Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're capping off "heist" films month here on the podcast with our review of the 1992 film "Sneakers" starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Akroyd, River Phoenix, and David Strathairn. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and, oh yea, it's draft night bitches! IMDB synopsis "A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item." Follow the podcast across a...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the middle of "heist" films month here on the podcast and this week we're reviewing the 2015 sci-fi Neill Blomkamp directed film "Chappie" starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, and Hugh Jackman. Tune in to find out if Chappie is a top five film robot of all time, why this movie serves as anti-America commentary, and why Jeff now loves Darren Arronofsky. Tune in! IMDB synopsis "In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When ...
Nov 21, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "heist" films month for November 2024 as we review the 2021 film "No Sudden Move" directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Don Cheadle, Benecio del Toro, David Harbour, Brendan Fraser, and Jon Hamm. Tune in to find out why Jeff loves Heist films directed by dudes he's never heard of, why Mark loves Don Cheadle, and just why neither loved this film. IMDB synopsis "A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstance...
Nov 14, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the month of November 2024 and that means "Heist" films! We kick the month off with a sci-fi heist film that also happens to be one of the best Star Wars films ever created with our review of the 2016 stand alone film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, and Mads Mikkelsen. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and if the film hit the theme! IMDB synopsis...
Nov 07, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're putting a knife through the heart of "Rushmore of Slasher Villains" month here on the podcast with our final review of the month with our take on the "classic" film "Halloween" from 1978 starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Tune in to find out why neither Mark or Jeff thinks very highly of this one and why more films should have nothing put piano and acoustic soundtracks. Follow the podcast across all social media! Twitter...
Oct 31, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're moving through the head of our Mount Rushmore of Slasher Villains here on the podcast with our review of the 1998 slasher Bride of Chucky starring young Katherine Heigl, John Ritter, and Jennifer Tilly. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one! Follow the podcast across all social media! Twitter Instagram ...
Oct 24, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "Mount Rushmore of Slasher Villains" month and this week's episode is our review of the 1997 slasher classic "Scream 2" directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Heather Graham and more! Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and is the Ghostface Killer really one of film's all-time great villains? IMDB synopsis "Two years after the first series of mu...
Oct 17, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's spooky month here on the podcast and our theme this month is "Rushmore Slasher Villains"! Our review this week explores the question...is Jason Vorhees really that scary or is he just misunderstood with our review of the 1984 film "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter". Tune in to find out why Jeff loves a good woods flick, why Mark hates sitting around doing nothing, and just how scary is this one? Follow the podcast across all social media! ...
Oct 10, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House as we enter spooky season for the month of October 2024 as we're reviewing films that feature one of the four greatest slashers to ever grace film...and this week we had an out-of-the-box pick of the Leprechaun from the film of the same name from 1993 starring Jennifer Anniston and Warwick Davis. This episode is also our first ever cross-over podcast with the boys from Chronologically and All Things Being Sequel, Eric and Elliot! Tune in! Follow the podcast ...
Oct 03, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We conclude "Emma Stone v. Charlize Theron" month with our review of the 2018 film "Tully" starring Theron and Ron Livingston. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one, why Jeff loves movies about moms, why Mark thinks Ron Livingston is in everything and on yea, we're drafting! IMDB synopsis "A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby." Follow the podcast across all social media! ...
Sep 26, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "Emma Stone vs. Charlize Theron" month here on the podcast with our review of the 2021 Emma Stone helmed film "Cruella"! Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why Disney spending massive amounts of money on live action "remakes" or "prequels" does not always equate to good films. IMDB synopsis "A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil." Follow the podcast across all social media! ...
Sep 19, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the middle of "Emma Stone vs. Charlize Theron" month here at the podcast and we've got Theron's first film of the month with the 2019 film "Bombshell" starring Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, and John Lithgow. Tune in to find out what we thought of this! IMDB synopsis "A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network." Follow the podcast across all social media! ...
Sep 12, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the month of September 2024, which means it's "That one actress that I like, will you pick a movie for them for me, please?" month! Mark selected Emma Stone, Jeff picked Charlize Theron...and thus, our first film of the month is the 2018 Yorgos Lanthimos film "The Favourite" starring Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Nicholas Hoult. Tune in to find out why Jeff now loves pretentious bullshit, why Mark wants oranges thrown at him, and who...
Sep 05, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's our final week of video game month (thank God!) and we're celebrating by watching everyone's (Mark's) favorite tomb raider, Nathan Drake, as we review the 2022 big budget mess "Uncharted" starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why we will never be re-drafting this theme in June of any year... IMDB synopsis "Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to ...
Aug 29, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of Video Game month here on the pod and this week we reviewed the 2008 (but really looks like a 1999) film "Max Payne" starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. Tune in to find out why these types of movies suck, why video game films just don't work and we PIVOT for next week... IMDB synopsis "Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a...
Aug 22, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're cruising right along through "Video Games" month with our review of the 2019 big budget film "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" directed by Rob Letterman and starring Justice Smith, Bill Nighy, Catherine Newton, and the voice of Ryan Reynolds. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why Ryan Reynolds and Bill Nighy were wasted here... IMDB synopsis "In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking P...
Aug 15, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "Video Games" month here on the podcast with our review of the 2001 video game film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" starring Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Jon Voight, and Ian Glen. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and if this one is any good! IMDB synopsis "Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts." Follow the podcast across all so...
Aug 08, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're kicking off Video Game Movies month - August 2024 - here on the podcast with our review of the 2020 Paul W.S. Anderson directed film "Monster Hunter" starring Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa. Tune in to find out why Paul W.S. Anderson sucks so bad, why Milla Jovovich needs to stop being in movies, and why Ron Pearlman should've had a bigger role in this one! IMDB synopsis "When Cpt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engag...
Aug 01, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're at the end of "American Historical Events" month with our review of the 2018 Adam McKay directed biopic "Vice" starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, and a bunch of others! Tune in for a movie review, be ready for some political talk...because shit gets real sometimes. IMDB synopsis "The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, ...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the throws of "American Historical Events" month here on the podcast with our review of the 2002 Vietnam war epic "We Were Soldiers" starring Mel Gibson and Sam Elliot (and a ton of other people you'll recognize...), tune in to find out why Jeff hates war films, why Mark loves wholesome Mel Gibson, and why the soapbox was finally utilized. IMDB synopsis "The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers ...
Jul 18, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "American Historical Event" month (don't ask) with our review of the 2013 Chadwick Boseman film "42" about baseball player Jackie Robinson. Tune in to find out why Jeff liked this one so much and why Mark didn't... IMDB synopsis "In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process." Follow t...
Jul 11, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're shooting off fireworks, eating hot dogs, and swimming in the pool as we watch films centered around "American Historical Events" as our theme this month! This week, Mark kicks us off with a literal BANG as we review the 1989 Oliver Stone Oscar-winning film "Born on the 4th of July" starring Tom Cruise. Tune in to find out why Jeff hates war films, how much Mark knows about the differences between para and quadriplegic and PENIS! IMDB synopsis "The bio...
Jul 04, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're closing out Anniversary Month with Mark's re-selection of "Actors in MCU Films" with his pick of the 2013 Spike Jonze directed film "Her" starring Joaquin Pheonix, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt and the voice of Scarlett Johannson. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why a film in 2013 got so much about the future right. IMDB synopsis "In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet...
Jun 27, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's Anniversary Month here on the podcast and we're re-drafting themes to celebrate! This week Jeff re-drafted Survival Horror with his selection of the 1995 (classic?) "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" starring William Sadler, Billy Zane, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Tune in to find out if this one is any good and why we loved it... IMDB synopsis "High-level demons collect low-level demons as warriors in attempt to obtain a key containing the blood of Chris...
Jun 20, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're chugging along in our Anniversary Month Theme of Re-Drafting Themes...this week, Mark selected Musicals...again...with the 2011 reboot "The Muppets" starring Jason Segal and Amy Adams! Tune in to find out if this one is any good and why in the fuck did it get an Oscar nomination? IMDB synopsis "A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their preciou...
Jun 13, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House as we celebrate the pod's 3rd anniversary! It's the second annual re-pick a theme month, June that is! To start things off, Jeff re-picked "Erotic Thrillers" and selected the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction" starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Tune in to find out if this one hit the theme and what we thought! IMDB synopsis "A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family." Follow the podcast across...
Jun 06, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're putting a bow on Professional Wrestling month with our review of the super depressing 2023 film "The Iron Claw" starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White. Tune in to find out if we recommend this one and just how many deaths is too many for one film. Oh yea...and it's draft night! Tune in anywhere you get pods! IMDB synopsis "The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrest...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're winding down professional wrestling month on the podcast with our review of the 2019 WWE/Dwayne Johnson produced film "Fighting with My Family" starring Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Jack Lowden and Vince Vaughn. Tune in to find out if this one hit the theme (lol) and what we thought of it! IMDB synopsis "A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestli...
May 23, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's professional ass wrestling month here on the podcast and we're in the middle of coming off the top rope this month with our review of the 2000 film "Ready to Rumble" starring David Arquette, Scott Caan, and Oliver Platt. Oh yea, and if you know a wrestler that was popular in the 90's or 00's...they're in this movie. Tune in to find out why Jeff loves this film so much, why Mark - might - likes this film, and get a lesson in wrestling history! IMDB syno...
May 16, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's wrestling month, BROTHER! This week we reviewed the 2019 coming-of-age film "Peanut Butter Falcon" directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, and Dakota Johnson. Tune in to find out if this one meets the theme! IMDB synopsis "Zak, a man with down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach." Musi...
May 09, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 18
