club Sneak Peek!)
Enjoy this special SNEAK PEEK behind the Booster Club paywall, and may the odds be ever in your favor... Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the Club, and get ad-free Main Feed Drafts plus four bonus episodes every month!
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Katie Walsh, Cory Everett, & Ryan Marker)
The co-commish, Mr. Ryan Marker, is joined by Screen Drafts All-Star Katie Walsh and Screen Drafts Rookie / Cinephile Game creator Cory Everett for the grand finale of ANDERSON MONTH! Check out the PTA MUSIC VIDEOS DRAFT with Ryan Marker & Darren Franich coming to the Booster Club SOON! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly inst
BRAD ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Darren Franich, Graham Skipper, & Oriana Nudo)
Week three of ANDERSON MONTH is a big one! First, we're inaugurating Oriana Nudo as our newest Screen Drafts Legend, then Oriana is joining fellow Legends Darren Franich and Graham Skipper in ranking the full feature filmography of undersung genre journeyman BRAD ANDERSON! Next week: the PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT with Commissioner Ryan, Katie Walsh, Cory Everett, and guest co-commish Drew M
WES ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Bryan Cogman, Billy Ray Brewton, Drea Clark, & Clay Keller)
It's week two of ANDERSON MONTH, and five Screen Drafts Legends are sitting down at an immaculately arranged Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 feature film of the inimitable (not for lack of trying) American auteur WES ANDERSON! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Sup
PAUL W.S. ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Jordan Crucchiola, William Bibbiani, & Dave Schilling)
ANDERSON MONTH BEGINS! Before Wes, before Paul Thomas, before Brad, there was... PAUL W.S.! Screen Drafts veterans Jordan Crucchiola (Feeling Seen), William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) and Dave Schilling (Horror's New Wave) join us at the Draft Table to rank all 15 feature-length films from populist techno-auteur PAUL W.S. ANDERSON. Strap in for what may be the most raucous theme month
2000 mini-MEGA (with Roxana Hadadi, Emily St. James, Darren Franich, & Clay Keller, and Joe Reid)
We're closing out the 25th (er, 26th?) year of the 21st Century by looking back at the 1st year of the 21st century! Commissioner Clay is joined by Screen Drafts All-Stars Emily St. James (Woodworking, Podcast Like It's the 2000s), and Roxana Hadadi (Vulture), and Screen Drafts Legend Darren Franich (The Draftland Scene) to competitively / collaboratively selecting the 13 best films released in th
MIRIAM HOPKINS (with Clay & Ryan)
It's Kristmas Eve 2025 and the commissioners are celebrating the filmography of undersung early Hollywood great MIRIAM HOPKINS! MIR-ry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Criterion Club Corner.
SIDNEY POITIER mini-MEGA (with Oriana Nudo, Maureen Lee Lenker, & Imani Davis)
One of our favorite traditions continues! Screen Drafts MVPs / hosts of the Hollywood-ography podcast Oriana Nudo and Maureen Lee Lenker have spent the last year and a half watching every single feature film made by legendary Oscar winner SIDNEY POITIER, and now, at the conclusion of their Poitier season, they are joined at the Draft Table by American Cinematheque programmer Imani Davis to competi
SNOW HORROR (with Josh Miller & Henry McComas)
AKA "Snowy Horror," AKA "Blood in the Snow." Minnesotan Josh Miller (Violent Night, Violent Night 2) and Alaskan Henry McComas (The Camp Host, Wolfman's Got Nards) join us at the Draft Table to rank the 7 best freezing-cold, terrifyingly snowbound horror movies! Listen to Main Feed Drafts ad-free and get four bonus episodes monthly in the Screen Drafts Booster Club! Sign up at www.patreon.com/scre
YORGOS LANTHIMOS SUPER DRAFT (with Thomas Grabinski & Riley Stearns)
Writer / director Riley Stearns (The Art of Self-Defense) makes his long-awaited return to the Draft Table, joining All-Star Thomas Grabinski (Atropia) in a competitive / collaborative ranking of all 9 feature films directed by Bugonia filmmaker YORGOS LANTHIMOS! 'Tis the season to become a Booster! Get four bonus episodes a month and ad-free Main Feed drafts by joining our Patreon! www.patreon.co
ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Mitchell Beaupre & Ryan Marker, and Alonso Duralde)
The co-commish, Mr. Ryan Marker, has been asking for a Draft of the films of great American auteur Robert Altman since the very beginning of Screen Drafts. Today, he's finally getting his wish. In PART ONE of the four part, 35-title ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT, Ryan and Clay are joined by guest GM Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd) and guest commish Alonso Duralde (Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas)
MOVIES ABOUT THEATRE mini-MEGA (with Joanna Robinson, Bryan Cogman, Maureen Lee Lenker, & Graham Skipper)
The guest GMs from the beloved Shakespeare Trilogy, Joanna Robinson (The Ringer), Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), Maureen Lee Lenker (A Star is Scorned) and Graham Skipper (The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine), have reunited at the Draft Table, this time to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 best movies every made about THE THEATRE! Get four bonus episodes a month and ad-free Main Feed
PAUL VERHOEVEN SUPER DRAFT (with Darren Franich, Louis Peitzman, & Jordan Crucchiola)
Screen Drafts veterans Darren Franich (The Draftland Scene), Louis Peitzman (Vulture, Chasing Amy Adams) and Jordan Crucchiola (Feeling Seen), lay siege to the Draft Table for an epic collaborative / competitive ranking of all 17 feature films directed by the Dutch legend PAUL VERHOEVEN! WARNING: Our geography is a little iffy at times on this one, but our Verhoeven opinions are definitively corre
CHESS (with William Bibbiani & Darren Mooney)
Join GMs William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) and Darren Mooney (Second Wind) as they rank the 7 best FILMS ever made about the game of CHESS! NOTE: This Draft was produced as part of a larger project that never ended up coming to fruition. Producer Ryan Verrill took the time to pain-stakingly remove all references to that project so that this Draft could finally be released to the publ
ERROL FLYNN & OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND SUPER DRAFT (with Maureen Lee Lenker & Bryan Cogman, and Oriana Nudo)
A Star is Scorned author and Screen Drafts MVP Maureen Lee Lenker is joined by Screen Drafts Legend Bryan Cogman to definitively rank the 8 films starring the classic Hollywood pairing of ERROL FLYNN and OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND! Filling in for Ryan as co-commish is Screen Drafts MVP and Hollywood-ography co-host Oriana Nudo! Join the Screen Drafts Booster Club for exclusive bonus episodes and ad-free
DARIO ARGENTO (with Dave Schilling & Danielle Radford)
The frightening final episode of SCREAM Drafts VIII finds Hall of Famer Dave Schilling (Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse) and rookie Danielle Radford (Tights and Fights) ranking the 7 best films directed by "The Italian Hitchcock," DARIO ARGENTO! Become a BOOSter! Go to www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how!
FEMALE DIRECTED HORROR mini-MEGA (with Teri Gamble, Julia Marchese, & B.J. Colangelo, and Official Sponsor Brian Otaño)
All the horrors of SCREAM DRAFTS VIII have led to this... we are joined at the Draft Table by rookies / Horror Movie Survival Guide co-hosts Teri Gamble and Julia Marchese, and Screen Drafts All-Star B.J. ColanGIALLO (This Ends at Prom) as they rank the 13 best HORROR films directed by WOMEN! This Draft is brought to you by Booster Club Official Sponsor Brian Otaño, who also joins us for the trivi
KOREAN HORROR (with Ryan Estrada & Eric Plese)
It's the DEAD center of SCREAM Drafts VIII, and returning GMs Ryan Estrada and Eric Plese are joining the Draft Table all the way from Busan to rank the 7 best K-HORROR films of all-time! Become a BOOster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the club.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SUPER DRAFT (with DeVaughn Taylor & Mary Beth McAndrews)
SCREAM Drafts VIII creeeeeps on as rookies DeVaughn Taylor (Specter Cinema Club) and Mary Beth McAndrews (Dread Central, Bystanders) join us at the Draft Table to definitively rank the 7 films of the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise! Become a BOOster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts today!
'00s HORROR mini-MEGA (with Kyle Anderson, Billy Ray Brewton, & Clark Collis)
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Screaming and Conjuring author Clark Collis joins Screen Drafts' longest-running tradition as he sits down at the Draft Table with Kyle Anderson and Billy Ray Brewton to rank the 13 best HORROR movies released in the AUGHTS! SCREAM Drafts VIII has begun! Become a Screen Drafts BOOster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts and subscribe for bonus episodes and
'70s COMEDY mini-MEGA Draft (with Bryan Cogman, Oriana Nudo, & Drew McWeeny, and Frank Berman)
Veteran Screen Drafts GMs Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography), and Drew McWeeny (The Hip Pocket) join us at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 best COMEDY films released in the 1970s! Sponsored by Booster Club Official Sponsor Frank Berman! Become a Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how...
MOCKUMENTARY (with Graham Skipper & Billy Ray Brewton)
Things get a little bit rowdy when Screen Drafts Legends Graham Skipper (Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters) and Billy Ray Brewton (Coroner to the Stars) go head-to-head for the first time in ages, ranking the 7 best MOCKUMENTARY films ever made! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts today!
CRYPTIDS (with Steve Berg & Ryan Marker and Graham Skipper)
Actor and podcaster Steve Berg (Hi, Strangeness) is back at the Draft Table with his old friend Ryan Marker (the Co-Commish) to rank the 7 best films made about Bigfoot, yetis, mermaids, and the like! Joining the hunt as guest co-commissioner is Screen Drafts Legend Graham Skipper. Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the Screen Drafts Booster Club!
COLLEGE GIRLS (with Katie Walsh & Milla Bell-Hart)
It's a double All-Star inauguration as film critic Katie Walsh and screenwriter Milla Bell-Hart (Bad Monkey) join the Draft Table to rank the 7 best films about GIRLS in COLLEGE! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the club.
SUMMER 2025 (with Dave Schilling & Clay Keller)
AMC A-Listers Dave Schilling (Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse) and Clay Keller (Screen Drafts) sit down at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 best films from the SUMMER movie season that just was, 2025! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how!
21st CENTURY BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS WINNING FILMS (with This Had Oscar Buzz & Chasing Amy Adams)
Team This Had Oscar Buzz (Joe Reid & Chris Feil) is back at the Draft Table, and this time they are competitively collaborating with the new kids on the block: Team Chasing Amy Adams (Louis Peitzman & Dane McDonald)! Which 7 films that took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress have stood the test of time? Listen and find out! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts
CAR RACING (with Kenny Neibart & Ryan Marker, and Oriana Nudo)
Guest GMs, start your engines! Co-Commish Ryan and Hall of Famer Kenny Neibart (Motorheads on Prime) finally face off one-on-one, ranking the 7 best movies ever made about RACING CARS. Joining us at the Draft Table as Guest Co-Commish is Screen Drafts MVP Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography). Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts for details.
'00s SPORTS mini-MEGA (with Alan Sepinwall, Daniel Fienberg, Linda Holmes, & Jen Yamato)
Screen Drafts' sportiest Guest GMs return for their annual competitive / collaborative ranking of a decade in SPORTS MOVIES! This year, Alan Sepwinall (Rolling Stone), Daniel Fienberg (The Hollywood Reporter), Linda Holmes (Pop Culture Happy Hour), and Jen Yamato (The Washington Post) are tackling the first ten years of the 21st century, and their most diverse and eclectic group of eligible films
PETER JACKSON SUPER DRAFT (with Matt Mercer & Josh Miller, and Graham Skipper)
Actor, editor, producer, and newly-minted Screen Drafts All-Star Matt Mercer (Dementia: Part II, Jimmy & Stiggs) is joined by screenwriter, producer, podcaster and Screen Drafts Rookie Josh Miller (Violent Night, Best Movies Never Made, Jimmy & Stiggs) to rank all 11* feature films from legendary director and special effects wizard PETER JACKSON! Filling in for Ryan as co-commissioner is Screen Dr
STANDALONE SCI-FI (with Bill Bria & Ashley Coffin, and Jonathan Moler)
Rookie Month concludes in exciting fashion as Bill and Ashley's Terror Theater hosts Bill Bria and Ashley Coffin join us at the Draft Table for the first time, ranking the 7 best SCI-FI films with no sequels or prequels! Sponsored by Booster Club Official Sponsor Jonathan Moler! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how.
NEON mini-MEGA (with Imani Davis, Demma Strausbaugh, & Cyntisha Coats)
Rookie Month marches on! We add three new GMs to the Screen Drafts roster as American Cinematheque programmer Imani Davis is joined by her Players: A Film Industry Podcast co-host Demma Strausbaugh and The Dish with Tish host Cyntisha Coats to rank the 11 best films released by relative newcomer, and awards powerhouse, NEON. Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts and jo
SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIES (with Alex Terapane & Thomas Vitale)
Rookie Month continues with SYFY channel veterans Thomas Vitale and Alex Terapane, as they rank the best SYFY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES ever made, and share some fascinating behind the scenes stories! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how!
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY SUPER DRAFT (with Drew McWeeny & Jordan Crucchiola, and Damian Masterson)
Veteran GMs Drew McWeeny (The Hip Pocket) and Jordan Crucchiola (Feeling Seen) reunite at the Draft Table for a competitive / collaborative ranking of the complete feature filmography of Tony and Oscar winner JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY, sponsored by Booster Club Official Sponsor Damian Masterson! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how!
ACTION COMEDY (with Patrick Willems & Matthew Krol)
Rookie Month gets an early, explosively hilarious, start! Patrick Willems and Matthew Krol join the Draft Table for the first time, ranking the 7 best ACTION COMEDY films ever made! Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to find out how!
CAMERON CROWE (with Wynter Mitchell & Guy Branum)
Screen Drafts All-Stars Guy Branum and Wynter Mitchell are back at the draft table, taking on the feature filmography of Oscar winner CAMERON CROWE! Help us help you get four bonus episodes a month and AD-FREE Main Feed drafts: become a Screen Drafts Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts
TIME LOOP (with William Bibbiani & Clem Bastow)
Let's do the TIME LOOP again! Guest GMs William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) and Clem Bastow (Someone Like Me) join the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 best films about being stuck in a TIME LOOP! Become a Screen Drafts Booster by visiting www.patreon.com/screendrafts
THE TWO COREYS (with Katie Walsh & Billy Ray Brewton)
Film critic Katie Walsh is back at the Draft Table alongside producer Billy Ray Brewton, competitively / collaboratively ranking the filmographies of the two most famous COREYS to ever walk this Earth: HAIM and FELDMAN! Become a Screen Drafts Booster by visiting www.patreon.com/screendrafts
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE SUPER DRAFT (with The Legends)
The Screen Drafts Legends (Clay, Ryan, Billy Ray Brewton, Darren Franich, Graham Skipper, Bryan Cogman, and Drea Clark) gather at the Main Feed Draft Table for the very first time, ranking all 8 films in producer / star Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise! Become a Screen Drafts Booster by visiting www.patreon.com/screendrafts
KATHRYN BIGELOW SUPER DRAFT (with Eric Vespe & Mallory O'Meara)
Kingcast and The Spiel host Eric Vespe returns to the draft table, this time competitively / collaboratively ranking the entire filmography of Oscar winner KATHRYN BIGELOW with author, podcaster, and Screen Drafts rookie Mallory O'Meara (Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood's First Stuntwoman)! Dedicated to the memory of the late, great,
GENE HACKMAN mini-MEGA (with Bryan Cogman, Milla Bell-Hart, & Mitchell Beaupre)
Screen Drafts veterans Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), Milla-Bell Hart (Bad Monkey), and Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd), join us at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 BEST films from the legendary career of the great GENE HACKMAN! Also getting in on the action is co-commish Ryan Marker, acting as GM proxy for the sadly absent Roxana Hadadi. Become a Screen Drafts Booste
'90s SCHOOL ROM-COMS (with Phil Iscove, Esther Zuckerman, and Meredith Smith-Hitchman)
At the behest of Booster Club Official Sponsor Meredith Smith-Hitchman, Screen Drafts veteran Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's the 2000s) and rookie Esther Zuckerman (Falling in Love at the Movies) join us at the draft table to competitively / collaborative rank the 7 best '90s ROMANTIC COMEDIES about SCHOOL-aged people! Do you like ad-free Main Feed episodes and being buried under a mountain of bon
SPEED DRAFTS #1 + HIGH & LOW: COOL KIDS CRITERION CLUB CORNER (Booster Club Sampler Platter)
Enjoy a SNEAK PEEK at not one, but TWO Booster Club exclusive series! First up, hold on tight for the inaugrual episode of SPEED DRAFTS! Then, join us in the COOL KIDS CRITERION CLUB CORNER for a discussion of Akira Kurosawa's High & Low. For more of these series, plus The Marathon and The Franchise mini-Super Drafts, visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts
DISNEY ATTRACTION ADAPTATIONS SUPER DRAFT (with Mike Scollins & Kevin Tully)
Rookies Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and Kevin Tully (Telethon Band) join the Draft Table for a Super Draft of the 8 feature films adapted from attractions designed by the WED Enterprises / Disney Imagineering! Join the Screen Drafts Booster Club for 3+ bonus episodes a month and AD-FREE Main Feed drafts! www.patreon.com/screendrafts
BODY SWAP (with B.J. Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo)
The Wives Colangelo (This Ends at Prom) are back at the Draft Table, competitively / collaboratively ranking the 7 best from that most unusual of subgenres... BODY SWAP MOVIES! Listen AD-FREE in the Screen Drafts Booster Club! www.patreon.com/screendrafts
TONY & DAN GILROY (with Darren Franich & Adam B. Vary)
It's brother versus brother as Darren Franich (The Draftland Scene) and Adam B. Vary (Variety) rank the 7 best films from the acclaimed writing and directing careers of the GILROY BROTHERS! Listen to Screen Drafts AD FREE by joining the Booster Club! www.patreon.com/screendrafts
DC BERLANTIVERSE SUPER DRAFT (with Ryan Marker, Chancellor Agard, Kyle Anderson, & Darren Franich)
Commissioner Ryan Marker is joined by Screen Drafts All-Stars / former EW colleagues Kyle Anderson and Chancellor Agard to give the DC BERLANTIVERSE the send-off it deserves: a collaborative ranking all 11 inter-connected Super series! At the commissioner's table providing commentary and emotional support to Clay is Screen Drafts Legend / another former EW colleague, Darren Franich! Listen AD-FREE
TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARIES (with Ben Hethcoat & Billy Ray Brewton)
Coroner to the Stars director / Screen Drafts rookie Ben Hethcoat is joined by the film's co-producer / Screen Drafts Legend Billy Ray Brewton to rank the 7 best theatrically-released TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARIES! Become a Booster! Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (with Dane McDonald & Katie Walsh)
Chasing Chalamet host Dane McDonald and film critic and podcaster Katie Walsh competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 best films starring two-time Oscar nominee TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET! Become a Screen Drafts Booster today! www.patreon.com/screendrafts
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE SUPER DRAFT (with Graham Skipper, Jill Gevargizian, & Phil Nobile Jr.)
Screen Drafts Legend Graham Skipper (The Lonley Man with the Ghost Machine) is joined by director Jill Gevargizian (The Stylist, Ghost Game) to competitively / collaboratively rank all 9 films in the TCM franchise! Sitting in with Clay and Ryan at the commissioner's table is Fangoria editor Phil Nobile Jr., providing trivia and commentary. Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Go to www.patreon.com/scr
VACATION HORROR (with Louis Peitzman & Alison Willmore)
Screen Drafts All-Star Louis Peitzman is joined by long-absent returning GM Alison Willmore (Vulture) to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 best HORROR films that take place on VACATION! Join the Screen Drafts Booster Club! www.patreon.com/screendrafts
PARKER POSEY (with Drea Clark & Drew McWeeny, and the Boosters!)
Enjoy this Screen Drafts Booster Club SNEAK PEEK! It's Drea Clark vs. the Screen Drafts Boosters, ranking the 7 best films from the career of Indie Queen PARKER POSEY! The Booster's picks were formulated by Clay using a poll, and proprietary algorithm, then handed off to Booster's Champion Drew McWeeny, who acted as Draft Proxy. It's a rollicking good time, the sort of which we may be having again
2024 MEGA DRAFT (with Alonso Duralde, Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Ryan Marker)
It's the climax of awards season! Alonso Duralde (author, podcaster) finally joins the draft table for a Best-Of-The-Year draft, competitively / collaboratively picking the 20 best films of 2024 with Screen Drafts Legend Drea Clark (podcaster, Sundance Film Festival, Film Independent Spirit Awards) and Screen Draft Celestials Billy Ray Brewton (To The Table) and Commisioner Ryan Marker. Become a S
VINCENTE MINNELLI (with Chris Feil & Katey Rich, and Eric Darling)
Screen Drafts Booster Club Official Sponsor Eric Darling brings together All-Stars Chris Feil (This Had Oscar Buzz) and Katey Rich (The Ankler, Prestige Junkie) to rank the 7 best films from the career of Oscar-winning Golden Age director VINCENTE MINNELLI!
INTERNET HORROR (with Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry, & Matt Mercer)
Colors of the Dark hosts Elric Kane and Dr. Rebekah McKendry are back at the draft table together for the first time in over a year, competitvely / collaboratively ranking the 7 best INTERNET HORROR movies ever made! Joining Clay and Ryan at the commissioner's table is producer / actor / editor Matt Mercer! See Elric's new film (produced by Matt and Executive Produced by Rebekah) THE DEAD THING b
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Joanna Robinson, Drew McWeeny, & Bryan Cogman)
The marvelous finale of COPPOLA MONTH finds veteran GMs Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), Drew McWeeny (The Hip Pocket, The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need) and Joanna Robinson (The Ringer) ranking picks #12 to #1 on the single, definitive, ranking of the 24 feature films of FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA! Become a Booster and hear the rest of "Kraven On My Mind" by visiting www.patreon.com/screendrafts
AMERICAN ZOETROPE (with Billy Ray Brewton & Ryan Marker)
Join us in Brewton Stew-dios as Screen Drafts Legends Ryan Marker and Billy Ray Brewton competitively collaborate in ranking the 7 best non-Francis / non-Sofia films released by Francis Ford Coppola's company, AMERICAN ZOETROPE. Next week: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO with Drew McWeeny, Bryan Cogman, and Joanna Robinson! Become a Screen Drafts Booster and get LOADS of bonus material!
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Roxana Hadadi, Blake Howard, Ryan Marker, and Bryan Cogman)
Coppola Month continues with PART ONE of the six GM / 24 title FFC SUPER DRAFT! Ryan is joined at the Draft Table by Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) and Roxana Hadadi (NY Mag, Vulture) to competitively / collaboratively rank 24-13 on the list of Coppola-directed films. Filling in for Ryan at the commissioner's table is Bryan Cogman, who will be returning as a GM on PART TWO of the draft
SONY SPIDEY-ADJACENT Franchise mini-SUPER Draft + Update from Commissioner Clay (Booster Club Sneak Peek)
Join us as Commissioner Clay shares a status update from Los Angeles, then enjoy a very special peek into the madness that occurs in the Screen Drafts Booster Club as Clay and Ryan rank the 5 (as of NoVENOMber) films in the SONY SPIDER-MAN-ADJACENT Franchise. Cravin' Kraven is available NOW! www.patreon.com/screendrafts Find the GoFundMe for Ben Mekler and his family HERE
SOFIA COPPOLA SUPER DRAFT (with Oriana Nudo & Dane McDonald)
Coppola Month begins with Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography) and Dane McDonald (Chasing Chalamet) facing off for the first time, ranking all 8 feature films written and directed by Oscar winner SOFIA COPPOLA! Become a Screen Drafts Booster and get in the game! Patreon.com/screendrafts
Recommended
The Bread and Banter Podcast
The Conspiracy Podcast
Cult of Conspiracy
Dispatches from Reality
The Conspiracy Files
TechnoSnobCast
The Young and Called Podcast .
Snoop Dogg - Flash Biográfico
Deadline: White House
Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!
The Daily Conspiracy Podcast
2819 Church
