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Screen Drafts

Clay Keller and Ryan Markerscreendrafts.libsyn.com
Experts and enthusiasts competitively collaborate in the creation of screen-centric "best of" lists. Hosted by draft commissioners Clay Keller and Ryan Marker. "Most impeccable taste in guests." - Entertainment Weekly
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Episodes

SAW SUPER DRAFT (with Ben Mekler, Megan Amram, & Walter Hollmann)

SCREAM Drafts VI continues as rookie Megan Amram ( Parks & Rec , The Good Place ) joins veterans Ben Mekler ( Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Night ) and Walter Hollmann (The Silver Screening Room) to rank all 10 of the films in the nearly twenty year old SAW franchise!

Oct 24, 20232 hr 26 min

TWO THUMBS DOWN (with Matt Singer & Jordan Hoffman)

We take a brief break from #SCREAMDraftVI to bring you writer / critics Matt Singer ( Opposable Thumbs ) and Jordan Hoffman (themessenger.com) ranking the 7 best films that received the dreaded "two thumbs down" from Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert!

Oct 16, 20233 hr 4 min

BLUMHOUSE (with Kyle Anderson & Billy Ray Brewton)

SCREAM Drafts VI kicks off with best friends in the world Kyle Anderson (Entertainment Now on Sirius XM) and Billy Ray Brewton (Make Believe Film Festival) ranking the 7 best films produced by the Hollywood Horror Heavy Hitters over at BLUMHOUSE!

Oct 03, 20232 hr 36 min

GRETA GERWIG (with Piya Sinha-Roy & Devan Coggan)

Newly minted Screen Drafts All-Stars Piya Sinha-Roy and Devan Coggan rank the 7 best films from the filmography (both acting and directing) of billion dollar filmmaker GRETA GERWIG!

Sep 19, 20232 hr 49 min

THE MARATHON: KRISTEN STEWART (Patreon Sneak Peek)

Arthouse cinema operators Clay and Ryan program competing KRISTEN STEWART movie marathons using titles from the original K-Stew draft list in the second episode of Screen Drafts Presents: The Marathon . Find episodes three and four of The Marathon , as well as over 100 other bonus episodes from other series, on the Screen Drafts Patreon page! Patreon.com/screendrafts

Sep 05, 20231 hr 57 min

QUEER CRIME (with Kyle Turner & Juan Barquin)

Screen Drafts rookies Kyle Turner ( The Queer Film Guide: 100 Great Movies that Tell LGBTQIA+ Stories ) and Juan Barquin (writer & film programmer) join the draft table to rank the 7 best QUEER CRIME films ever made!

Aug 29, 20232 hr 23 min

GEORGE CLOONEY (with Ian Karmel & Sean Jordan)

Seasoned drafters (but first time Screen Drafts guest GMs) Ian Karmel and Sean Jordan (All Fantasy Everything) competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 best films starring Casamigos founder George Clooney!

Aug 08, 20232 hr 31 min

'90s SUPERHERO (with Dave Schilling & Darren Franich)

Dave's back! Nearly two years after the controversial JAMES BOND draft, Dave Schilling has returned to Screen Drafts, this time ranking the best super hero films from the 1990s with / against Screen Drafts legend Darren Franich.

Aug 01, 20233 hr 45 min

FIVEQUELS (with Andy Levy & Mike Ryan)

Screen Drafts rookies Andy Levy (The New Abnormal) and Mike Ryan (Uproxx) meet for the first time, literally, to rank the 7 best ever 5th films in a series!

Jul 25, 20232 hr

UNION MOVIES (with Liz Hannah & Kenny Neibart)

Screenwriters and WGA members Liz Hannah and Kenny Neibart rank the 7 best movies ever made about labor unions / labor strikes, amidst the WGA & SAG strikes in the summer of 2023!

Jul 18, 20232 hr 30 min

HARRISON FORD mini-MEGA (with Mallory Rubin, Joanna Robinson, & Bryan Cogman)

First time guest GM Mallory Rubin (The Ringer), joins the draft table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13th best HARRISON FORD films with Screen Drafts veterans Joanna Robinson (The Ringer), her House of R co-host, and near-legend Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones)! To WATCH this epic draft, visit patreon.com/screendrafts

Jun 27, 20235 hr 36 min

QUEER STUDIO MOVIES (with Adam B. Vary, Jordan Crucchiola, & Joe Reid)

Screen Drafts veterans Adam B. Vary ( Variety ) and Jordan Crucchiola ( Feeling Seen ) go head-to-head for the first time, ranking the 7 best Queer films ever released by major Hollywood studios. With guest co-commissioner Joe Reid ( This Had Oscar Buzz )!

Jun 13, 20233 hr 7 min

MERCHANT / IVORY (with Guy Branum & Drea Clark)

Guy Branum ( Platonic on Apple+) earns the title of "Screen Drafts All-Star" as he returns to the draft table to competitive/collaboratively rank the films of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant with/against his longtime friend, and Screen Drafts Hall of Famer, Drea Clark ( Maximum Film )!

Jun 06, 20232 hr 26 min

THE MARATHON: TIME TRAVEL (with Darren Franich)

Screen Drafts Presents The Marathon , the podcast where rival arthouse cinema operators Clay and Ryan program competing movie marathons on a common theme, drawing titles from a classic Screen Drafts list. In the pilot episode, Darren Franich joins us as we figure out the rules of the game, name our nascent cinemas, and create our very first competing movie marathons, using the infamous Screen Drafts TIME TRAVEL list! After the episode, Screen Drafts Patrons can go to patreon.com/screendrafts to ...

May 29, 20232 hr 1 min

BONG JOON HO SUPER DRAFT (with Ryan Estrada & Eric Plese)

Author / cartoonist Ryan Estrada and radio host / producer Eric Plese join the virtual draft table all the way from South Korea to rank the 7 feature films directed by Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho! With guest co-commissioner Drea Clark (Sundance Film Festival, Maximum Film podcast).

May 09, 20232 hr 1 min

2012 (with Maria Lewis & Drea Clark)

Recorded LIVE for Skyline Indie Film Festival 2022, Maria Lewis and Drea Clark rank the 7 best films released in the year 2012! Featuring special guest Billy Ray Brewton.

May 02, 20232 hr 40 min

MUSIC DOCS (with Billy Ray Brewton & Marya Gates)

Marya E. Gates (ThePlaylist.net, Rogerebert.com) and Billy Ray Brewton (The Incinerator, Make Believe Film Festival) join the virtual draft table for our first ever draft focused entirely on documentaries -- the MUSIC DOCS DRAFT!

Apr 17, 20232 hr 21 min

ANNE HATHAWAY (with Dana Schwartz & Phil Iscove)

Dana Shwartz (Noble Blood) and Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's 1992) are back for round 3 of their actress draft series, this time competitive / collaboratively ranking the filmography of Oscar winner ANNE HATHAWAY!

Apr 11, 20232 hr 28 min
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