The Movie Draft House

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're cruising right along through "Video Games" month with our review of the 2019 big budget film "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" directed by Rob Letterman and starring Justice Smith, Bill Nighy, Catherine Newton, and the voice of Ryan Reynolds. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why Ryan Reynolds and Bill Nighy were was...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "Video Games" month here on the podcast with our review of the 2001 video game film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" starring Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Jon Voight, and Ian Glen. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and if this one is any good! IMDB synopsis "Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to l...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're kicking off Video Game Movies month - August 2024 - here on the podcast with our review of the 2020 Paul W.S. Anderson directed film "Monster Hunter" starring Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa. Tune in to find out why Paul W.S. Anderson sucks so bad, why Milla Jovovich needs to stop being in movies, and why Ron Pearlman should've had a bigge...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're at the end of "American Historical Events" month with our review of the 2018 Adam McKay directed biopic "Vice" starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, and a bunch of others! Tune in for a movie review, be ready for some political talk...because shit gets real sometimes. IMDB synopsis "The story of Di...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the throws of "American Historical Events" month here on the podcast with our review of the 2002 Vietnam war epic "We Were Soldiers" starring Mel Gibson and Sam Elliot (and a ton of other people you'll recognize...), tune in to find out why Jeff hates war films, why Mark loves wholesome Mel Gibson, and why the soapbox was...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of "American Historical Event" month (don't ask) with our review of the 2013 Chadwick Boseman film "42" about baseball player Jackie Robinson. Tune in to find out why Jeff liked this one so much and why Mark didn't... IMDB synopsis "In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in M...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're shooting off fireworks, eating hot dogs, and swimming in the pool as we watch films centered around "American Historical Events" as our theme this month! This week, Mark kicks us off with a literal BANG as we review the 1989 Oliver Stone Oscar-winning film "Born on the 4th of July" starring Tom Cruise. Tune in to find out why Jef...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're closing out Anniversary Month with Mark's re-selection of "Actors in MCU Films" with his pick of the 2013 Spike Jonze directed film "Her" starring Joaquin Pheonix, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt and the voice of Scarlett Johannson. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why a film in 2013 got so much about the future rig...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's Anniversary Month here on the podcast and we're re-drafting themes to celebrate! This week Jeff re-drafted Survival Horror with his selection of the 1995 (classic?) "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" starring William Sadler, Billy Zane, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Tune in to find out if this one is any good and why we loved it... IMDB syn...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're chugging along in our Anniversary Month Theme of Re-Drafting Themes...this week, Mark selected Musicals...again...with the 2011 reboot "The Muppets" starring Jason Segal and Amy Adams! Tune in to find out if this one is any good and why in the fuck did it get an Oscar nomination? IMDB synopsis "A Muppet fanatic with some help from his...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House as we celebrate the pod's 3rd anniversary! It's the second annual re-pick a theme month, June that is! To start things off, Jeff re-picked "Erotic Thrillers" and selected the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction" starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Tune in to find out if this one hit the theme and what we thought! IMDB synopsis "A...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're putting a bow on Professional Wrestling month with our review of the super depressing 2023 film "The Iron Claw" starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White. Tune in to find out if we recommend this one and just how many deaths is too many for one film. Oh yea...and it's draft night! Tune in anywhere you get pods! IMDB synopsis "The...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're winding down professional wrestling month on the podcast with our review of the 2019 WWE/Dwayne Johnson produced film "Fighting with My Family" starring Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Jack Lowden and Vince Vaughn. Tune in to find out if this one hit the theme (lol) and what we thought of it! IMDB synopsis "A former wrestler a...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's professional ass wrestling month here on the podcast and we're in the middle of coming off the top rope this month with our review of the 2000 film "Ready to Rumble" starring David Arquette, Scott Caan, and Oliver Platt. Oh yea, and if you know a wrestler that was popular in the 90's or 00's...they're in this movie. Tune in...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's wrestling month, BROTHER! This week we reviewed the 2019 coming-of-age film "Peanut Butter Falcon" directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, and Dakota Johnson. Tune in to find out if this one meets the theme! IMDB synopsis "Zak, a man with down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's wrestling month here in May 2024 and we're reviewing films about FAKE ASS WRESTLING! To start the month off, Jeff selected a Sylvester Stallone written by, directed by and starring film "Paradise Alley". Tune in to find out what we thought of this old ass movie and if Stallone is a good director. IMDB synopsis "Three Italian-Americ...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House as we close out, probably, our most spectacularly themed month! During this month of April 2024, we've been reviewing movies that have literal dragons in them or have the word "Dragon" in the title...to close out the month we reviewed the 2023 Best Animated Film Oscar Nominated film "Nimona"! Did it hit the theme? Who knows. Was it good...

Chugging along here in "Dragon" month of April 2024...we're reviewing films that have either literal dragons in them or have the word "dragon" in the title. This week we reviewed the 1996 film "Dragonheart" starring Dennis Quaid, the voice of Sean Connery, David Thewlis, and Jason Isaacs. Tune in to find out if this one stands the test of time and why David Thewli...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's DRAGON month, baby, which means we're reviewing films that either have a literal dragon in them OR we're watching films with the word "dragon" in the title...either way, it's a shitty theme. Who cares. This week we reviewed the 2002 prequel "Red Dragon" directed by Brett Ratner and starring Edward Norton, Anthony Hopki...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's April 2024 and we're celebrating with movies either about dragons or have the word "dragon" in the title...it's the price you pay when the creative department has hit a lull! This week we reviewed the 1993 biopic "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" starring Jason Scott Lee as the titular character, as well as Lauren Holly! Tune...

Welcome back Draft Housers! We're wrapping up "March Madness" month for March 2024 with our review of the 2020 Ben Affleck film, "The Way Back". Tune in to find out what we thought of this one...and stick around because it's draft night baby! IMDB synopsis "Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Yea...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're in the thick of March Madness month here on the pod...is your bracket busted yet? Don't worry, ours is too...this week we reviewed the 1994 basketball film "Blue Chips" starring Nick Nolte, Shaq O'Neil and Penny Hardaway! Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and does it really hit the theme? IMDB synopsis "A college...

Welcome back Draft Housers! It's March 2024 and we're in the thick of tournament time which also means "March Madness" which also means basketball month on the podcast! This week we reviewed the 2023 sleeper film "Air" directed by and starring Ben Affleck, also starring Matt Damon, Jason Bateman and Chris Tucker! Tune in to find out if this film hit the monthly theme, w...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's March 2024 and this month we're in "March Madness" as we review basketball films exclusively! To start the month off we reviewed the 1998 Spike Lee Joint "He Got Game" starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. Tune in to find out if Spike Lee is one of the goats, if he's on Jeff's Mount Rushmore, and why Mark could wat...

Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're wrapping up "Adam, Eve, or Steve Rom Coms" month for February 2024 with our review of the 2010 Amy ADAMs romantic comedy, "Leap Year"! Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and if it is truly a "romantic comedy"...plus it's draft night! IMDB synopsis "Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to p...