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ACTION HORROR (with Justin LaLiberty & Brandon Streussnig)

·1 hr 44 min·5 clips
Justin LaLiberty calls a white-corridor fight scene in 'Resident Evil: Retribution' his favorite action moment of the 2010s.
The episode begins with hosts Clay Keller and Ryan Marker introducing the action horror draft, a genre mash-up topic proposed by guest Justin LaLiberty. Guests Justin LaLiberty and Brandon Streussnig are introduced, with their prior draft appearances noted. The hosts explain the serpentine draft rules, including vetoes and commissioner predictions. A trivia round determines draft order, with Brandon winning and choosing to pick at positions 5, 3, and 1. Justin starts the draft with 'Deep Rising' at number 7, describing it as a gory, Die Hard-style creature feature. His next pick is the obscure HBO film 'Full Eclipse' at number 6, about werewolf cops. Brandon's first pick, 'The Heroic Trio', is vetoed by Justin for lacking sufficient horror elements; Brandon replaces it with the ultra-gory martial arts film 'Riki-O: The Story of Ricky'. Justin then picks 'Maniac Cop 2' at number 4, praising its dangerous New York stunt work. After an intermission with plugs for projects like the Vulture Stunt Awards and film restorations, Brandon selects 'Near Dark' at number 3, calling it a perfect vampire action film. Justin picks 'Resident Evil: Retribution' at number 2, passionately defending it as an ideal action-horror hybrid. Brandon concludes with 'Cobra' at number 1, framing it as a slasher movie starring Sylvester Stallone. Throughout, the guests and hosts debate what qualifies as action versus horror, touching on gore, pacing, and genre conventions.

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A genre draft where Justin Laliberte's first veto helps define what action horror can contain.

Screen Drafts returns to genre competition with an action-horror draft that treats classification as part of the fun. Clay Keller and Ryan Marker guide Justin Laliberte and Brandon Streussnig through a list that includes Deep Rising, Full Eclipse, Near Dark, Resident Evil:…

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Press play when a veto over The Heroic Trio sounds like the evening's ideal action-horror argument.

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