The Movie Draft House

Jan 29 2025 196 ep. 55 mins 7
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Hosted by Mark and Jeff, every month we pick a film theme. Then we each draft a movie fitting that theme (corresponding with how many weeks in a month). Then we disagree on the movie. Join us as we dive into film from a unique and often hilarious perspective!

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Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

Jan 29 2025 31 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're reviewing films that have "one degree of separation" from the previous weeks' film the entire year of 2025! We move right along with our review of the 2024 Ethan Coen directed film "Drive-Away Dolls" starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Colman Domingo, Matt Damon, and Beanie Feldstein. Tune in to

Gladiator II (2024)

Jan 22 2025 37 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're continuing our year-long theme of "one degree of separation" from the previous weeks' film as we review the 2024 Ridley Scott directed epic "Gladiator II" starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Connie Neilsen. Tune in to find out why Jeff loathes long movies, loves Pedro Pascal, and just wh

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Jan 15 2025 35 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're doing "one degree of separation" as our year-long theme for the pod, and this week's review is the 2022 blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and Glen Powell. Tune in to find out if this one is as good as we remember... Let's run down our "one degree of separation"... Final film of 2024 - "A Simple Favor" wh

Whiplash (2014)

Jan 08 2025 39 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're continuing our "one degree of separation" in the films we draft, so this week we selected the 2014 Damien Chazelle-directed film "Whiplash" starring J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. We got to this film by selecting Paul Reiser who was in last week's film "Life After Beth". Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why Mark loves

Life After Beth (2014)

Jan 01 2025 38 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House and welcome to 2025! We're going about things a little differently this year, ditching the themes and picking films that have "one degree of separation" from the previous weeks' film. To start the year off, Jeff picked the 2014 A24 "dark comedy" movie "Life After Beth" starring Aubrey Plaza and Dane DeHaan. His one degree of separation from the

A Simple Favor (2018)

Dec 25 2024 56 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's our final episode of 2024 and we're ending things with a BANG, finishing off "missing persons" month with our review of the 2018 Paul Feig film "A Simple Favor" starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one, why Jeff loves Anna Kendrick, why Mark doesn't mind Nicole Kidman, and what our top 5 and

Prisoners (2013)

Dec 18 2024 49 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're winding down "missing persons" month with our review of the 2013 Denis Villeneuve film "Prisoners" starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrance Howard, Viola Davis, and Paul Dano. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and why Jeff is lukewarm on just about everything... Follow the podcast across all social media! ⁠⁠⁠

The Wicker Man (2006)

Dec 11 2024 37 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're progressing right along with "missing persons" month here in December 2024 as we review the 2006 remake "The Wicker Man" starring Nicolas Cage. Tune in to find out why this one is terrible, why Nic Cage decided to stop acting for a bit in the late 2000's to mid 20-teens and why Jeff very much enjoyed the original film more than this one.

The Vanishing (1993)

Dec 04 2024 44 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! It's December 2024 and we're ringing in the new year with a month full of "missing persons" films. We start the month off with a remake with the George Sluizer film "The Vanishing" starring Keifer Sutherland, Jeff Bridges, Nancy Travis, and Sandra Bullock! Tune in to find out why Jeff loved this film, why Mark hates Keifer Sutherland, and why

Sneakers (1992)

Nov 24 2024 61 mins  
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're capping off "heist" films month here on the podcast with our review of the 1992 film "Sneakers" starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Akroyd, River Phoenix, and David Strathairn. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one and, oh yea, it's draft night bitches! IMDB synopsis "A security pro finds his past returning to haunt h