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
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Mar 7, 2023 • 4h 42min
2022 MEGA DRAFT (with Emily St. James, Jacqueline Coley, Drea Clark, & Ryan Marker)
What were the 20 best films of 2022? Emily St. James (writer, podcaster), Jacqueline Coley (Rotten Tomatoes), and Drea Clark (Maximum Film, Independent Spirit Awards), have joined us to determine just that!
Feb 28, 2023 • 2h 6min
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT BEST FIRST FEATURE AWARD WINNERS (with Mitchell Beaupre & Slim)
Mitchell Beaupre and Slim from Letterboxd sit down at the virtual draft table for the first time, collaboratively ranking the 7 best films that have won Best First Feature from the Film Independent Spirit Awards!
Feb 21, 2023 • 2h 20min
CHUCKY SUPER DRAFT (with Louis Peitzman & B.J. Colangelo)
Chucky experts Louis Peitzman (Vulture, N.Y. Times) and B.J. Colangelo (Slashfilm, This Ends at Prom) go head-to-head for the first time, ranking all 8 Chucky / Child's Play feature films!
Feb 14, 2023 • 2h 43min
OBSESSION THRILLERS (with Jordan Crucchiola & Sam Wineman)
Sam Wineman and Jordan Crucchiola (hosts of the Aughtsterion Podcast) join us at the draft table to rank the best OBESSION THRILLERS ever made! Will this list be as copacetic as their last, or are the gloves about to come off?!
Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 42min
BLACK QUEER FILMS (with Tre'vell Anderson & Mikelle Street)
Tre'vell Anderson and Mikelle Street rank the 7 best Black Queer films ever made! Find Mikelle's writing in The New York Times, GQ, and more, and pre-order Tre'vell's book We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film now! Recorded live (virtually) for Seattle Queer Film Festival 2022!
Jan 31, 2023 • 5h 39min
STEVEN SPIELBERG SUPER DRAFT: PART THREE (with Wynter Mitchell, Adam B. Vary, & Lucé Tomlin-Brenner)
Screen Drafts' STEVEN SPIELBERG MONTH comes to a thrilling and emotional close as Wynter Mitchell (Waiting to X-Hale), Adam B. Vary (Variety) and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner (It's Always Halloween) rank the Top 11 Steven Spielberg films in Part Three of our STEVEN SPIELBERG SUPER DRAFT.
Jan 24, 2023 • 3h 43min
SPIELBERG PRODUCED MEGA DRAFT: PART TWO (with Jordan Crucchiola, Amanda Smith, Phil Iscove, Kenny Neibart, Clay, Ryan, & Bryan Cogman)
Guest commissioner Bryan Cogman takes the reins for the epic conclusion of the STEVEN SPIELBERG PRODUCED MEGA DRAFT, with Team Disaster Girls, Team Podcast Like It's 1999, and Team Screen Drafts!
Jan 17, 2023 • 4h 27min
STEVEN SPIELBERG SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Roxana Hadadi, Angelique Jackson, & Billy Ray Brewton)
We're halfway through #SpielbergMonth, and the tension continues to mount as Roxana Hadadi (Vulture), Angelique Jackson (Variety), Billy Ray Brewton (Make Believe Film Festival), and the Screen Drafts Patrons rank the next 12 Steven Spielberg films from the remaining list of 23 eligible titles!
Jan 10, 2023 • 3h 40min
SPIELBERG PRODUCED MEGA DRAFT: PART ONE (with Jordan Crucchiola, Amanda Smith, Kenny Neibart, Phil Iscove, Clay, and Ryan)
Steven Spielberg Month continues with Part One of the STEVEN SPIELBERG PRODUCED MEGA DRAFT! Three podcast duos, Jordan Crucchiola & Amanda Smith (Disaster Girls), Phil Iscove & Kenny Neibart (Podcast Like It's 1999), and Clay Keller & Ryan Marker (Screen Drafts) play in teams to rank the 20 best films produced, but not directed, by Steven Spielberg! In Part One, they rank films #20 to #11, with Quizard Darren Franich (EW.com) popping in to proctor the trivia!
Jan 3, 2023 • 4h 39min
STEVEN SPIELBERG SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Drew McWeeny, Drea Clark, & Darren Franich)
He is one of the most successful and influential filmmakers in history, and his filmography is by far the most requested Screen Drafts topic. And now, at long last, we are tackling the films of STEVEN SPIELBERG, and doing so in spectacular fashion: with a three-part SUPER DRAFT, featuring 9 of our very best guest GMs. First up is PART ONE, with Drew McWeeny (The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need), Drea Clark (Maximum Film), and Darren Franich (Entertainment Weekly) making picks 34-24.
