Screen Drafts
Clay Keller and Ryan Marker
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
Episodes
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Jun 21, 2023 • 2h 14min
"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!
Jun 13, 2023 • 3h 7min
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)!
Jun 6, 2023 • 2h 26min
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, Drea Clark (Maximum Film)!
May 29, 2023 • 2h 1min
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 we figure out the rules of the game, name our nascent cinemas, and create our very first competing movie marathons, using the infamous Screen Drafts TIME TRAVEL list! After the episode, Screen Drafts Patrons can go to patreon.com/screendrafts to vote for which marathon they would rather attend! Next week we return to our regular programming with the MERCHANT / IVORY draft.
May 23, 2023 • 2h 41min
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!
May 16, 2023 • 5h 9min
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 Diesel.
May 9, 2023 • 2h 1min
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 Clark (Sundance Film Festival, Maximum Film podcast).
May 2, 2023 • 2h 40min
2012 (with Maria Lewis & Drea Clark)
Recorded LIVE for Skyline Indie Film Festival 2022, Maria Lewis and Drea Clark rank the 7 best films released in the year 2012! Featuring special guest Billy Ray Brewton.
Apr 26, 2023 • 3h 1min
JOHN GRISHAM SUPER DRAFT (with Liz Hannah, Joe Reid, & Kenny Neibart)
Screen Drafts rookie Liz Hannah (Long Shot, The Girl From Plainville) joins All-Stars Joe Reid (This Had Oscar Buzz) and Kenny Neibart (Podcast Like It's 1999) to rank every single feature film adapted from the writing of JOHN GRISHAM!
Apr 17, 2023 • 2h 21min
MUSIC DOCS (with Billy Ray Brewton & Marya Gates)
Marya E. Gates (ThePlaylist.net, Rogerebert.com) and Billy Ray Brewton (The Incinerator, Make Believe Film Festival) join the virtual draft table for our first ever draft focused entirely on documentaries -- the MUSIC DOCS DRAFT!
