The Movie Draft Podcast

Yer' a wizard, Harry! The Holy Trinity of Ben, Sophie, and Ethan travel by Portkey to the magical world of Harry Potter! A franchise near and dear to each of them in different ways, the Wizarding World Collaborative Draft draws out the Slytherin in everybody! Which person will get vetoed 3 times in a row? And what movie will surprise at number 2? Tune in to find out!

George Carmi joins Ben, Ethan, & Sophie as they bid their way to a winning team in the New York Movies Auction Draft! What's the difference between a "New York Movie" and a movie that just takes place in New York? What movie will illicit the most spending? And who will come out with the best team of New York films?

We are joined by Ben's partner Ashley and good friend of the pod Kevin Mikos to draft one of the most popular sub-genres of movies ever: High School Movies! With 6 new categories, how will the teams shake out? Stealing other people's favorite movies, unearthing personal lore, and trying to win the draft. All in an episode's work.

In this special 2-person draft, Sophie and Ethan "work together" to collaboratively rank all 7 films that belong to the Alien Franchise. Where will the newest entry of Alien: Romulus land? And will a surprising number one pick emerge? Tune in to find out!

Alden Diaz joins Ben & Ethan as they bid the big bucks on some of the best movie remakes ever made! With $1,000 each, who will blow nearly 70% of their budget on one movie, who will be financially responsible, and most importantly - who will draft the team with the best movie remakes?

The Holy Trinity reunites to draft one of the best years in cinema history! Fight Club, The Matrix, Magnolia, 10 Things I Hate About You... which will get chosen first? Madness ensues and hot takes flow like wine in one of our best drafts to date!

For the first time ever, the pod is recorded LIVE!! Ethan, Ben, and Ben's partner Ashley all come together (literally) to collaboratively draft the 11 best Las Vegas movies - while IN Las Vegas! History is made on this episode in more than one way. And which iconic Las Vegas movies will miss the list? Anything is possible.

The Holy Trinity of Ben, Sophie, and Ethan get together to draft the best movie villains in cinema history! With a special twist to a regular draft, who will walk away the winner? From Thanos to Ghostface to... Mark Zuckerberg? All arguments for movie villains are heard as the best of the best are chosen!

The Holy Trinity of Ben, Sophie, and Ethan join forces to determine the top half of the MCU Collaborative Draft - 17 spots to figure out which movies are the best of the best and the worst of the best. How high up will Ethan get Eternals? What shocking movie ends up in spot 17? And what MCU movie will be crowned the best?

Ethan is joined by 3 heroic guests as they "work together" to embark on Part 1 of a 2-Part MCU Mega-Collaborative Draft! With picks 33 - 18 up for play, which MCU movies will be deemed the worst of the worst? And which ones will escape to Part 2 of the draft where Ben, Sophie, and Ethan determine the best MCU movies? Bethanne Tarpley, TJ Zwarych, and David Thompson all put up with Ethan's antics to create what is sure to be a divisive collaborative list.