The Movie Draft Podcast

What makes up a movie star? Erik Anderson of Awards Watch and Danny Jarabek of The Rolling Tape join Ethan to draft, well, movie stars! We discuss if Timothee Chalamet is our number 1 movie star in Hollywood right now, what an aging movie star looks like, how Hollywood defines movie stars, and give pitches for drafting movie stars in some interesting categories! 0:00 - Intro 24:46 - Let's Draf...

2026 is officially here! And with that comes an entirely new slate of upcoming movies! Sophia Ciminello, Gooch, and Gabriel Frieberg of The Cinegogue and No Notes join Ethan for The 2026 Movie Auction Draft! Which movie will demand someone's entire budget? Who opts to make savvy budget picks? And how many movies are drafted that barely anybody has heard of? All answers are revealed in the draf...

Was 2025 a good year for movies? With the year coming to a close, The Holy Trinity reunites for their annual tradition of revisiting the year's auction draft as the final episode of the year! Sophie argues for the greatness of the year, Ben makes a case for why it's important to draft movies you've seen, and Ethan crashes out. What did you expect? 0:00 - Intro 24:56 - Let's Draft!...

Tom Cruise is a man of legend. He is a man of mythos. And most importantly, he is a man of movies. But which movies are his best in his sprawling career? Aryan P and Kam from The Rolling Tape join Ben and Ethan in one of the most deranged Auction Drafts in Movie Draft Podcast history. Who is telling the truth about the movies and performances they love, hate, or have never seen? Tune in to find ou...

Sometimes you just wish you could watch a movie on the big screen! In a dark room with strangers, the power of a movie theater overtaking you. So, we decided to draft exactly that! Gooch, Danny, and Des all join Ethan for The Theatrical Re-Release Wishlist Draft where they all talk about movies through the decades they'd want to see on the silver screen! 0:00 - Intro 30:29 - Let's Draft! 2...

For our 100th episode, we decided to talk about one of the greatest filmmakers to ever do it - Stanlet Kubrick! Adam Palcher and Tyler Whitmore join Ben & Ethan in a collaborative draft for the ages where nearly every single ability is used, movies end up where they don't belong, and hearts are broken! 0:00 - Intro 25:30 - Let's Draft! 2:06:08 - The Team! TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmo...

Disney has it all - Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Searchlight, you name it, they've probably owned it at some point or another. But which movies are the best? Or most near and dear to our hearts through their storied history of distribution? Bobbi Miller, Des, and Ryan McQuade join Ethan & Ben for a near-mega draft of wild picks and wild takes! 0:00 - Intro 24:51 - Let's Draft! 2:12:03 - T...

Movie Trilogies have been around for a lot longer than you probably think and are comprised of some of the very best film franchises out there! But which trilogies are the best? Tyler Beck joins Ben and Ethan to spend some fake money and get an answer to that very question in The Movie Trilogy Draft! We talk Star Wars news, Avatar box office, and which trilogies really are the best. 0:00 - Intro 2...

Noah Baumbach's newest film, 'Jay Kelly', has us wondering... what are the best movies in his filmography? Danny Jarabek and Cameron Ritter of The Rolling Tape join Ethan to try to answer that very question in a collaborative draft! Things get way more intense than anticipated, and the result might shock you! 0:00 - Intro 32:07 - Let's Draft! 2:03:41 - The Team TWITTER: https://x.c...

1996 had movies like 'Twister', 'Mission: Impossible', and 'Fargo'! It was a pretty amazing year for cinema... which makes it the perfect year to draft from! Kevin Mikos, Des, and Hal join Ethan in a draft that will determine the validity of the Letterboxd experience and try to provide an answer as to why so many 1996 movie franchises are STILL going, among many other thing...

It's a special episode with all AwardsWatch members!! Erik Anderson, Ryan McQuade, and Sophia Ciminello all join Ethan for a rather unusual draft of trying to predict Academy Award winners! With special categories and way too much passion about the Oscars, the draft is full of steals and wild picks! 0:00 - Intro 23:49 - Let's Draft! 1:48:46 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: htt...

What are the 12 best horror movies of the 21st century? Des and Ben join Ethan to determine just that! They talk about how Part 1 might have been a huge mistake, how many A24 movies are too many to put on the list, and if 'Midsommar' is a "good for her" movie! And they get surprisingly collaborative in picking the number 1 movie??? 0:00 - Intro 30:17 - Let's Draft! 2:04:05 -...

We all know how beloved, legendary, and pivotal some of the greatest horror movies ever are, but what about horror movies that have been released within the last 25 years? Do some of them still carry the cinematic and cultural impact of their predecessors? Jame Jirak, Ryan McQuade, and Adam Palcher join Ethan to embark on a journey determined to find out which movies qualify to answer that very qu...

It's spooky season, so we decided to draft ALL OF THE HORROR THINGS! First-time guest Dean joins returning guests Des and Tyler, alongside Ethan, as they all compete to draft the best team comprised of Halloween Costume Inspo, Final Girl, Movie Weapon, and more! 0:00 - Intro 19:39 - Let's Draft! 1:25:41 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: ht...

Paul Thomas Anderson's newest movie, 'One Battle After Another', is all anybody is talking about right now. But with a career as storied as his and a filmography as vast as his, where does it fall amongst his other works? Sophia Ciminello and Bryan Sudfield join Ethan to collaboratively rank the films of PTA - and there is more bloodshed than you might imagine. Plus, a secret post-cred...

Who knew the year 2005 would cause so much movie-related drama? Marta McFly, Bobbi Miller, and Erik Anderson all join Ethan for an Auction Draft that is full of confounding decisions, weird strategies, and unbelievably funny moments! 0:00 - Intro 16:38 - Let's Draft! 1:57:40 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/moviedraf...

A spiritual follow-up to The 2017 Movie Draft, the crew (mostly) returns to draft what many consider to be a pretty great year for movies! We talk Bradley Cooper, Twenty One Pilots, and steal picks from each other - all of the ingredients for a perfect draft :) 0:00 - Intro 29:49 - Let's Draft! 02:11:55 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: https:...

Tons of movies are based on TV shows. Like way more than you realize. So we decided that we needed to figure out which ones are the best. Ben's partner, Ashley, joins the pod and brings forth hilarious madness... and a bangin team? Tune in to find out who wins! 0:00 - Intro 20:56 - Let's Draft! 1:20:36 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: htt...

Three of the greatest directors currently working - Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, and Jordan Peele - stacked up against each other in a "collaborative" draft that reveals people's true colors. How will Danny, Ben, and Ethan rank the filmography of 11 iconic movies? Tune in to find out! 0:00 - Intro 23:30 - Let's Draft! 1:55:40 - The Team! TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepod INSTAGRAM: https://www.ins...

Has 2025 been a great year for movies so far? Tyler Whitmore of The Reeltok Podcast, along with Bryan Sudfield and Des, join Ethan to try to answer that very question in an Auction Draft (with some new rules)! Which movies will demand the most money? Which single movie will demand the entirety of one person's budget? And who will be able to put together the best team with the new wrinkles in p...

2025 has been the year of legacy sequels - from '28 Years Later' to 'The Naked Gun' to 'Freakier Friday'! So we thought we'd draft the very best legacy sequels throughout cinema history. Kevin Mikos and Tyler Beck join Ben & Ethan in a bidding war for the best of the stuff that's already been around for a while. Who will walk away with the best team? That's...

'Lady Bird', 'Get Out', 'Phantom Thread', and... 'The Post'? 2017 was a YEAR for movies! But which ones were the best? Des, Sophia Ciminello, Danny Jarabek, and Bryan Sudfield all join Ethan in a MEGA-DRAFT of epic proportions! 0:00 - Intro 28:01 - Let's Draft! 02:15:40 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions! TWITTER: https://x.com/draftmoviepodINSTAGRAM: https://...

We all know about the infamous "Sophomore Slump" when it comes to directing movies, but which sophomore flicks are actually really good? Danny Jarabek and Bobbi Miller join Ethan & Ben in perhaps the most contentious collab draft yet as they "work together" to determine the top 16 Sophomore Feature Films! 0:00 - Intro 22:15 - Let's Draft! 2:18:59 - The Team & Honorable Mentions

Movie sidekicks are an integral component of movies throughout history. They've always been there for the main characters and they've always been there for us... but which ones are the best? Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch and returning guest Des join Ethan & Ben in a draft that is both extremely fun and extremely, uh, personal. 0:00 - Intro 15:45 - Let's Draft! 1:28:10 - The Teams &a...

Letterboxd is the way, the truth, and the light to movie obsessives like us. So we figured we should have a draft focused around it! Zachary Lee, Ema Sasic, and Sophia Ciminello join Ethan for The Letterboxd Draft - a draft so nonsensical, easy, and fun, it sends people into a tailspin. 0:00 - Intro 23:52 - Let's Draft! 1:36:08 - The Teams & Honorable Mentions