Screen Drafts
by Clay Keller and Ryan Marker
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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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- TOY STORY Franchise mini-SUPER DRAFT (Booster Club Sneak Peek) · 2 h 30 minEnjoy this SNEAK PEEK behind the curtain of the Screen Drafts Booster Club! Clay and Ryan, joined by guest Commissioner Dane McDonald (Supporting Actresses) rank the 5 films in…
- WOMEN-DIRECTED NOIR (with Marya E. Gates & Kate Hagen, and Official Sponsor Lauren James) · 1 h 59 minOur first annual Noirvember kicks off with Noirvember founder Marya E. Gates and Caught Looking Magazine co-founder Kate Hagen at the Draft Table, ranking the best NOIR films…
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE mini-MEGA (with Alan Sepinwall, Emily St. James, & Daniel Kraus) · 3 h 25 minIt's the grand finale of SCREAM Drafts VIIII! Writers Alan Sepinwall (Serling: A Journey into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary), Emily St. James (Every time a Bell…
- SOLO SLASHERS (with Scott Reynolds & Josh Miller) · 2 h 37 minThis week, SCREAM Drafts is a Franchise-Free zone! Third-time Guest GMs Scott Reynolds (Dexter: Resurrection) & Josh Miller (Violent Night 2, Best Movies Never Made) join us at…
- Screen Drafts Live in Los Angeles Announcement! · 8 minScreen Drafts is LIVE in Los Angeles in ONE WEEK! Come join us at the Lumiere Cinema on Saturday, October 24th at 2pm for the COLLEGE HORROR Draft with Dr. Rebekah McKendry and…
- MOVIES ABOUT HORROR MOVIES (with William Bibbiani & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Drew McWeeny) · 2 h 43 minSCREAM Drafts 2026 continues with William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (1000 Women in Horror) competitively / collaboratively ranking the…
- WEREWOLVES mini-MEGA (with Clarke Wolfe, Billy Ray Brewton, & Chris Thomas Devlin, and Graham Skipper) · 4 h 40 minAwwwwwooooooo! SCREAM Drafts returns with a vengeance as guest GMs Clarke Wolfe, Billy Ray Brewton, and Chris Thomas Devlin competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 BEST…
- MONTGOMERY CLIFT (with Karina Longworth & Alex Ross) · 2 h 49 minScreen Drafts rookies Karina Longworth (You Must Remember This) and Alex Ross (The New Yorker) join us at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 BEST films…
- HAL ASHBY SUPER DRAFT (with Darrin Navarro & Josh Ethier, and Frank Berman) · 3 h 14 minFilm & TV editors Darrin Navarro (Apple's Cape Fear, Screen Drafts All-Star) and Josh Ethier (Buddy, Screen Drafts Rookie) meet at the Draft Table to competitively /…
- ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART FOUR (with Ryan Marker, Mitchell Beaupre, Walter Chaw, Emily St. James, & Alonso Duralde) · 5 h 9 minIt's the epic conclusion of the ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT! After facing off with each other GM individually between November 2025 and June 2026, Ryan is now joined by ALL THREE…
- STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES mini-MEGA DRAFT (with Bryan Cogman, Dave Schilling, John Heard, & Adam B. Vary) · 4 h 46 minSeptember 8th, 2026 is the 60th anniversary of STAR TREK, one of the most enduring and impactful franchises in the history of film and television. To celebrate, Clay gathered his…
- MEL BROOKS SUPER DRAFT (with Matt Singer & Jordan Hoffman) · 4 h 11 minIt's the grand finale of BROOKS MONTH! We are joined once again at the Draft Table by Filmspotting SVU co-hosts Matt Singer (Funny Business, out October 6th) and Jordan Hoffman…
- RICHARD BROOKS mini-MEGA (with Ryan Marker & Oriana Nudo) · 2 h 47 minBrooks Month detours into more dramatic territory in week 3, as Screen Drafts Legends Ryan Marker and Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography) rank the 9 BEST films from Oscar-winning…
- JAMES L. BROOKS SUPER DRAFT (with Eva Anderson & Clay Keller) · 3 h 15 minIt's week two of BROOKS MONTH! Screenwriter / Emmy nominee Eva Anderson (Margot's Got Money Troubles) returns to the show to competitively collaborate with Commissioner Clay on…
- ALBERT BROOKS SUPER DRAFT (with Dave Schilling & Alison Herman) · 3 h 5 minBROOKS MONTH is finally here! To kick things off, guest GMs Dave Schilling and Alison Herman competitively / collaboratively rank the 8 feature films written and/or directed by…
- GREEK MYTHOLOGY (with Darren Franich & Graham Skipper) · 3 h 12 minScreen Drafts Legends Darren Franich and Graham Skipper Draft one-on-one for the first time, ranking the best films adapted from the most legendary stories in the Western canon!…
- 21st CENTURY PALME D'OR WINNERS (with Marya E. Gates & Robert Daniels, and Eric Darling) · 3 h 8 minMarya and Robert are back at the Draft Table, this time joined by Booster Club Official Sponsor Eric Darling, to rank the 7 BEST films that have won the coveted PALME D'OR at the…
- JANE CAMPION SUPER DRAFT (with Kate Hagen & Taylor Blackburn) · 2 h 15 minKate Hagen (The Black List) returns to the Draft Table, alongside rookie Taylor Blackburn, to competitively / collaboratively rank all 8 feature films directed by groundbreaking…
- JOE DANTE (with Drew McWeeny & Eric Vespe, and Damian Masterson) · 3 h 30 minFormer colleagues Drew McWeeny (The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need, The Hip Pocket) and Eric Vespe (The Kingcast, The Spiel) reunite at the Screen Drafts Draft Table to…
- DAVID THOMSON (The Sit-Down with Darren Franich) · 1 h 5 minDavid Thomson, the author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, Have You Seen...?, Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles, and many more, is one of the most prolific and…
- THE REINER RUN SUPER DRAFT (with The Legends) · 5 h 53 minMulti-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…
- '90s BEST ACTRESS WINNING FILMS SUPER DRAFT (with This Had Oscar Buzz & Chasing Amy Adams) · 4 h 11 minTeam 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)…
- ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART THREE (with Emily St. James & Ryan Marker, and Alonso Duralde) · 2 h 32 minIt'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…
- STEVE JAMES (with Drea Clark & Ryan Marker, and Joy Novak) · 2 h 56 minLegends Ryan Marker (The American Cinematheque) and Drea Clark (Maximum Film, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Bentonville Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival) meet at the Draft…
- GAY '90s mini-MEGA (with Angela Robinson, Mark Harris, & Adam B. Vary) · 3 h 53 minHappy 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…
- FOURQUELS (with Brett Arnold & Jesse Hassenger) · 3 h 24 minRookie 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…
- RESTAURANT MOVIES (with Vince Mancini & Matt Lieb) · 1 h 57 minRookie 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…
- WEDDING MOVIES (with Jourdain Searles & Maddie Whittle) · 2 h 34 minRookie 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…
- FRANK HENENLOTTER SUPER DRAFT (with Millie De Chirico & Casey O'Brien, and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner) · 2 h 31 minRookie 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…
- 1950 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES mini-SUPER DRAFT (Booster Club Sneak Peek!) · 2 h 5 minIt'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…
- 21st CENTURY BRITISH* INDIE mini-MEGA (with Clark Collis, Piya Sinha-Roy, & Billy Ray Brewton, and Benjamin Butcher) · 4 h 35 minThree 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…
- ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Walter Chaw & Ryan Marker, and Alonso Duralde) · 3 h 15 minThe 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…
- DIANE KEATON (with Oriana Nudo & Bryan Cogman) · 3 h 24 minLegends 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!…
- NUNS (with Rosalie Kicks & Ryan Silberstein) · 2 h 50 minScreen 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…
- GEORGE A. ROMERO (with Daniel Kraus & Greg Nicotero) · 2 h 48 minAuthor, screenwriter, and Night of the Living Dead historian Daniel Kraus (Partially Devoured, Whalefall) is joined by filmmaker, special effects makeup legend, and George A…
- HOLLY HUNTER mini-MEGA (with Phil Iscove, Clay Keller, Adam B. Vary, and Official Sponsor Jim Laczkowski) · 3 h 55 minCommissioner 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…
- 2025 MEGA DRAFT (with Daniel Waters, Drea Clark, Katie Walsh, & Ryan Marker) · 5 h 53 minThe 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…
- 1980 mini-MEGA (with Drew McWeeny & Bobby Roberts) · 3 h 46 minTwo 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…
- THE HIRE SUPER DRAFT (with Blake Howard & Clay Keller) · 2 h 35 minThe 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…
- HAWKE + LINKLATER SUPER DRAFT (with Marya E. Gates & Robert Daniels) · 3 h 28 minEthan 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…
- ACTION HORROR (with Justin LaLiberty & Brandon Streussnig) · 1 h 44 minVinegar 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…
- HUNGER GAMES Franchise mini-SUPER DRAFT (Booster Club Sneak Peek!) · 2 h 11 minEnjoy 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…
- PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Katie Walsh, Cory Everett, & Ryan Marker) · 4 h 50 minThe 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…
- BRAD ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Darren Franich, Graham Skipper, & Oriana Nudo) · 4 h 52 minWeek 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…
- WES ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Bryan Cogman, Billy Ray Brewton, Drea Clark, & Clay Keller) · 5 h 31 minIt'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…
- PAUL W.S. ANDERSON SUPER DRAFT (with Jordan Crucchiola, William Bibbiani, & Dave Schilling) · 5 h 45 minANDERSON MONTH BEGINS! Before Wes, before Paul Thomas, before Brad, there was... PAUL W.S.! Screen Drafts veterans Jordan Crucchiola (Feeling Seen), William Bibbiani (Critically…
- 2000 mini-MEGA (with Roxana Hadadi, Emily St. James, Darren Franich, & Clay Keller, and Joe Reid) · 4 h 14 minWe'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…
- MIRIAM HOPKINS (with Clay & Ryan) · 2 h 31 minIt'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!…
- SIDNEY POITIER mini-MEGA (with Oriana Nudo, Maureen Lee Lenker, & Imani Davis) · 3 h 48 minOne 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…
- SNOW HORROR (with Josh Miller & Henry McComas) · 2 h 47 minAKA "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…
