Screen Drafts

By Clay Keller and Ryan Marker

What's Screen Drafts about?

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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Screen Drafts episodes:

04.16.2024
ACTION SEQUELS (with Nick de Semlyen & Chris Hewitt)
Empire Magazine colleagues Chris Hewitt (The Empire Film Podcast) and Nick de Semlyen (The Last Action Heroes) join the draft table for the first time, collaboratively ranking the 7 best ACTION SEQUELS ever made!
04.11.2024
AARON SORKIN SUPER DRAFT (with Brian Duffield, Liz Hannah, & Mike Makowsky)
Screenwriters Brian Duffield (Spontaneous, No One Will Save You), Mike Makowsky (Take Me, Bad Education), and Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot) rank all ten feature films with scripts written by the singular AARON SORKIN!
04.03.2024
LYNN SHELTON SUPER DRAFT (with Lucé Tomlin-Brenner & Ryan Marker)
Co-commissioner Ryan Marker and newly-minted Screen Drafts All-Star Lucé Tomlin-Brenner (It's Always Halloween) rank all eight feature films directed by the late great Lynn Shelton! Joining Clay at the commissioner's table is Screen Drafts "Drea" Drea Clark (Maximum Film).
03.27.2024
JODIE FOSTER (with Jacqueline Coley & Erik Anderson)
Fresh off awards season, Jacqueline Coley (rottentomatoes.com) and Erik Anderson (awardswatch.com), rank the seven best films from the career of legendary two-time Oscar winner JODIE FOSTER!
03.19.2024
2009 HORROR (with Brian Collins & Penny Cox)
Brian Collins (Horror Movie A Day) and Penny Cox (Reacher, FUBAR) rank the 7 best HORROR films released in the year 2009!
03.13.2024
HORROR MUSICALS (with Rebekah McKendry, Graham Skipper, B.J. Colangelo, & Jason Ruvaldt)
Hall of Famer Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) takes on Legend Graham Skipper (The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine) yet again, this time ranking the 7 best HORROR MUSICALS ever made! Joining the draft table are Patreon Official Sponsor Jason Ruvaldt,...
03.05.2024
2023 MEGA DRAFT (with Katie Walsh, Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Clay Keller)
Screen Drafts rookie Katie Walsh (The Los Angeles Times, Miami Nice) joins Screen Drafts Hall of Famer Drea Clark (Bentonville Film Festival, Maximum Film) and Screen Drafts Legend Billy Ray Brewton (Make Believe Film Festival) to rank the 20 best...
02.27.2024
INDIANA JONES Franchise mini-Super Draft
Join Clay, Ryan, and Darren Franich as they attempt to rank the 5 films of the INDIANA JONES Franchise! For tickets to Screen Drafts Live at Make Believe Film Festival '24, visit: https://makebelieveseattle.eventive.org/schedule/65a0610da8bb4800551634ce To join the Booster Club, visit:...
02.20.2024
STEPHEN KING mini-MEGA (with Scott Wampler, Eric Vespe, Wynter Mitchell, & Louis Peitzman)
Get ready for a Kingcast x Screen Drafts epic crossover event, as Kingcast hosts Scott Wampler and Eric Vespe, and fan-favorite guests Wynter Mitchell and Louis Peitzman, sit down at the virtual draft table to rank the top 13 best...
02.13.2024
OZPLOITATION (with Elric Kane, Blake Howard, Alexei Toliopoulos, & Chris Owens)
It's Aussie vs. Kiwi as Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) and Elric Kane (Pure Cinema Podcast, Colors of the Dark) competitively / collaboratively rank the Top 7 OZPLOITATION films! Joining us Down Under are "Official Sponsor" Patron Chris Owens,...
02.06.2024
QUEER COMEDY (with Kyle Turner & Juan Barquin)
LIVE (virtually) from Seattle Queer Film Festival '23 it's critic / author Kyle Turner (The Queer Film Guide) & filmmaker Juan Barquin ranking the Top 7 best QUEER COMEDIES ever made! Prefer to WATCH this live show as it was...
01.30.2024
MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT: PART THREE (with Roxana Hadadi, Oriana Nudo, & Bryan Cogman)
Scorsese Month comes to an epic conclusion as Roxana Hadadi (Vulture), Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), and Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography) complete the month-long ranking of all 30 Martin Scorsese feature films by placing the Top 10 in order from #10...
01.23.2024
SCORSESE PRODUCED mini-MEGA (with Drea Clark, Inkoo Kang, & Ify Nwadiwe)
It's week 4 of SCORSESE MONTH, and Team Maximum Film, hosts Drea Clark and Ify Nwadiwe, and frequent guest Inkoo Kang (The New Yorker), join us at the draft table to rank the 11 best films produced, but not directed,...
01.16.2024
MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Katey Rich, Joe Reid, & Chris Feil)
The SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT continues, with guest GMs Katey Rich (Vanity Fair), and This Had Oscar Buzz's Joe Reid & Chris Feil reuniting at the draft table to make picks #20 through #11. Joining Clay at the commissioner's table is...
01.09.2024
CRITERION WORLD CINEMA PROJECT (with Marya E. Gates, Ryan Marker, & Drew McWeeny)
It's week 2 of SCORSESE MONTH, and we are turning our attention to a group of films that are near and dear to Marty's heart: the films that have been restored by the World Cinema Project, and released on DVD...
01.02.2024
MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Emily St. James, Phil Iscove, & Kenny Neibart)
Scorsese Month on Screen Drafts begins with the past and current hosts of the Podcast Like It's... podcast franchise, Phil Iscove, Kenny Neibart, and Emily St. James, making picks #30 to #21 on the all-encompassing MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT! In...
12.25.2023
JULIETTE BINOCHE mini-MEGA (with Thomas Grabinski, Ryan Marker, & Clay Keller)
It's Kristmas Eve, and we're celebrating in true Screen Drafts fashion, by inviting Thomas Grabinski (The Olivier Assayas Super Draft, Irma? Yep!) over to help us rank the 13 best films starring one of our favorite actors: the legendary Juliette...
12.19.2023
AARP ACTION (with Jordan Morris & Gina Ippolito)
Screen Drafts rookies Jordan Morris (Youth Group, Jordan, Jesse, Go!) and Gina Ippolito (New Rockstars, Knowing is Half the Podcast) to rank the 7 best ACTION MOVIES starring actors who have qualified for membership in the AARP! Pre-order Jordan's upcoming...
12.12.2023
'80s SPORTS mini-MEGA (with Linda Holmes, Alan Sepinwall, & Daniel Fienberg)
Chief TV Critics Alan Sepinwall (Rolling Stone) and Daniel Fienberg (The Hollywood Reporter) are back ranking a decade of SPORTS films, this time focusing on the 1980s, and this time with Linda Holmes (Pop Culture Happy Hour, Flying Solo) joining...
12.05.2023
JUDY GARLAND (with Maureen Lee Lenker & Oriana Nudo)
A Screen Drafts tradition continues! As their season on entertainment legend Judy Garland comes to a close, Hollywood-ography hosts Oriana Nudo and Maureen Lee Lenker join us at the draft table to rank her 7 best films!
11.28.2023
DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS MEGA: PART TWO (with Rebekah McKendry, B.J. Colangelo, Dane McDonald, & Louis Peitzman)
It's the grand finale of Animation Month! We are joined again by GMs Rebekah McKendry (Colors of the Dark) B.J. Colangelo (This Ends at Prom), Dane McDonald (Chasing Chalamet), and Louis Peitzman (Vulture, The New York Time) to finish what...
11.21.2023
RALPH BAKSHI SUPER DRAFT (with William Bibbiani & Harmony Colangelo)
Animation Month takes a hard left turn as Harmony Colangelo (This Ends at Prom) and William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) rank the entire feature filmography of the brazenly original alternative animation legend, Ralph Bakshi! Joining as co-commissioner is Screen Drafts...
11.14.2023
DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS MEGA: PART ONE (with Rebekah McKendry, B.J. Colangelo, Dane McDonald, & Louis Peitzman)
100 years. 61 animated feature films. 1 groundbreaking animation studio. Four returning Screen Drafts vets, Rebekah McKendry (Colors of the Dark), B.J. Colangelo (This Ends at Prom), Dane McDonald (Chasing Chalamet), and Louis Peitzman (The New York Times, Vulture) celebrate...
11.07.2023
DON BLUTH SUPER DRAFT (with Adam B. Vary & Joe Reid)
Animation month 2023 kicks off with Adam B. Vary (Variety) and Joe Reid (This Had Oscar Buzz) ranking all 10 feature films directed by animation legend Don Bluth!
10.31.2023
HALLOWEEN SUPER DRAFT (with Rebekah McKendry, Elric Kane, Billy Ray Brewton, Graham Skipper, & Matt Mercer)
The infamous "Freddy vs. Jason" GM panel is reunited (er, resurrected) to rank the 13 HALLOWEEN films in the horrifying conclusion to SCREAM Drafts VI!
10.24.2023
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...
10.16.2023
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!
10.10.2023
HOME INVASION (with Wynter Mitchell & Morgan Peter Brown)
SCREAM Drafts VI continues into its second spooky week with veteran GMs Morgan Peter Brown (The Dungeon Run) and Wynter Mitchell (Waiting to X-Hale) ranking the 7 best HOME INVASION films ever made!
10.03.2023
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...
09.26.2023
1998 mini-MEGA with (Karen Tongson, Helen Shang, Thomas Grabinski, Bryan Cogman, & Clay)
It's Screen Drafts' 2nd annual 25th anniversary celebration! Guest commissioner Bryan Cogman takes over the show as Clay joins an illustrious GM panel, including author Karen Tongson, screenwriter Helen Shang, and development exec Thomas Grabinski, to rank the 13 best...
09.19.2023
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!
09.12.2023
VIETNAM WAR mini-MEGA (with Drew McWeeny, Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Frank Berman)
Screen Drafts veterans Drew McWeeny, Drea Clark, and Billy Ray Brewton have been brought to the draft table by "Official Sponsor" Patron Frank Berman to rank the 11 best films ever made about the Vietnam War!
09.05.2023
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...
08.29.2023
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!
08.21.2023
COUNTRY MUSIC (with Emily St. James & Libby Hill)
Writers Emily St. James and Libby Hill return to the virtual draft table to rank the 7 best movies ever made about COUNTRY MUSIC!
08.15.2023
SCREENWRITERS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS (with Eva Anderson & Clarke Wolfe and Mark Rozeman)
Screen Drafts veterans Eva Anderson and Clarke Wolfe meet for the first time to rank the 7 best directorial debuts from established screenwriters, in a draft concieved by Patreon Official Sponsor Mark Rozeman, who also joins us for the trivia!
08.08.2023
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!
08.01.2023
'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.
07.25.2023
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!
07.18.2023
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!
07.11.2023
SCREWBALL COMEDY mini-MEGA (with Maureen Lee Lenker, Oriana Nudo, & Bryan Cogman)
It Happened One Fight author Maureen Lee Lenker is joined by her podcast co-host Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography) and Screen Draft Legend Bryan Cogman to rank the 11 best Screwball comedies of the classic ('30s-'50s) era!
07.03.2023
ROCKY / CREED SUPER DRAFT (with Marc Bernardin, Ryan Marker, & Billy Ray Brewton)
Newly minted Screen Drafts All-Star Marc Bernardin joins Philadelphia's favorite son Ryan Marker to rank all 9 of the films in the Rocky / Creed franchise! With guest co-commissioner Billy Ray Brewton!
06.27.2023
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...
06.21.2023
"MODERN MUMMY" Franchise mini-SUPER DRAFT (with Clay, Ryan, and Darren)
This week's draft has been delayed to later in the summer, so we are unleashing onto the main feed one of the most controversial Franchise mini-SUPER Drafts in the history of the Screen Drafts Patreon, the "Modern Mummy" Draft!
06.13.2023
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)!
06.06.2023
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,...
05.29.2023
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...
05.23.2023
JUKEBOX MUSICALS (with Louis Peitzman & Oriana Nudo)
Screen Drafts veterans Louis Peitzman and Oriana Nudo meet for the first time, ranking the 7 best JUKEBOX MOVIE MUSICALS ever produced!
05.16.2023
ROCK VS. DIESEL mini-MEGA (with Jen Yamato, Piya Sinha-Roy, & Darren Franich)
Rookie guest GM Jen Yamato (The Los Angeles Times) joins veterans Piya Sinha-Roy and Darren Franich to competitively / collaboratively rank the top 13 best films from the combined filmographies of noted competitive collaborators Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Vin...
05.09.2023
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...

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Screen Drafts episodes:

ACTION SEQUELS (with Nick de Semlyen & Chris Hewitt)

AARON SORKIN SUPER DRAFT (with Brian Duffield, Liz Hannah, & Mike Makowsky)

LYNN SHELTON SUPER DRAFT (with Lucé Tomlin-Brenner & Ryan Marker)

JODIE FOSTER (with Jacqueline Coley & Erik Anderson)

2009 HORROR (with Brian Collins & Penny Cox)

HORROR MUSICALS (with Rebekah McKendry, Graham Skipper, B.J. Colangelo, & Jason Ruvaldt)

2023 MEGA DRAFT (with Katie Walsh, Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Clay Keller)

INDIANA JONES Franchise mini-Super Draft

STEPHEN KING mini-MEGA (with Scott Wampler, Eric Vespe, Wynter Mitchell, & Louis Peitzman)

OZPLOITATION (with Elric Kane, Blake Howard, Alexei Toliopoulos, & Chris Owens)

QUEER COMEDY (with Kyle Turner & Juan Barquin)

MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT: PART THREE (with Roxana Hadadi, Oriana Nudo, & Bryan Cogman)

SCORSESE PRODUCED mini-MEGA (with Drea Clark, Inkoo Kang, & Ify Nwadiwe)

MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Katey Rich, Joe Reid, & Chris Feil)

CRITERION WORLD CINEMA PROJECT (with Marya E. Gates, Ryan Marker, & Drew McWeeny)

MARTIN SCORSESE SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Emily St. James, Phil Iscove, & Kenny Neibart)

JULIETTE BINOCHE mini-MEGA (with Thomas Grabinski, Ryan Marker, & Clay Keller)

AARP ACTION (with Jordan Morris & Gina Ippolito)

'80s SPORTS mini-MEGA (with Linda Holmes, Alan Sepinwall, & Daniel Fienberg)

JUDY GARLAND (with Maureen Lee Lenker & Oriana Nudo)

DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS MEGA: PART TWO (with Rebekah McKendry, B.J. Colangelo, Dane McDonald, & Louis Peitzman)

RALPH BAKSHI SUPER DRAFT (with William Bibbiani & Harmony Colangelo)

DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS MEGA: PART ONE (with Rebekah McKendry, B.J. Colangelo, Dane McDonald, & Louis Peitzman)

DON BLUTH SUPER DRAFT (with Adam B. Vary & Joe Reid)

HALLOWEEN SUPER DRAFT (with Rebekah McKendry, Elric Kane, Billy Ray Brewton, Graham Skipper, & Matt Mercer)

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

TWO THUMBS DOWN (with Matt Singer & Jordan Hoffman)

HOME INVASION (with Wynter Mitchell & Morgan Peter Brown)

BLUMHOUSE (with Kyle Anderson & Billy Ray Brewton)

1998 mini-MEGA with (Karen Tongson, Helen Shang, Thomas Grabinski, Bryan Cogman, & Clay)

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

VIETNAM WAR mini-MEGA (with Drew McWeeny, Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Frank Berman)

THE MARATHON: KRISTEN STEWART (Patreon Sneak Peek)

QUEER CRIME (with Kyle Turner & Juan Barquin)

COUNTRY MUSIC (with Emily St. James & Libby Hill)

SCREENWRITERS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS (with Eva Anderson & Clarke Wolfe and Mark Rozeman)

GEORGE CLOONEY (with Ian Karmel & Sean Jordan)

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

FIVEQUELS (with Andy Levy & Mike Ryan)

UNION MOVIES (with Liz Hannah & Kenny Neibart)

SCREWBALL COMEDY mini-MEGA (with Maureen Lee Lenker, Oriana Nudo, & Bryan Cogman)

ROCKY / CREED SUPER DRAFT (with Marc Bernardin, Ryan Marker, & Billy Ray Brewton)

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

"MODERN MUMMY" Franchise mini-SUPER DRAFT (with Clay, Ryan, and Darren)

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

MERCHANT / IVORY (with Guy Branum & Drea Clark)

THE MARATHON: TIME TRAVEL (with Darren Franich)

JUKEBOX MUSICALS (with Louis Peitzman & Oriana Nudo)

ROCK VS. DIESEL mini-MEGA (with Jen Yamato, Piya Sinha-Roy, & Darren Franich)

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