Screen Drafts
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
Latest episodes
Jul 1, 2020 • 3h 4min
JULY 4th WEEKEND (with Alison Willmore & Adam B. Vary)
Because it's 2020 (ugh) audiences will not be flocking to the multiplexes to enjoy Hollywood's hottest summer releases this 4th of July holiday weekend. So Adam B. Vary (Variety) and Alison Willmore (Vulture) thought it would be fun to indulge in some summer nostalgia by looking back and ranking the 7 best films that opened on Independence Day weekend between 1979-2019.
Jun 22, 2020 • 4h 35min
COEN BROS. SUPER DRAFT (with Bryan Cogman)
We'll show you the life of the mind! Bryan Cogman guest commissions as Clay and Ryan embark on what is not only the first two-GM Super Draft, but also the first director filmography Super Draft: the films of Joel & Ethan Coen.
Jun 16, 2020 • 3h 17min
MISTAKEN IDENTITY (with Jordan Crucchiola & Drea Clark)
First time guest GM Jordan Cruccihola (Vulture, The Disaster Girls) and veteran guest GM Drea Clark (Who Shot Ya?) draft the 7 best "Mistaken Identity" movies ever made! If a tease in the episode description will encourage you to listen, then consider this: something UNPRECEDENTED happens during this episode!
Jun 9, 2020 • 3h 26min
'60s MUSICALS (with Bryan Cogman, Ryan Marker, and Oriana Nudo)
May we have your attention, please? Attention please! Theatre degree holders Bryan Cogman and Ryan Marker go head-to-head for the first time, drafting the musical films of the 1960s, while Oriana fills in for Ryan next to Clay at the commissioners table on this delightful episode!
Jun 2, 2020 • 3h 51min
WESTERNS: PART I mini-MEGA (with Jared Moshe, Darren Franich, & Billy Ray Brewton)
In part one of their trilogy of Westerns mini-Mega drafts, Billy Ray and Darren invite director Jared Moshe (THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN) to draft the 13 best Westerns released from 1927-1963.
May 26, 2020 • 3h 2min
DAVID CRONENBERG (with Drew McWeeny & Brian Duffield)
Death to Screen Drafts! Long live the new flesh! Returning guest GM Drew McWeeny ("Formerly Dangerous") and first timer Brian Duffield (writer of Underwater, and the upcoming Spontaneous) draft the seven best films by DAVID CRONENBERG!
May 18, 2020 • 3h 13min
JIM HENSON (with Griffin Newman & J.D. Amato)
Actor/podcaster Griffin Newman (The Tick, Blank Check) and director/podcaster J.D. Amato (My Brother, My Brother, and Me, 12 Hour Day) are nearly as enthusiastic about their friendship as they are about the work of singular genius Jim Henson. What will happen when they need to competitively collaborate on ranking the definitive "best of" list of his films? Listen and find out!
May 10, 2020 • 3h 23min
MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS (with Oriana Nudo & Maureen Lee Lenker)
Veteran guest GMs / real life best buds Oriana and Maureen draft the seven best films that depict the relationship between a mother and a daughter!
May 5, 2020 • 2h 4min
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS (with Joanna Robinson & Katey Rich)
Vanity Fair colleagues and Little Gold Men co-hosts Joanna Robinson and Katey Rich draft the seven best films about "brief encounters!"
Apr 28, 2020 • 2h 6min
NEW CAMP CLASSICS (with Bethy Squires & Jocey Coffman)
Author Bethy Squires (Drunk History) and comedy writer Jocey Coffman (Lovett or Leave It) draft the 7 best "camp" films that have been unleashed on the world since the year 1990!
