Blank Check with Griffin & David

By: Blank Check Productions
  • Summary

  • Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded them the rare ‘blank check’ from Hollywood to produce passion projects. Each new miniseries, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities in painstakingly hilarious detail. Produced by Ben Hosley.
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  • Eraserhead
    Aug 25 2024
    In heaven (and in podcasting), everything is fine. Welcome to TWIN PODS: FIRE CAST WITH ME, a series on the films of David Lynch - former Eagle Scout and totally normal human man. With his 1977 debut feature ERASERHEAD, Lynch burst on to the scene somewhat fully formed as an artist, confused by normal social interactions and motivated by a seething hatred of Philadelphia. The last part of that sentence is only partially a joke. Join us as we discuss where Eraserhead fits in the pantheon of first features we’ve covered on Blank Check, where this film ranks in the “Dang Ass Freak” canon, whether we first watched this movie in a basement or on a “night porch,” the stress of parenthood, the origin story of McDonald’s mascot Grimace, and much more. Oh, and obviously - the Lady in the Radiator makes an appearance. You are not hallucinating, she is really there.

    This episode is sponsored by:
    Harry’s (harrys.com/check)
    MUBI (mubi.com/blankcheck)
    RocketRx (CODE: CHECK)

    Join our Patreon at patreon.com/blankcheck Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter and Instagram!
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    2 hrs and 20 mins
  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
    Aug 18 2024
    Welp, our Kevin Costner series ends not with a bang, but a whimper. With the pulling of Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 from theaters, we are left to only speculate what the future holds for Costner’s self-funded crazy passion project. What we can tell you is that Chapter 1 doesn’t really feel like its own self-contained movie. Plotlines are established, characters are introduced, and then…Giovanni Ribisi shows up.

    Watch Kev on The Rich Eisen Show

    This episode is sponsored by:
    DrinkTrade.com/Check (CODE: CHECK)
    Zocdoc (zocdoc.com/check)

    Join our Patreon at patreon.com/blankcheck Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter and Instagram!
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    2 hrs and 36 mins
  • Trap
    Aug 11 2024
    You know the Butcher? That freakin' nutjob that goes around just chopping people up? Well, we’re about to spend nearly three hours talking about him! Join us as we unpack TRAP - the devilishly entertaining new thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, with special insights from our own David Sims, who spent much of this year interviewing Night at his compound in Philadelphia. We’re talking about a bunch of things - dads, serial killers, how much we don’t like going to concerts, the sexy elephant mascot of the New York Liberty, Josh Hartnett’s career arc - when we’re not excusing ourselves to go to the bathroom to uh…check on some apps.

    Read David’s Profile of M. Night
    Read Esther’s Article on The Shyamalans
    Check out the Saleka merch
    This episode is sponsored by:
    ExpressVPN (ExpressVPN.com/check)
    MeUndies (MeUndies.com/check)
    MUBI (mubi.com/blankcheck)
    Join our Patreon at patreon.com/blankcheck Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter and Instagram!
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    3 hrs and 2 mins

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Love these guys

Funny, insightful, and informative. Do they carry on sometimes? Yep. You're either giggling with them or googling something to try and keep up. Now come on guys its time to do a Cronenberg retrospective!

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Lots of giggling

And inside talk. Useless podcast irritation. When they get to the movie in question, remarks are “wasn’t it great?” Generally uninformative.

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