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Blank Check with Griffin & David

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Blank Check Productions

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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1941 with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger

He invented the summer blockbuster. He inspired millions of people around the world to “wa... more

02 Feb 2025

2 HR 46 MINS

2:46:46

02 Feb 2025

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind with J.D. Amato

Five curious tones. A mountain of mashed potatoes. Bob Balaban with a beard speaking frenc... more

26 Jan 2025

2 HR 53 MINS

2:53:42

26 Jan 2025

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Jaws with Timothy Simons

Dunnnh dun. Dunnnh dun. Never before had two notes provoked such terror as they did in JAW... more

19 Jan 2025

2 HR 55 MINS

2:55:53

19 Jan 2025

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The Sugarland Express with Esther Zuckerman

Young whippersnapper Steven Spielberg continues his run of dusty, road-centric films with ... more

12 Jan 2025

2 HR 21 MINS

2:21:58

12 Jan 2025

#511

Duel

2025! Blank Check Year 10! Year of Miracles! In honor of our record 10th year of podcastin... more

05 Jan 2025

2 HR 06 MINS

2:06:55

05 Jan 2025

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Twin Peaks: The Return (Episodes 14-18) with Jane Schoenbrun

What year is it? Well, it’s 2024 - but not for long. It’s our last episode of the year! Di... more

22 Dec 2024

2 HR 27 MINS

2:27:05

22 Dec 2024

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Twin Peaks: The Return (Episodes 9-13) with Fran Hoepfner

Dougie gets it on (or, more accurately, Naomi Watts gets HER Dougie on), guest Fran Hoepfn... more

15 Dec 2024

2 HR 37 MINS

2:37:03

15 Dec 2024

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Twin Peaks: The Return (Episode 8) with Connor Ratliff

This is the podcast. These are the (two) friends. Drink full, and descend. The famous “Ato... more

08 Dec 2024

2 HR 25 MINS

2:25:28

08 Dec 2024

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Twin Peaks: The Return (Episodes 1-7)

It is happening again - we’re covering TV! Or is it an 18-part movie? Much to ponder. We’r... more

01 Dec 2024

2 HR 21 MINS

2:21:57

01 Dec 2024

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Inland Empire with David Rees

Only on Blank Check would an episode about David Lynch’s deeply destabilizing INLAND EMPIR... more

24 Nov 2024

3 HR 07 MINS

3:07:09

24 Nov 2024

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Mulholland Drive with Leslye Headland

Is it a dream? Is it about a dream? Is it a TV pilot? Is it the greatest film of the 21st ... more

17 Nov 2024

3 HR 49 MINS

3:49:26

17 Nov 2024

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Here

We apologize in advance if you had a profound emotional experience with the new Robert Zem... more

10 Nov 2024

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:45

10 Nov 2024

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The Straight Story with Dana Stevens

Walt Disney Pictures Presents A Film By David Lynch. And what a beautiful, expectation-def... more

03 Nov 2024

2 HR 15 MINS

2:15:48

03 Nov 2024

#502

Lost Highway with David Lowery

1997’s Lost Highway - is it (as David Sims wrote on Letterboxd), “a movie about headache”?... more

27 Oct 2024

2 HR 43 MINS

2:43:00

27 Oct 2024

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Joker: Hallie À Goodrich

What if they made a sequel to the Joker movie that was pretty much the finale of Seinfeld ... more

20 Oct 2024

2 HR 19 MINS

2:19:12