Screen Drafts

SCREAM Drafts 2026 continues with William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ( 1000 Women in Horror ) competitively / collaboratively ranking the 7 BEST films ever made ABOUT HORROR MOVIES! Joining Clay as guest commissioner is the writer of a film about horror movies, Drew McWeeny ( John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns )! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! F...

Awwwwwooooooo! SCREAM Drafts returns with a vengeance as guest GMs Clarke Wolfe, Billy Ray Brewton, and Chris Thomas Devlin competitively / collaboratively rank the 13 BEST movies ever made about one of the most legendary monsters to ever terrify humankind: the WEREWOLF! Also at the Draft Table to talk lycanthropes is guest co-commish Graham Skipper! Next Week: MOVIES ABOUT HORROR MOVIES with Will...

Screen Drafts rookies Karina Longworth ( You Must Remember This ) and Alex Ross ( The New Yorker ) join us at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 BEST films from the filmography of MONTGOMERY CLIFT, one of the primary subjects of the new season of You Must Remember This , "The Bisexuals!" Next Week: SCREAM Drafts 2026 begins! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For...

Film & TV editors Darrin Navarro (Apple's Cape Fear , Screen Drafts All-Star) and Josh Ethier ( Buddy , Screen Drafts Rookie) meet at the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 11 feature films directed by editor-turned-director HAL ASHBY! Also joining us is Draft Official Sponsor Frank Berman! Next Week: MONTGOMERY CLIFT with Y ou Must Remember This host Karina Longworth and cult...

It's the epic conclusion of the ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT! After facing off with each other GM individually between November 2025 and June 2026, Ryan is now joined by ALL THREE (Mitchell Beaupre, Walter Chaw, & Emily St. James) to competitively / collaboratively rank the 14 BEST films directed by ROBERT ALTMAN, thus completing the full 35-film ranking of the great director's entire feature career....

September 8th, 2026 is the 60th anniversary of STAR TREK , one of the most enduring and impactful franchises in the history of film and television. To celebrate, Clay gathered his Star Trek-focused Group Chat, Adam B. Vary, Bryan Cogman, Dave Schilling, and John Heard, for a 13-title mini-MEGA Draft of the BEST EPISODES in the iconic ORIGINAL SERIES! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For...

It's the grand finale of BROOKS MONTH! We are joined once again at the Draft Table by Filmspotting SVU co-hosts Matt Singer ( Funny Business , out October 6th) and Jordan Hoffman ( Starlog ) for a competitive / collaborative ranking of the 13 feature films written & directed by (or starring & produced by) centenarian war hero comedy legend MEL BROOKS! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For...

Brooks Month detours into more dramatic territory in week 3, as Screen Drafts Legends Ryan Marker and Oriana Nudo ( Hollywood-ography ) rank the 9 BEST films from Oscar-winning writer / director / producer RICHARD BROOKS! Next week: MEL BROOKS SUPER DRAFT with Matt Singer & Jordan Hoffman Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly in...

It's week two of BROOKS MONTH! Screenwriter / Emmy nominee Eva Anderson ( Margot's Got Money Troubles ) returns to the show to competitively collaborate with Commissioner Clay on the definitive ranking of the feature films written and/or directed by Oscar winner JAMES L. BROOKS! Next week: RICHARD BROOKS mini-MEGA with Oriana Nudo & Commissioner Ryan Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For...

BROOKS MONTH is finally here! To kick things off, guest GMs Dave Schilling and Alison Herman competitively / collaboratively rank the 8 feature films written and/or directed by 20th century comedy icon ALBERT BROOKS! Next week: JAMES L. BROOKS with Eva Anderson and Commissioner Clay  Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly install...

Screen Drafts Legends Darren Franich and Graham Skipper Draft one-on-one for the first time, ranking the best films adapted from the most legendary stories in the Western canon! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Criterion Club Corne...

Marya and Robert are back at the Draft Table, this time joined by Booster Club Official Sponsor Eric Darling, to rank the 7 BEST films that have won the coveted PALME D'OR at the Cannes Film Festival since the year 2000! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Dra...

Kate Hagen (The Black List) returns to the Draft Table, alongside rookie Taylor Blackburn, to competitively / collaboratively rank all 8 feature films directed by groundbreaking auteur (and two-time Oscar winner) JANE CAMPION! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Spe...

Former colleagues Drew McWeeny ( The Last '80s Newsletter You'll Ever Need, The Hip Pocket ) and Eric Vespe ( The Kingcast, The Spiel ) reunite at the Screen Drafts Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 BEST films from one of Hollywood's greatest entertainers, director JOE DANTE! Thank you to returning Official Sponsor Damian Masterson for sponsoring this episode and kicking us...

David Thomson, the author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film , Have You Seen...? , Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles , and many more, is one of the most prolific and influential writers about film and film history. He is also the favorite writer of Screen Drafts Legend Darren Franich. When the opportunity arose to speak with Mr. Thomson about his new book, A Sudden Flicker of Light , we i...

Multi-hyphenate Hollywood legend Rob Reiner had a run of films from 1984 to 1995 that are amongst the best that America has ever produced. Many are defining examples of their genre. All are imbued with the wit and heart of their director. Ranking these 9 movies could very well be a fool's errand, but if so, we have just the fools for the job: The Screen Drafts Legends! Join Clay Keller, Ryan Marke...

Team This Had Oscar Buzz (Hall of Famers Joe Reid & Chris Feil) and Team Supporting Actresses (née Chasing Amy Adams, Hall of Famer Louis Peitzman & All Star Dane McDonald) return to the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 10 films the won the Oscar for BEST ACTRESS in the 1990s! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus...

It's Part Three of the ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT, and Emily St. James ( Podcast Like It's, Woodworking ) joins Ryan to make picks 21-15 on the list of 35, crossing the threshold into the TOP HALF of the Draft! Back again is guest co-commish Alonso Duralde ( Maximum Film, Hollywood Pride ) to provide both support and admonishment, as necessary. Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5...

Legends Ryan Marker (The American Cinematheque) and Drea Clark ( Maximum Film, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Bentonville Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival) meet at the Draft Table for a competitive / collaborative ranking of the films of award-winning documentarian STEVE JAMES! Also joining us at the table is Screen Drafts Booster Joy Novak, representing the Official Sponsor of this episode,...

Happy Pride! We're kicking off the month with director Angela Robinson ( D.E.B.S., Professor Marston & the Wonder Women ) author Mark Harris ( Mike Nichols: A Life ) and entertainment reporter Adam B. Vary ranking the 11 best GAY films released in the 1990s!

Rookie Month 2026 comes to a close with The New Flesh co-hosts Brett Arnold (Yahoo Entertainment) and Jesse Hassenger (The A.V. Club) ranking the 7 best franchise PART FOURS ever made! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Criterion Clu...

Rookie Month continues! It's a wild night at the Draft Table as food and movie writer Vince Mancini and his Pod Yourself a Gun co-host, comedian Matt Lieb, rank the 7 best films set in RESTAURANTS! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids...

Rookie month continues as film programmers Jourdain Searles (MIX NYC) and Maddie Whittle (Film at Lincoln Center) competitivley / collaboratively rank the 7 best movies ever made about WEDDINGS! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Cri...

Rookie Month 2026 kicks off with Dear Movies, I Love You co-hosts Casey O'Brien and Millie De Chirico putting their friendship to the test over the single, definitive, Best Of list of the very normal feature filmography of director FRANK HENENLOTTER! Filling in for Ryan as co-commish is comedian, podcaster, and connoisseur of weird, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner! Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! F...

It's a Booster Club Sneak Peek this week, as Clay and Ryan rank the 5 Best Picture nominees at the 1951 Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1950 ( All About Eve, Born Yesterday, Father of the Bride, King Solomon's Mines, Sunset Boulevard ). Joining them in Draftland are guest commish Bryan Cogman and the Quizard, Darren Franich! Coming in May... Rookie Month 2026! Want more Screen Drafts? Become...