The Movie Draft Podcast

Jonathan Fujii joins Ben and Ethan for what is perhaps the scariest podcast episode EVER! Not because horror movies are (re)drafted with new categories and not because some critical drafting mistakes are made, but because 'Other Mommy' is reviewed! Jonathan and Ethan both try to explain the plot of 'Other Mommy' to Ben in varying degrees of success and praise. It's a scary sigh...

Legacy Sequels are ALL the rage right now. But they have been for quite a while... and some are *definitely* better than others. This time, instead of an Auction Style Draft, we decided to "collaborate" and figure out the 11 best (?) Legacy Sequels of all time! Ryan McQuade joins Ethan and Ben for a discussion about 'The Color of Money', who the king of Legacy Sequels is, and wha...

More and more frequently, we are seeing musicians turn to acting, sometimes making great movies and sometimes making, well, not great movies. Des and Bobbi join Ben and Ethan in an Auction Draft in a league of its own, creating teams of musicians-turned-actors and their best films. Who will draft the best? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 30:27 - Let's Draft! 2:09:22 - The Teams & Honorab...

Daniel Westheimer and Des join Ethan as they parse through the year 2011, trying to determine the best (and maybe the worst) films of the year. A Brad Pitt conversation, stealing other people's beloved picks, and trying to justify whether bad movies are actually good. This draft has it all! Who will draft the best team? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 17:48 - Let's Draft! 1:51:27 - The T...

Comedy is one of the best, and most broad, genres that film has to offer! So why not draft some comedy movies? Des and Bobbi Miller join Ethan in The Comedy Movies Draft as they select the funniest (maybe?) movies from different decades and try to determine what makes a comedy movie ultimately successful. Who will draft the best movies? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 20:22 - Let's Draft! 1:...

With the release of Practical Magic 2, it's only right that we take a look at 2 of the biggest movie stars of the last 30 years and "rank" their projects, right? Sophia Ciminello joins Ben and Ethan to discuss just how disappointing the legacy sequel is, why Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are some of the most important movie stars we've ever had, and which movies are their best...

2003 was an... interesting... year for movies! So who better to draft movies from 2003 than Danny Jarabek and Marta McFly? They join Ethan for a completely normal draft featuring a gluttonous amount of fact-checking, fun facts galore, talk of a boat-centric draft, how important Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's Hollywood relationship was, and shower thoughts (literally!). Who will draft the be...

A movie hasn't won the "Big 5" at the Oscars since 1991, but can it be done again? Bobbi, Jacob, Des, and Danny all join Ethan to hold a conversation about the state of movies today, how they impact the Oscars at large, and if another movie could ever win the "Big 5" at the Academy Awards again. Then, they draft teams revolving around winners of those categories! But who ca...

Action movies in the 1990s were just different. It was the decade the truly defined, and changed, the genre. But which ones were the best? Join Des, Ben, and Ethan as they auction them off and go dollar for dollar to claim the best action movies of the 90s. Is there a definitive 90s action movies worth a bunch of money? Are there a bunch of dollar-bin bangers out there? Tune in to find out! 0:00 -...

The hosts of Dial M For Movies -- Kadija and Olivia -- join Des, along with Ethan, for a draft of 1998 movies! Which movies has Olivia even seen? Which movies are the best?? And who will put together the best team to win the draft??? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 18: 42 - Let's Draft! 1:43:50 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions Des's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/movieswithdes/ K...

'The Odyssey' is still the movie of the year for many people (including us!) so we needed a way to celebrate it. For the first time, we engage in a collaborative draft for a SINGLE movie - The Odyssey Performances Collaborative Draft! Sophia Ciminello and Gooch join Ethan in a delightful and delirious collab draft. With some of the most deranged nominations to date, what will the list look...

Just how iconic is The IMDB Top 250 Movies list? Marta McFly and Danny Jarabek join Ethan to figure out just that in The IMDB Top 250 Movies Auction Draft! Letterboxd vs. IMDB, the first time guests have ever been happy on the show (apparently), and which movies on the list are actually the best! Who ends up drafting the best? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 19:27 - Let's Draft! 1:58:28 - Th...

What makes a movie rewatchable? Daniel Westheimer joins Ben and Ethan in a draft seeking to answer that very question... (with some deranged picks to say the least!). Tune in to find out who drafts the best team of the most rewatchable movies! 0:00 - Intro 15:55 - Let's Draft! 1:26:00 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com...

Was 2021 a good year for movies? Danny Jarabek joins Ethan and Ben to discuss that very idea and draft the best movies of the year in The 2021 Movie Draft! There is third chair talk, deep dissent about how the rules of the draft work, and unhinged picks. People are calling it the perfect draft. Tune in to see who drafts the best! 0:00 - Intro 22:18 - Let's Draft! 1:35:08 - The Teams & Hono...

2026 has been an interesting year for movies so far to say the least. Some bangers, some stinkers... and lots of "Mid Plus" movies apparently! Jonathan Fujii and Danny Jarabek join Ethan to auction off movies of 2026 so far and talk about a few upcoming ones! Who will use their money most wisely and put together a winning team? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 21:44 - Let's Draft! 0...

With the upcoming release of Christopher Nolan's newest film 'The Odyssey', we get to drafting some of his most iconic characters from his past movies! Daniel Westheimer joins Ben and Ethan to draft some *interesting* categories, steal some picks, and talk about the very best (and worst!) of Christopher Nolan! 0:00 - Intro 20:17 - Let's Draft! 1:12:37 - The Teams & Honorable Me...

3 of the most successful and famous actors in Hollywood right now -- Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon -- all have projects coming out soon (kind of!). But which projects in their combined filmography are the absolute best? Sophia Ciminello joins Ben and Ethan in a first-of-its-kind collab draft to try to figure out just that! 0:00 - Intro 23:00 - Let's Draft! 1:55:09 - The Team &am...

Pixar is still very alive and strong at the box office with the release of Toy Story 5, but what movies of theirs are the absolute best? Bobbi Miller joins Ben and Ethan to discuss Toy Story 5 and bid on the best Pixar movies out there in The Pixar Auction Draft. What movie will go for the most money? And what strategy will reign supreme? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 21:36 - Let's Draft!...

2007 was a better year for movies than most people realize! So on today's pod, Tyler Whitmore and Des join Ethan to see who can draft the best movies of 2007 in The 2007 Movie Draft! 0:00 - Intro 15:59 - Let's Draft! 1:31:35 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/moviedraftpod

Spielberg is returning to an original sci-fi movie with 'Disclosure Day' which means we are returning to drafting Spielberg movies! Well kind of... Erik Anderson, Ema Sasic, and Tyler Whitmore join Ethan to draft the heroes, villains, and people you'd introduce to an alien from Steven Spielberg films! Who will put together the best team? It's up to YOU to decide! 0:00 - Intro 18:43 - Let's Draft 1...

With the release of 'Backrooms', it's time to re-establish the order of power within the A24 filmography! Danny Jarabek and Cameron Ritter join Ben and Ethan in the very first A24 Collaborative Draft (not limited to horror!) as they also discuss what works -- and what doesn't -- in 'Backrooms'. Which movies will make the top of the list? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 20:16 - 'Backrooms' Spolie...

Movies and dating culture go hand in hand... so what better way to find out the best date movies than to draft them? With new categories like "First Date", "Friend Date", "Dinner Afterwards", and MORE, the 'Dial M for Movies' podcast uo Kadija and Olivia join Ethan in a fun draft! 0:00 - Intro 16:39 - Let's Draft! 1:26:37 - The Teams & Honorable Mentio...

There are SO many characters in Star Wars, but which ones are the best? Or the coolest? Daniel Westheimer joins Ben and Ethan for a draft about Star Wars, its characters, and other cool Star Wars things (like vehicles and weapons!). Plus, a deranged "Hear Me Out" category in our first-ever 10-category draft! Who will win? Tune in to find out. 0:00 - Intro 11:23 - Mando & Gorgu "...

With the first Star Wars movie in 7 years hitting theaters soon, we decided to take an early trip to visit space (and aliens) and partake in The Space Movies Auction Draft! Sophie Holsinger is BACK, and Jonathan Fujii and Danny Jarabek join Ethan in a draft that sparks WAY too many technical questions. Do alien movies count? Is 'Avatar' a space movie? Who will spend their money the best an...

2020 was a weird year for movies, to say the least. The global pandemix forced theaters to close and the release strategy of nearly every movie to changes. But it was still a year of hidden gems and weird Oscars, as per usual. Danny Jarabek, Cameron Ritter, and first-time guest Daniel Westheimer join Ethan for The 2020 Movie Draft in which they dig deep to try to put together the best teams possib...