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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.

#578

The Mosquito Coast with Sean Fennessey

We all have those moments where we just want to disengage from conventional society. We of... more

19 Apr 2026

3 HR 06 MINS

3:06:21

19 Apr 2026

#577

Witness with Amanda Dobbins

Strap in, DobMob...we're going to Amish Country! The Big Picture's Amanda Dobbins joins us... more

12 Apr 2026

2 HR 56 MINS

2:56:58

12 Apr 2026

#576

The Year of Living Dangerously with Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts - Pulitzer and Tony winner, but most importantly The King of Physical Media - ... more

05 Apr 2026

3 HR 21 MINS

3:21:30

05 Apr 2026

#575

Gallipoli with Jennifer Kent

This week, we are honored to welcome Australian filmmaker Jennifer Kent to the podcast as ... more

29 Mar 2026

2 HR 06 MINS

2:06:03

29 Mar 2026

#574

The Last Wave with BenDavid Grabinski

Peter Weir's follow up to Picnic at Hanging Rock - 1978's The Last Wave - deals with simil... more

22 Mar 2026

2 HR 35 MINS

2:35:58

22 Mar 2026

#573

Picnic at Hanging Rock with Jane Schoenbrun

On St. Valentine's Day in 1900, a group of podcasters set out to record an episode about P... more

15 Mar 2026

2 HR 33 MINS

2:33:05

15 Mar 2026

#572

The Cars That Ate Paris

Bonjour! Erm...we mean...G'day mates! Our Peter Weir series PODNIC AT HANGING CAST kicks o... more

08 Mar 2026

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:53

08 Mar 2026

#571

The Eleventh Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid

Live from our windowless studio in Downtown Brooklyn, it's the 11th Annual Blankies! Joe R... more

01 Mar 2026

3 HR 03 MINS

3:03:43

01 Mar 2026

#570

Die My Love with Alison Willmore

Our Lynne Ramsay series comes to a close with last year's Die My Love, which brings us to ... more

22 Feb 2026

2 HR 59 MINS

2:59:34

22 Feb 2026

#569

You Were Never Really Here with Sean Clements

In 2018, Lynne Ramsay released You Were Never Really Here, a film about a completely impla... more

15 Feb 2026

2 HR 43 MINS

2:43:33

15 Feb 2026

#568

We Need To Talk About Kevin with Jia Tolentino

The time has come for us to talk about Kevin. The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino joins us to t... more

08 Feb 2026

2 HR 48 MINS

2:48:55

08 Feb 2026

#567

Send Help

Almost four years ago, Producer Ben Hosley watched Sam Raimi's "A Simple Plan" and proclai... more

01 Feb 2026

2 HR 26 MINS

2:26:41

01 Feb 2026

#566

Morvern Callar with Emily Yoshida

Mommy's back! Emily Yoshida joins the gang to talk about 2002's Morvern Callar, a surprisi... more

25 Jan 2026

2 HR 36 MINS

2:36:52

25 Jan 2026

#565

Ratcatcher

We need to pod about Glasgow. We need to pod about the arresting inner lives of these comp... more

18 Jan 2026

2 HR 05 MINS

2:05:07

18 Jan 2026

#564

No Other Choice

Join Pulp Men (and Woman) of the Year Griffin, David, Ben, and Marie as they discuss Park ... more

11 Jan 2026

2 HR 40 MINS

2:40:43

11 Jan 2026

#563

Is This Thing On?

Testing, testing…does anybody know? Is this thing on? It depends on who you ask, frankly. ... more

04 Jan 2026

2 HR 28 MINS

2:28:30

04 Jan 2026

#562

Avatar: Fire and Ash

We went back to Pandora and we all fell in love with a very special lady. She’s a bit pric... more

21 Dec 2025

2 HR 44 MINS

2:44:30

21 Dec 2025

#561

Ella McCay with Richard Lawson

It’s pretty hard being the governor of an unnamed state when you’re a 34-year-old woman wi... more

14 Dec 2025