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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.

#542

Barton Fink with Chris Weitz

Is John Goodman the devil? Is the studio system good, actually? Is it better to be the dir... more

03 Aug 2025

3 HR 27 MINS

3:27:26

03 Aug 2025

#541

Miller's Crossing with Ari Aster

It’s a movie about hats, and a movie about giving folks the high hat. It’s also a movie ab... more

27 Jul 2025

2 HR 10 MINS

2:10:18

27 Jul 2025

#540

Raising Arizona with John Hodgman

Jesus Cock, that’s a hot new episode! John Hodgman returns to Blank Check to chat about Ra... more

20 Jul 2025

2 HR 42 MINS

2:42:57

20 Jul 2025

#539

Blood Simple with Ray Tintori & Jordan Fish

Gather round, folks - it’s time to embark upon a journey through one of the most sterling ... more

13 Jul 2025

2 HR 45 MINS

2:45:07

13 Jul 2025

#538

Vamps with Caroline Framke

Our Amy Heckerling series comes to an end with 2012’s Vamps, a film produced too late to h... more

06 Jul 2025

2 HR 47 MINS

2:47:25

06 Jul 2025

#537

I Could Never Be Your Woman with Karen Chee

Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Amy Heckerling and Paul Rudd stars as ????? in a totally normal... more

29 Jun 2025

2 HR 24 MINS

2:24:36

29 Jun 2025

#536

28 Years Later

Blank Check is going back to the British Isles with Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and one ext... more

22 Jun 2025

2 HR 55 MINS

2:55:29

22 Jun 2025

#535

Loser with Chandler Levack

The song. The hat. The…casual date rape?!!? In what should have been Amy Heckerling’s “bla... more

15 Jun 2025

2 HR 35 MINS

2:35:48

15 Jun 2025

#534

Clueless with Heidi Gardner

Okay, so you’re probably going, “Is this like a Noxzema commercial or what?” But seriously... more

08 Jun 2025

2 HR 40 MINS

2:40:12

08 Jun 2025

#533

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Griffin, David, Ben, and Marie accepted the mission. They live and pod in the shadows, for... more

01 Jun 2025

3 HR 00 MINS

3:00:09

01 Jun 2025

#532

Look Who's Talking Too with Max Minghella

The Ubriacco family are back and - can you believe it? - they’re still talking! Actor and ... more

25 May 2025

2 HR 35 MINS

2:35:32

25 May 2025

#531

Look Who's Talking with Hillary Busis

In perhaps the spermiest film we’ve ever covered, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley hang out... more

18 May 2025

2 HR 25 MINS

2:25:04

18 May 2025

#530

National Lampoon's European Vacation with Jon Gabrus

Congratulations! You’ve won an all-expenses-paid vacation with Griffin, David, Ben, and Jo... more

11 May 2025

2 HR 46 MINS

2:46:00

11 May 2025

#529

Johnny Dangerously with Josh Gondelman

He’s the nicest bad guy in town. His last name is an adverb. And he’s got some pretty wack... more

04 May 2025

2 HR 29 MINS

2:29:02

04 May 2025

#528

Fast Times at Ridgemont High with Lola Kirke

We’re grabbing our Vans slip ons and heading to the mall as we kick off our Amy Heckerling... more

27 Apr 2025

2 HR 28 MINS

2:28:23

27 Apr 2025

#527

Schindler's List with David Ehrlich

Our Early Spielberg series concludes with a movie that is a super fun time and not at all ... more

20 Apr 2025

3 HR 50 MINS

3:50:32

20 Apr 2025

#526

Jurassic Park with Sean Fennessey

God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielb... more

13 Apr 2025

3 HR 24 MINS

3:24:13

13 Apr 2025

#525

Hook with Lin-Manuel Miranda

Everyone knows Captain Hook got swallowed by the crocodile at the end of Peter Pan. But wh... more

06 Apr 2025

2 HR 32 MINS

2:32:31

06 Apr 2025

#524

Always with Richard Lawson

Is it possible for Steven Spielberg to make a movie that doesn’t exist? Well, he sure trie... more

30 Mar 2025

2 HR 39 MINS

2:39:05

30 Mar 2025

#523

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with Chris Gethard

What if Indiana Jones had a dad who was a “grail scholar" but also his “eskimo brother" an... more

23 Mar 2025

2 HR 47 MINS

2:47:08

23 Mar 2025

#522

Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri

Our Spielbergian journey takes us to new dramatic heights with 1987’s Empire of the Sun, t... more

16 Mar 2025

2 HR 56 MINS

2:56:41