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Screen DraftsDC BERLANTIVERSE SUPER DRAFT (with Ryan Marker, Chancellor Agard, Kyle Anderson, & Darren Franich)Commissioner Ryan Marker is joined by Screen Drafts All-Stars / former EW colleagues Kyle Anderson and Chancellor Agard to give the DC BERLANTIVERSE the send-off it deserves: a collaborative ranking all 11 inter-connected Super series! At the commissioner's table providing commentary and emotional support to Clay is Screen Drafts Legend / another former EW colleague, Darren Franich! Listen AD-FREE in the Screen Drafts Booster Club: www.patreon.com/screendrafts2025-04-085h 10Screen DraftsTEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE SUPER DRAFT (with Graham Skipper, Jill Gevargizian, & Phil Nobile Jr.)Screen Drafts Legend Graham Skipper (The Lonley Man with the Ghost Machine) is joined by director Jill Gevargizian (The Stylist, Ghost Game) to competitively / collaboratively rank all 9 films in the TCM franchise! Sitting in with Clay and Ryan at the commissioner's table is Fangoria editor Phil Nobile Jr., providing trivia and commentary. Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Go to www.patreon.com/screendrafts2025-03-183h 06Screen Drafts2024 MEGA DRAFT (with Alonso Duralde, Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Ryan Marker)It's the climax of awards season! Alonso Duralde (author, podcaster) finally joins the draft table for a Best-Of-The-Year draft, competitively / collaboratively picking the 20 best films of 2024 with Screen Drafts Legend Drea Clark (podcaster, Sundance Film Festival, Film Independent Spirit Awards) and Screen Draft Celestials Billy Ray Brewton (To The Table) and Commisioner Ryan Marker. Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Go to www.patreon.com/screendrafts 2025-02-255h 37Screen DraftsINTERNET HORROR (with Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry, & Matt Mercer)Colors of the Dark hosts Elric Kane and Dr. Rebekah McKendry are back at the draft table together for the first time in over a year, competitvely / collaboratively ranking the 7 best INTERNET HORROR movies ever made! Joining Clay and Ryan at the commissioner's table is producer / actor / editor Matt Mercer! See Elric's new film (produced by Matt and Executive Produced by Rebekah) THE DEAD THING beginning Friday, February 14th on Shudder! Become a Screen Drafts Booster by going to www.patreon.com/screendrafts2025-02-112h 27Screen DraftsAMERICAN ZOETROPE (with Billy Ray Brewton & Ryan Marker)Join us in Brewton Stew-dios as Screen Drafts Legends Ryan Marker and Billy Ray Brewton competitively collaborate in ranking the 7 best non-Francis / non-Sofia films released by Francis Ford Coppola's company, AMERICAN ZOETROPE. Next week: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO with Drew McWeeny, Bryan Cogman, and Joanna Robinson! Become a Screen Drafts Booster and get LOADS of bonus material! www.patreon.com/screendrafts2025-01-282h 22Screen DraftsFRANCIS FORD COPPOLA SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Roxana Hadadi, Blake Howard, Ryan Marker, and Bryan Cogman)Coppola Month continues with PART ONE of the six GM / 24 title FFC SUPER DRAFT! Ryan is joined at the Draft Table by Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) and Roxana Hadadi (NY Mag, Vulture) to competitively / collaboratively rank 24-13 on the list of Coppola-directed films. Filling in for Ryan at the commissioner's table is Bryan Cogman, who will be returning as a GM on PART TWO of the draft in a couple of weeks! Become a Screen Drafts Booster by going to www.patreon.com/screendrafts2025-01-214h 24
Chasing ChalametA COMPLETE UNKNOWN (w/ Clay Keller and Ryan Marker)How does it feel, how does it feel? To finally see Timothée Chalamet play American iconoclast Bob Dylan? On our twenty-fifth episode, Clay Keller and Ryan Marker (co-hosts of the Screen Drafts podcast) join us to discuss James Mangold's biographical musical drama A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.Follow the show on Twitter @ChalametChasing and on Instagram @ChasingChalamet. Please consider leaving us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts!This show is written, hosted, and produced by Dane McDonald. Find him on Twitter and Instagram Letterboxd @TheDaneMcDonald and also on Letterboxd and Bluesky.Will B...2025-01-161h 53Screen DraftsSONY SPIDEY-ADJACENT Franchise mini-SUPER Draft + Update from Commissioner Clay (Booster Club Sneak Peek)Join us as Commissioner Clay shares a status update from Los Angeles, then enjoy a very special peek into the madness that occurs in the Screen Drafts Booster Club as Clay and Ryan rank the 5 (as of NoVENOMber) films in the SONY SPIDER-MAN-ADJACENT Franchise. Cravin' Kraven is available NOW! www.patreon.com/screendrafts Find the GoFundMe for Ben Mekler and his family HERE2025-01-142h 26Screen Drafts1999 mini-MEGA (with Phil Iscove, Kenny Neibart, Carrie Wittmer, and Jordan Crucchiola)1999 is generally considered one of the best movie years in the history of the medium, so to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that storied time we reunited the hosts of Podcast Like It's 1999, Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove, with PL99 fan-favorite guest Carrie Wittmer, and Screen Drafts commish Ryan Marker, to competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 BEST movies that were released in 1999. Joining Clay at the commissioners table is first time guest commish Jordan Crucchiola!2024-12-315h 31Screen Drafts1975 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES mini-SUPER with Bryan Cogman (Booster Club Sneak Peek)Join Clay and Ryan, and guest commissioner Bryan Cogman, as they rank the five films nominated for Best Picture at the 48th Academy Awards, held in 1976: One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Nashville, Barry Lyndon, and Jaws. Did the Academy get it right the first time, or should a different film have been crowned as the Best of 1975? Listen and find out! Want to be a Booster? Get at least three bonus episodes every month by becoming a Season Ticket Holder! www.patreon.com/screendrafts2024-12-171h 59Screen DraftsFRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT SUPER DRAFT: PART TWO (with Marya E. Gates, Clay Keller, Ryan Marker, & Billy Ray Brewton)Marya E. Gates returns alongside Clay Keller, Ryan Marker, and guest commissioner Billy Ray Brewton for the epic conclusion to the FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT SUPER DRAFT, ranking films #11 to #1 on the single, definitive, best-of list! Next week brings the grand finale of HITCHCOCK / TRUFFAUT Month, with Oriana Nudo, Maureen Lee Lenker, and Ben Mankiewicz ranking the Top 10 films directed by Alfred Hitchcock! Join the Booster Club: www.patreon.com/screendrafts2024-11-193h 14Screen DraftsFRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE (with Marya E. Gates, Clay Keller, Ryan Marker, & Billy Ray Brewton)Hitchcock / Truffaut Month continues with PART ONE of the FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT SUPER DRAFT! Veteran GM Marya E. Gates joins Clay and Ryan to make picks 21-12 on the definitive ranking of the work from one of the architects of the French New Wave. Leading the festivities as guest commish is Screen Drafts Legend Billy Ray Brewton!2024-11-053h 08
The AwardsWatch PodcastDirector Watch Podcast Ep. 66 - 'Song to Song' (Terrence Malick, 2017) with Special Guests Clay Keller and Ryan Marker of Screen Drafts Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating. Add in a few silly tangents and a fun game at the end of the episode and you’ve got yourself a podcast we truly hope you love. On episode 66 of the Director Watch Podcast, the boys are joined by hosts of t...2024-10-032h 11Screen DraftsELMORE LEONARD (with Bryan Cogman & Milla Bell-Hart)Literacy Month continues with screenwriters Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones) and Milla Bell-Hart (Bad Monkey) ranking the best films ever made from the work of acclaimed crime writer ELMORE LEONARD! Joining Clay at the commissioner's table is Screen Drafts legend and writer of The Draftland Scene, Mr. Darren Franich. 2024-09-103h 49Screen DraftsMICHAEL CRICHTON SUPER DRAFT (with Darrin Navarro, Billy Ray Brewton, Clay Keller, & Bryan Cogman)An adventure 4 years in the making! To kick off Literacy Month, Commissioner Clay is joined by newly minted Screen Drafts All-Star Darrin Navarro, Screen Drafts Legend Billy Ray Brewton, and guest commissioner Bryan Cogman (also a Screen Drafts Legend) to rank all 22 films directed, written, or adapted from the works of the prolific master of the science thriller, MICHAEL CRICHTON! 2024-09-035h 51Screen Drafts1994 mini-MEGA (with Drea Clark, Drew McWeeny, Billy Ray Brewton, & Frank Berman)This year marks the 30th anniversary of the films of 1994 and we are celebrating with some of our favorite guest GMs, Hall-of-Famer Drew McWeeny, Legend Billy Ray Brewton, and near-Legend Drea Clark, ranking the 13 best films released in that exceptional year! Joining them at the draft table are commissioners Clay and Ryan, and Booster Club Official Sponsor Frank Berman!2024-08-134h 50Screen DraftsRETAIL HELL (with Bethy Squires & Mia Lee Vicino)Former retail warriors Bethy Squires (Vulture) and Mia Lee Vicino (Letterboxd) join Clay and Ryan at the Draft Table to rank the 7 best films ever made about living in RETAIL HELL!2024-08-062h 38
Screen DraftsThe Marathon: JERRY BRUCKHEIMER (Booster Club Sneak Peek)Welcome to Draftland, where frenemy arthouse cinema operators Clay and Ryan program competing 4-film movie marathons using titles drawn from classic Screen Drafts episodes! Today, they are using the JERRY BRUCKHEIMER draft list to curate the most explosive and enticing marathons that members of the Booster Club have ever seen! Which marathon will YOU attend? Listen, then vote! Get boosted: www.patreon.com/screendrafts2024-07-302h 11Screen DraftsJEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME (with Jon Gabrus, Ryan Stanger, and Drew McWeeny)It's the kickin'-est, punchin'-est, splitsin'est draft of the year, as Screen Drafts rookies / Action Boyz Jon Gabrus and Ryan Stanger join commissioner Clay and guest co-commish Drew McWeeny (The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need) for a competitive / collaborative ranking of the 7 best films starring The Muscles from Brussels! 2024-07-232h 43Screen DraftsSUPERNATURAL KIDS (with Jordan Morris, Elliott Kalan, & Alonso Duralde)Movie podcasters / authors Jordan Morris (Youth Group, Free with Ads) and Elliott Kalan (Disney's Hercules, The Flophouse) go head-to-head at the virtual draft table, ranking the 7 best films about SUPERNATURAL KIDS! Joining Clay as co-commissioner is movie podcaster / author Alonso Duralde (Hollywood Pride, Maximum Film). Order the books! YOUTH GROUP HERCULES HOLLYWOOD PRIDE2024-07-162h 34Screen DraftsGEENA DAVIS (with Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, & Alonso Duralde)In celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Bentonville Film Festival, Screen Drafts Legend Billy Ray Brewton, and Screen Drafts Drea (and Bentonville Artistic Director) Drea Clark join us at the Draft Table to rank the 7 best films from the career of festival founder GEENA DAVIS! Filling in for Ryan as co-commish is Hollywood Pride author Alonso Duralde!2024-06-112h 20Screen DraftsHORROR ANTHOLOGIES (with Clarke Wolfe, Fayna Sanchez, & B.J. Colangelo)Stars of the upcoming horror anthology Tenants, Clarke Wolfe & Fayna Sanchez, join the draft table to rank the 7 best feature HORROR ANTHOLOGIES ever made, with commissioner Clay and guest co-commish B.J. Colangelo (This Ends at Prom). 2024-04-301h 58Screen DraftsLYNN 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). 2024-04-043h 40Screen Drafts2023 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 films of the year 2023 with Screen Drafts commissioner Clay Keller (Screen Drafts)! Get tickets to the Seattle live show: https://makebelieveseattle.eventive.org/schedule/65a0610da8bb4800551634ce2024-03-055h 49Screen DraftsINDIANA JONES Franchise mini-Super DraftJoin 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: patreon.com/screendrafts2024-02-272h 10Screen DraftsMARTIN 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 PART ONE GM Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's 1992), to provide context, color commentary, and contrition for what occurred in PART ONE. 2024-01-163h 38Screen DraftsCRITERION 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 and Blu-Ray by The Criterion Collection. Marya E. Gates (RogerEbert.com) returns to the draft table to rank the top 7 "best" of these films with co-commissioner Ryan Marker, while Drew McWeeny (the upcoming The Hip Pocket podcast) joins Clay as guest co-commissioner. 2024-01-092h 33Screen DraftsJULIETTE 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 Binoche!2023-12-254h 07Screen Drafts1998 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 films released in the year 1998!2023-09-264h 33Screen DraftsTHE 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 as over 100 other bonus episodes from other series, on the Screen Drafts Patreon page! Patreon.com/screendrafts2023-09-051h 56Screen DraftsFIVEQUELS (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!2023-07-251h 59Screen DraftsROCKY / 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! 2023-07-032h 59Screen Drafts"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! 2023-06-222h 14
Screen DraftsTHE 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...2023-05-292h 00Screen DraftsBONG 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).2023-05-092h 00
The Incinerator Podcast"Songs from Coen Bros. Films" with Clay Keller and Ryan MarkerSeason 2 of The Incinerator is here, and stepping into the flames for the first time as competitors - from the Screen Drafts podcast, it's CLAY KELLER and RYAN MARKER. In the first shake up to our initial formula, they'll be tackling "Songs from Coen Brothers Films" (a definition which shifts throughout). Producer of the pod, Ryan Verrill, also joins as proxy for The Engineer, who gets their hands on some insane new landmines. It's a weird and wild way to kick off the new season! To vote for the winners, visit us at www.incineratorpod.com. --- Support this podcast: h...2023-03-162h 17The Incinerator Podcast"Songs from Coen Bros. Films" with Clay Keller and Ryan MarkerSeason 2 of The Incinerator is here, and stepping into the flames for the first time as competitors - from the Screen Drafts podcast, it's CLAY KELLER and RYAN MARKER. In the first shake up to our initial formula, they'll be tackling "Songs from Coen Brothers Films" (a definition which shifts throughout). Producer of the pod, Ryan Verrill, also joins as proxy for The Engineer, who gets their hands on some insane new landmines. It's a weird and wild way to kick off the new season! To vote for the winners, visit us at www.incineratorpod.com. --- Support this podcast: h...2023-03-162h 17Screen Drafts2022 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! 2023-03-074h 41Screen DraftsSPIELBERG 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!2023-01-243h 42Screen DraftsSPIELBERG 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!2023-01-103h 39Screen DraftsCOLIN FARRELL mini-MEGA (with Clay & Ryan)Merry Kristmas from Screen Drafts! To celebrate this blessed holiday, Clay and Ryan rank the 9 best films from the filmography of everyone's favorite Irishman, Mr. Colin Farrell! With a special appearance by Screen Drafts' Quizard Darren Franich. 2022-12-243h 34Screen DraftsTEACHER MOVIES (with Billy Ray Brewton, Ryan Marker, & Frank Berman)Ryan and Billy Ray get the chance to re-do their lost TEACHER MOVIES draft, thanks to Patreon Official Sponsor Frank Berman! Will the list look the same as it did three years ago?!2022-11-152h 29Screen DraftsAGNÈS VARDA (with Lucé Tomlin-Brenner & Ryan Marker)Podcaster/filmmaker/video store clerk Lucé Tomlin-Brenner returns to the draft table to rank the 7 best films by luminary of the French New Wave Agnes Varda, with co-commish Ryan!2022-09-072h 46Screen DraftsRYAN GOSLING (with Roxana Hadadi & Jordan Crucchiola) Roxana Hadadi (Vulture) and Jordan Crucchiola ("Feeling Seen" on Maximum Fun) put their friendship on the line as they rank the 7 best films starring Baby Goose! This episode is sponsored by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code COPACETIC at MANSCAPED.com! 2022-06-283h 07Screen Drafts1997 mini-MEGA (with Katey Rich, Wynter Mitchell, Kristy Puchko, & Clay Keller)For our first annual 25th Anniversary mini-MEGA Draft Katey Rich (Vanity Fair), Wynter Mitchell (Waiting to X-Hale), and Kristy Puchko (Mashable) join commissioner Clay to rank the 13 best films released in 1997! With guest co-commish Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones)!2022-05-244h 43Screen DraftsSPACE HORROR (with Jenelle Riley & Graham Skipper)In space, no one can hear you competitively collaborate! Jenelle Riley (Variety) and Graham Skipper (Sequence Break) rank the 7 best horror films set in outer space, with Clarke Wolfe (FearHQ) joining Clay at the commissioner's table. 2022-05-032h 42Screen Drafts2021 MEGA Draft (with Drea Clark, Billy Ray Brewton, Oriana Nudo, & Alonso Duralde)The Oscars are this week, which means it's time for the always controversial and thrilling Best of the Year draft! This 2021 edition features guest GMs Drea Clark (Maximum Film!), Billy Ray Brewton (The Incinerator), Oriana Nudo (Hollywood-ography) and commissioner Clay Keller. Joining Ryan at commissioner's table is guest co-commish Alonso Duralde (Maximum Film!, The Wrap). 2022-03-225h 59Screen DraftsHAPPY MADISON PRODUCTIONS (with Alexei Toliopoulos, Cameron James, & B.J. Colangelo)Aussie comedians / podcasters Alexei Toliopoulos & Cameron James (Total Reboot, Finding Drago) join commissioner Clay and guest co-commish B.J. Colangelo (This Ends at Prom) to rank the 7 best movies ever made by the Happy Madison production company!2022-03-152h 23Screen DraftsBATMAN VS. SUPERMAN SUPER DRAFT (with Marc Bernardin, Clarke Wolfe, Devan Coggan, Darren Franich, & Ryan Marker)Commissioner Ryan joins Screen Drafts veterans Marc, Clarke, and Devan to rank all 18 feature films about The Caped Crusader and/or the Man of Steel! Filling in for him at the commissioner's table is Darren Franich. 2022-03-015h 11Screen DraftsBILLY WILDER (with Oriana Nudo & Ryan Marker)We kick off the Screen Drafts' "Year of the Auteur" (maybe, no promises) with Oriana and Ryan ranking the films of 7-time Oscar winner Billy Wilder!2022-01-043h 06Screen DraftsREBECCA HALL (with Clay & Ryan)Billy Ray takes the hosting reins as Clay and Ryan celebrate Kristmas Eve with a draft of the films of actor/director REBECCA HALL. Happy Hall-idays everyone!2021-12-243h 21Screen DraftsDISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES (with Ash Crossan & Sarah Sterling)DCOM experts Ash Crossan (Screen Rant) and Sarah Sterling rank the 7 best Disney Channel Original Movies ever made, with Dane McDonald (Chasing Chalamet) filling in for Ryan as guest co-commissioner! 2021-11-301h 55Screen DraftsBOB DYLAN (with Marya E. Gates & Ryan Marker)The draft that Ryan has been patiently waiting for since day one has finally arrived. 2021-08-102h 52Screen DraftsX-MEN SUPER DRAFT (with Darren Franich, Clay, Ryan, Adam B. Vary, and Alicia Lutes)Clay and Ryan are joined by their old friend Darren Franich to competitively rank the 13 films in the 20th Century Fox X-MEN franchise, with guest commissioners Adam B. Vary and Alicia Lutes! 2021-06-085h 08
Eye of the Duck: A Film PodcastAliens (1986) with Clay Keller and Ryan Marker (Screen Drafts)This week we investigate James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986) with Clay Keller and Ryan Marker (Screen Drafts), and search for the scene at its center.This is a podcast about movies, and the scenes that make them special. Usually on our show, we explore a film we love, a new release, or ask our guests to bring a movie they can’t wait to talk about. But this week, and throughout the summer, we’re devoting our show to 20th Century Fox’s Alien Franchise.Show notes: (all timestamps are approximate)
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Returning GM Lucé Tomlin-Brenner (Need to Watch, It's Always Halloween) joins commissioner Ryan to rank all 7 of the auteur director's feature films.2021-04-062h 54Screen DraftsMINNESOTA mini-MEGA (with Drea Clark, Darren Franich, and Doug Jones)Cali boy Darren Franich joins native Minnesotans Drea Clark and Clay Keller to draft the 11 best films from the Land of 10,000 Lakes! Taking over co-commissioner duties alongside Ryan is another favorite son of the Northland, film programmer and executive director of Images Cinema Doug Jones. 2021-03-235h 16Screen DraftsRELATIONSHIP HORROR (with Chelsea Stardust & Sean Keller, and Andrew Merrill & Beth Crudele)To celebrate Valentine's Day 2021 we assembled two horror filmmaking couples and had them compete as TEAMS, a Screen Drafts first! Chelsea Stardust and Sean Keller (All That We Destroy) and Andrew Merrill and Beth Crudele (Rot) go head-to-head, ranking the best horror films ever made about romantic relationships!2021-02-143h 11Screen DraftsOLIVIER ASSAYAS SUPER DRAFT (with Thomas Grabinski, Clay, & Ryan)Clay and Ryan invite Thomas Grabinski to join their Kristmas Eve 2020 festivity of drafting every* feature film by French auteur Olivier Assayas! *available on home video2020-12-255h 26Screen DraftsTHE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (with Guy Branum)Hail to the Chief! Writer and comedian Guy Branum goes head-to-head with our very own Ryan Marker, drafting the 7 best films about the President of the United States (real or fictional)!2020-11-012h 34Screen DraftsFLORIDA CRIME (with Darren Franich & Walter Hollmann)Clay and Darren are not from around here as they draft the 7 best "Florida Crime" movies ever made! Along for the gator tour are Ryan, assuming the host role, and guest co-commissioner Walter Hollmann (a Florida native)!2020-09-293h 06Screen DraftsJURASSIC PARK / WORLD mini-SUPER DRAFT (with Clay & Ryan, unleashed from the Patreon!)Enjoy a little taste of what can be found every month over on the Screen Drafts Patreon feed -- Clay and Ryan drafting the 5 films in the Jurassic Park / World franchise, with trivia from Darren and Billy Ray! To sign up, visit patreon.com/screendrafts2020-08-252h 23Screen DraftsWESTERNS: PART II mini-MEGA (with Billy Ray Brewton, Darren Franich, Ryan, & Bryan Cogman)The dark second chapter in this epic trilogy finds old arch-rivals Darren and Billy Ray doing battle with co-commissioner Ryan, drafting the 13 best Westerns released between 1964 and 1992. Stepping in a guest co-commissioner is Bryan Cogman, doing his damndest to help Clay keep all these gunslingers in line. 2020-08-184h 28Screen DraftsCOEN 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. 2020-06-234h 35Screen Drafts'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!2020-06-093h 26Screen DraftsSTEVEN SODERBERGH (with Darren Franich & Ryan Marker)The two former co-hosts of the Vidiots Video Store Show draft one-on-one for the very first time, ranking the eclectic and delightful filmography of one of the most prolific directors of modern times. With trivia from Patreon "Official Sponsor," and selector of the draft topic, Cody Downs!2020-04-213h 16Screen DraftsPOST-APOCALYPSEClay and Ryan brave the wasteland to record an episode about the best POST-APOCALYPSE films (from a safe social distance, of course)! 2020-03-242h 55Screen DraftsTHE COLD WAR (with Steve Berg & Ryan)Steve Berg (Earwolf's "Voyage to the Stars," Netflix's "Hoops") returns to draft films about the Cold War with co-commissioner and color commentator Ryan Marker! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2020-03-112h 35Screen Drafts2019 MEGA DRAFT (with Billy Ray Brewton, Oriana Nudo, Ryan, and Clay)Clay and Ryan are joined by Screen Drafts favorites Billy Ray and Oriana to draft the 20 best films of the year 2019 -- possibly our most epic draft to date. And keep an ear out for a special appearance from Graham Skipper during the trivia section! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2020-02-064h 56Screen DraftsSTAR TREK SUPER DRAFT (with Marc Bernardin, Darren Franich, Clay, and Ryan)Guest commissioner Bryan Cogman takes the conn as Marc Bernardin (Carnival Row, Castle Rock) and Darren Franich (EW.com) join Clay and Ryan in drafting the films of the 50+ year Star Trek Franchise! Providing color commentary and halftime analysis are Dave Schilling and Adam B. Vary. Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2020-01-314h 07Screen DraftsLAURA DERN (with Zoe Zelkind and Oriana Nudo)Team Aero (co-commissioner Ryan Marker and his assistant manager Zoe Zelkind) drafts the filmography of 2020 Oscar nominee and Hollywood legend Laura Dern! Oriana Nudo joins the table as well, filling in as guest co-commissioner and color commentator. Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2020-01-162h 32Screen Drafts2009 (Clay vs. The Patrons with Graham Skipper)Commissioner Clay goes up against the Screen Drafts Patrons drafting the films of 2009, with Ryan acting a Patron proxy and Graham Skipper as guest commissioner! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-12-312h 30Screen DraftsKRISTEN STEWARTCelebrate Kristmas Eve with draft commissioners Clay and Ryan! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-12-252h 50Screen Drafts2010s DECADE MEGA DRAFT (with Darren Franich, Alison Herman, Piya Sinha-Roy, & Clay)Darren Franich (EW), Alison Herman (The Ringer), and Piya Sinha-Roy (The Hollywood Reporter) join commissioner Clay to draft the 20 best films from the last decade! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-12-104h 22Screen DraftsFOUND FOOTAGE (with Billy Ray Brewton & Thomas Grabinski)SCREAMdrafts 2019 concludes with our 50th draft! After months of lobbying, Billy Ray finally coaxes Clay to draft table, to pick the 7 best FOUND FOOTAGE movies of all time! Joining Ryan in commissioning and hosting duties is friend of the show Thomas Grabinski. Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-11-051h 48Screen Drafts'90s ACTION MEGA DRAFT (with Dave Schilling, Ricky Carmona, and Kate Freund)Ricky Carmona and Kate Freund join returning guest GM David Schilling and draft commissioner Clay Keller to draft the twenty best action films of the 1990s! Ryan takes over main commissioning duties, with veteran drafter Graham Skipper filling in as co-commissioner. Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-10-084h 20Screen DraftsACTOR'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS (with Ryan & The Patrons)Clay acts as proxy for the Screen Drafts Patreon Patrons as they draft the best "directorial debuts by actors" against co-commissioner Ryan Marker! Recorded at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica2019-09-102h 21Screen Drafts1999With so many classics celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, it's the perfect time for the 1999 draft! Clay and Ryan pull up seats at the draft table, with guest host/commissioner Billy Ray Brewton! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-07-302h 26Screen DraftsPOST-GAME: DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS 2DDraft commissioners Clay and Ryan wrap up the Disney Animation Studios 2D episode with their predictions and some post-game analysis. 2019-07-1217 minScreen DraftsEROTIC THRILLERS (with Kate Hagen)Kate Hagen (The Black List, blcklst.com) is joined by commissioner Clay Keller to draft the seven best Erotic Thrillers of all-time! Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica2019-06-121h 47Screen DraftsAMY ADAMS (with Dane McDonald, Jesse Knight, and Britt Keller)Dane McDonald (the Chasing Chalamet podcast) and festival programmer Jesse Knight draft the seven best Amy Adams films! Featuring guest co-commissioner Britt Keller!2019-05-072h 45Screen DraftsDOG MOVIES (with Grant Moninger)Grant Moninger (programmer for The American Cinematheque) and Ryan Marker (color commentator for Screen Drafts) draft the best dog movies of all time!2019-05-012h 05Screen DraftsA24Clay and Ryan draft the seven best films that have been produced or distributed (so far) by the popular independent film company A24!2019-04-151h 57Screen DraftsAMNESIAClay and Ryan draft the best "amnesia" films of all-time! 2019-03-201h 50Screen DraftsTWIST ENDINGS (with Graham Skipper & Sean Keller)The best "twist ending" films of all time, drafted by Graham Skipper (Sequence Break) and Sean Keller (All That We Destroy, Rage). Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica.2019-02-121h 56Screen DraftsTIME TRAVELClay and Ryan leave the comfort of the commentary booth and get in the game, drafting the best TIME TRAVEL movies! Suggested by listener Conor Holt. 2018-11-151h 59Screen DraftsVISITORS FROM ANOTHER PLANET (with Steve Berg)Steve Berg (The Good Place, TAG) goes up against Screen Drafts color commentator Ryan Marker to draft the seven best movies about aliens visiting Earth. Recorded at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica2018-09-041h 56
Vidiots Video Store Show111: Screwball Comedy Draft!VVSS Draft commissioner Clay Keller presides over a draft of the best Screwball Comedies of all time, as drafted by Vidiots' screwball comedy experts Robbie McCluskey and Angela Matano. 2018-03-121h 34
Vidiots Video Store Show100: Episode 1 REBOOT (with Darren Franich and Robbie McCluskey)Over two years ago, Clay Keller and Darren Franich launched Vidiots Video Store Show with a discussion of Jacques Demy's THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT and Richard Curtis' ABOUT TIME. Now, it's happening again. Recorded at Marker Studios in Santa Monica, CA2017-12-061h 44
Vidiots Video Store ShowBonus: #GothamWarIt's finally here, the culmination of Ryan and Darren's years-long feud over FOX's "Gotham." Robbie joins Clay, Darren, and Ryan in watching and discussing four episodes of the show, hand-picked by Ryan to try and win the guys over. Also discussed, the other current screen representation of Bruce Wayne, the recently released JUSTICE LEAGUE.2017-12-051h 43
Vidiots Video Store Show76: In Memphis (Vol. 2 Premiere)After seven years, Clay finally gets Ryan to watch Martin McDonagh's IN BRUGES. We also take a MYSTERY TRAIN to Memphis, and discuss Legion, Marvel's Agents of Shield, and late-period Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and William Wyler. A little bit of everything in Ryan's first episode as regular co-host!2017-05-211h 22
Vidiots Video Store Show71: Fast & Vidiots III (with Ryan Marker)Is FAST FIVE really as great as everyone says it is? Can Clay convince Darren and Ryan that FAST & FURIOUS is actually kinda good? Does Audrey Hepburn only play cloistered innocents who live with their dad? The answers to all these questions and more on Fast & Vidiots: Hepburning Rubber episode 3! Also: Ask The Vidiots!2017-04-071h 59
Vidiots Video Store Show64: Mookie and Oscar (with Ryan Marker)Clay is joined by guest co-host Ryan Marker to discuss Spike Lee's DO THE RIGHT THING and Ryan Coogler's FRUITVALE STATION. Also: THE KNICK season 2, the pilot of FX's LEGION, and free ads for Seeso and Filmstruck? 2017-02-161h 21
Vidiots Video Store Show61: I Love You All (with Ryan Marker)Music gives us life this week as veteran Vidiot Ryan Marker joins Clay to talk about 1972's CABARET and 2014's FRANK. Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica.2017-01-181h 20
Vidiots Video Store Show38: The Bourne Vidiocy (with Ryan Marker)Clay is joined by fellow Vidiot Ryan Marker to discuss the entire BOURNE franchise, from 2002's THE BOURNE IDENTITY to this summer's JASON BOURNE. Yes, including LEGACY. Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica. Subscribe on iTunes!2016-08-111h 14
Vidiots Video Store Show36: Anglo-American Idiots (with guest Ryan Marker)Clay is joined by guest co-host Ryan Marker to discuss two highly-charged political films, Armando Iannucci's IN THE LOOP and Elia Kazan's A FACE IN THE CROWD, at what seems like a rather... apropos time. Opinions may not necessarily reflect those of the Vidiots Foundation ;) Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica. Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher! 2016-07-291h 21
Vidiots Video Store Show29: X-Men: Vidiots Show United (with guest Ryan Marker)With X-MEN: APOCALYPSE coming out this weekend we decided it is the perfect time to once and for all the question that has been plaguing this podcast for months: which is the superior X-film, X2: X-MEN UNITED or X-MEN: FIRST CLASS? The answer may surprise you! ALSO: Clay and Darren review X-MEN: APOCALYPSE! (spoiler-filled review begins at 1:02:00) Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica. 2016-05-261h 32
Vidiots Video Store Show22: BAT-EPISODE (with Bat-guest Ryan Marker!)Vidiots clerk and DC expert Ryan Marker joins Clay and Darren to discuss the two most "cartoony" Batman films: 1966's BATMAN: THE MOVIE and 1993's BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM, as well as the entire big screen Batman canon.
Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica, CA2016-03-231h 20
Vidiots Video Store ShowVVSS 15: Haynes directs MooreThe two fascinating collaborations between director Todd Haynes and actor Julianne Moore, 1995's SAFE and 2002's FAR FROM HEAVEN are the primary topics of this episode. Detours include: what defines a movie musical, unseen Altman movies and Pacific Rim vs. Godzilla.
Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica. Hosted by Clay Keller and Darren Franich. 2016-01-271h 15