Welcome back, Draft Housers, as we're creeping our way through the month of October 2023, which just so happens to be Creature Feature month! This week we reviewed the 1982 John Carpenter classic The Thing starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, and Keith David. Tune in to find out why practical effects are so cool yet so disgusting, why Total Recall's practical effects are the best, and why Jeff continues to enjoy films made 50 years ago... IMDB synopsis "A research team in Antarctica is hunted...
Oct 12, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Welcome back to the scariest time of the year, Draft Housers! It's Creature Feature month here on the podcast and, wouldn't you know it, we reviewed some non-scary shit to start us out! From the year 2017, we reviewed the 2017 Academy Award winning film, directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, and Michael Shannon...The Shape of Water. Tune in to find out why Mark and Jeff don't necessarily understand Oscar-bait, why Guillermo del Toro is a Mou...
Oct 05, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're wrapping up Matthew McConaughey month this episode with our review of the 2013 Oscar nominated/Oscar winner film Dallas Buyers Club starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto (Oscar winner!), Jennifer Garner, and Steve Zahn. Tune in to find out why Jeff loves this film, why Jared Leto was the perfect choice for his role, and why method acting sucks (also why Method Man acting sucks too). IMDB synopsis "In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroo...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House where we're in the midst of our McConniasance! It's Matthew McConaughey month and we reviewed the 2001 Bill Paxton directed film Frailty starring the man of the hour! Tune in to find out why child actors suck, why Powers Boothe is such a strong name, and exactly why Bill Paxton decided to make this one. Anywhere you get your pods! IMDB synopsis "A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic fath...
Sep 21, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're eating some K Fried C here in our second week of Matthew McConaughey month! This week we reviewed the crazy gun-for-hire film Killer Joe from 2011 directed by William Friedkin (RIP) starring Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, and Gina Gershon...with McConaughey. Tune in to find out why Jeff thinks Matthew McConaughey has the second best ass in Hollywood, why Mark doesn't think wrapping a body up in a blanket and then setting on fire is a ...
Sep 14, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's a new month, which means a new theme...and this month we're paying homage to one cinemas most entertaining gentlemen (lol), it's Matthew McConaughey month for September 2023! This week we reviewed the Guy Ritchie directed film The Gentlemen from 2019, starring McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Collin Farrell, Jeremy Strong, Hugh Grant, and Henry Golding. Tune in to find out why Jeff doesn't like Snake Eyes, why Mark is a big Guy Ritchie fan, and exactly who...
Sep 07, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's a special episode this week, as it's not only draft night (!) but it's we also get a personal update from Jeff that may stop your heart, literally. This week we reviewed the 2006 Christopher Nolan classic The Prestige starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Rebecca Hall, and David Bowie. Tune in to find out if this one is on the Mount Rushmore of Nolan films, why you should get your heart checked (if you liked The Foun...
Aug 31, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Welcome back Draft Housers! We're winding down "actors who play multiple roles in the same film" month and this week we're reviewing the 1991 Van Dammage film Double Impact starring Jean Claude Van Damme as the two main characters - twin brothers! Tune in to find out why Jeff doesn't like it when Mark's internet goes out, what actually happens during a podcast when one hosts' internet goes out, and why Jeff doesn't like the boob corner... IMDB synopsis "Twin brothers are separated when their par...
Aug 24, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Welcome back, Draft Housers! We're in the thick of "actors playing multiple roles" month, and this week the boys reviewed the 2006 Darren Arronofsky directed film, The Fountain. Tune in to find out why Jeff hates this man, why Hugh Jackman can continue to do no wrong, and why this one is gonna on the Rushmore of films we hate! IMDB synopsis "As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stri...
Aug 17, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Trucking along here in "Actors Playing More Than One Role" month on the podcast and this week the boys reviewed the 2015 gangster film Legend starring Tom Hardy in dual roles alongside Emily Browning and cast of others! Tune in to find out why sometimes films are just good, not great; why Jeff is salty, and aren't you watching on YouTube? IMDB synopsis "Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s." Music this month is brought to you by the Los Angeles, Cal...
Aug 10, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 32
New month means new theme! This month - August 2023 - we're reviewing films that have a main actor playing more than one role (more than one character), and to start off the month we're reviewing the classic(?) alien invasion film Mars Attacks! from 1996, directed by legendary filmmaker Tim Burton and starring literally everyone...but Jack Nicholson is the actor playing multiple roles. IMDB synopsis "Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor." Simple enough....
Aug 03, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 31
We've seen a lot through the month of July. Erotic Thriller Month has been very eye opening for us here in the house of draft. Here is one more for the road, and boy does it have everything... except nudity. How is there no nudity? Is that enough to keep Jeff and Mark from completing there first perfect month. (all movies getting recommended) I know my nipples are like pencil erasers just thinking about it. Synopsis from IMDB: A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Oh hey...didn't see you there...let me go put some clothes on. We're back! Week three of "Erotic Thriller" month here at the Movie Draft House and we're super hot and bothered. This week we reviewed the modern erotic thriller The Voyeurs from 2021 starring Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. It's an Amazon Prime Original. Tune in to find out what body part gets Mark going (hint...it's not feet), why Jeff gets tripped up over whether he should bother his neighbors....
Jul 20, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 29
When you hear Ford Taurus from Sexbuise come on the radio, you know it's erotic thriller month. So we watched the erotic thriller to end all thrillers. Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, heat up the screen in Basic Instinct. Paul Verhoeven returns to direct his second rim in a row here in the Draft House. Let's face it, this was hot in the 90's, but it's 30 years later, is it still hoT. HoT with a capital T? Tune in, turn on. Synopsis from IMDB : A violent police detective investigates a brutal m...
Jul 13, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Wooo baby, we're back with a brand new theme for the month of July 2023...and it's a HOT one! This month we're bringing you "erotic thriller" films, and...really we're just reviewing Paul Verhoeven films. It's weird. This week we reviewed the 2021 tits and ass film, Benedetta, starring Virginie Efira, Daphne Patakia, and Charlotte Rampling. It's about lesbian nuns. This episode gets messy. Tune in to find out why Jeff can't watch porn without crying, why Mark's tabs consist of French artwork, an...
Jul 06, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 27
This is the end of our first annual Draft a Theme month celebrating our 2nd Anniversary. So we watched a all time classic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Luckly, Mark is available to answer all of your turtle porn needs. I mean it all keeps coming back to how turtles have sex. What the fuck is our problem? Draft Night!!! Open a La Croix and Diet Coke. Let's do this. Synopsis from IMDB : Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninj...
Jun 29, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 26
We're knee deep in draft a theme month. Jeff's turn, so he picked the movies starting musicians theme. What movie should he pick but Spider-man got the hook up 2. No, I mean I Got the Hook Up: Across the No Limit-verse. Right? Also, that movie reference ad for Regal Cinemas is the WORST! Synopsis from IMDB: Best friends and old-school street hustlers Black and Blue went legit twenty years ago when they opened their family restaurant. But with the health inspector threatening to shut them down, t...
Jun 22, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Hey Draft Housers! It's week three of our anniversary month and for "Themes of Films We've Already Picked", Mark selected Westerns and the 2007 Academy Award darling There Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano. Did he hit the theme this time? Tune in to find that out and also why DDL is on the Mount Rushmore of all time actors, why Mark is insecure of Jeff's other podcasts, and just why huge milkshakes are a thing! Tune in! IMDB synopsis, "A s...
Jun 15, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 24
This is is the first annual draft a theme. We look back at all out past themes, pick 1 per week, then a film to fit that theme. This we Jeff picked, and surprising no one at all, he picked Van Damme week! So do we watch Bloodsport, Kick Boxer, or any of his other classic roles. Nope, were watching Double Team. Van Damme teams up with basketball hall of famer Dennis Rodman to take on Stavros (Mickey Rourke). There is not shortage of plot here. We got secret organizations, tigers, and basketball p...
Jun 08, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Welcome back! We're new theme cruisin' and this month we've decided to re-draft previous themes each week! Which means it's Nic Cage month (week) again and this week we reviewed the 2022 film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent starring Nic Cage as Nic Cage telling us the story of Nic Cage. The film also stars everyone's favorite dad, Pedro Pascal. Tiffany Haddish also makes an appearance. Tune in to find out why Jeff loves the name Pedro so much, why Paddington 2 is a classic, and who's on ...
Jun 01, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 22
We have traversed the multiverse and ended up here. Spider-man, and Spider-man, and Spider Woman team up to fight the mass of humanity that is Kingpin. A story told a thousand times, but is this the best telling of a Spider origin yet? Join us as we gush, and then draft for that start of year 3 of The Movie Draft House. IMDB Synopsis: Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realit...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Welcome back to the House of Draft as we trudge right along through the multiverse! This week we review the 2009 sci-fi epic Mr. Nobody starring - our boy! - Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Rhys Ifans, Natasha Little, Juno Temple, and Linh-Dan Pham. It's directed by some guy named Jaco van Dormael. Tune in to find out why Jeff will never watch Benjamin Button, why Mark sends eggplant pictures, and if Donnie Darko really is a good movie... IMDB synopsis "A boy stands on a station platform...
May 18, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 20
In the month of May we are diving in to the multiverse. This stop we get to see Everything Everywhere All at Once. It won all the Oscars. That means it's good right? Well use one of your hot dog fingers to press play on this episode and hang out like a piñata. Mark and Jeff tell you if the hype is justified. Synopsis from IMDB : A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she...
May 11, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 19
New month new theme Draft Housers! This month we're reviewing films that take place in an alternate uni(multi)verse...or so we think. This week we reviewed the 2011 sci-fi/action film Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright. The movie is directed by Duncan Jones (don't look at his filmography...). Tune in to find out why Jeff loves Groundhogs Day and why 90 minute films should be law! IMDB synopsis "A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and d...
May 04, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 18
100 episodes of Movie Draft House. Time to celebrate with I Love You, Man. Can Mark and Jeff say it to each other? Let's find out. Crack that Lime La Croix. IMDB Synopsis: Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after? Music this month is brought to you by the Charlotte, NC alternative rock band Falling Through ...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Hi friends. We're back with another episode of The Draft House as we transverse through Bromance month. This week we reviewed extremely Oscar nominated film The Banshees of Inisherin from 2022 directed by Martin McDonagh, starring everyone's favorite bros Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, and Jenny the donkey. Tune in to find out why shots of the sweeping Irish countryside are sleep inducing, why incest is bad, and why mutilating yourself rather than just telling someo...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Two absolute legends... watch two absolute legends. Bromance week is keeping love in the air this April. It's Jeff's turn to pick, so you know its the 80's. Slap stick comedy with low stakes story telling makes for a refreshingly brisk watch after last weeks 3 hour epic. But will Mark like it? He doesn't like old movies so probably not. Synopsis from IMDB : Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening. Music this mon...
Apr 13, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 15
It's another new month here at the Draft House which means a new theme on the pod! This month we're watching "bromance" films - get it? - and to start the month out correct, we reviewed the Indian film "RRR" directed by S.S. Rajamouli (not the steamboat) starring N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody. Tune in this week to discover why Mark wishes he grew up a little Indian boy, why Jeff loves montages, and why RRR is one of the best superhero f...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 14
A very special draft house! This week the boys record in the same room... face to face! What does that mean for you? Nothing really. At the end of the day its the same ol' Draft House! (maybe a sound effect or 2). This is the end of Survival Horror month, and we go out with Prey! This a micro-reboot, as Jeff would call it, of the Predator series. Does it elevate the franchise? What actually happened with Jeff and the big foot? Why is it important to be a botanist? Tune in and find out. Also... I...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Welcome back! We're in the middle of "survival horror" month here on the podcast and this week the boys reviewed the 2018 survival horror film A Quiet Place directed by John Krasinski, starring Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe. Tune in to find out why Jeff gave bigfoot a blow job, why we love Krasinski, why it helps to be married to your co-star and so much more! IMDB synopsis for A Quiet Place... "In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while ...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 12
