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Blank Check with Griffin & David
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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The Book of Henry
Episode Date: June 18, 2017On the week of it’s release in June of 2017, Griffin and David discussed the new Colin Trevorrow film: The Book of Henry.
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The First Blank Check Mailbag
Episode Date: June 12, 2017#thetwofriends use this episode to field questions from their listeners. Where do they get their bagels from? What did they think about Fate of the Fu...
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Wonder Woman
Episode Date: June 5, 2017On the week of it’s release in May of 2017, Griffin and David discussed the newest release in DC Extended Universe: Wonder Woman. Recorded at the Sims...
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Bridge of Spies
Episode Date: May 14, 2017Griffin and David this week gush over 2015’s Cold War drama, Bridge of Spies. But how does this film fall into Tom Hanks’ beginning a new phase in his...
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War Horse with Pilot Viruet
Episode Date: April 30, 2017Pilot Viruet (Vice) returns to Blank Check to talk about the WWI horse romance film, War Horse. But what is basically the main motivation for every ch...
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The Adventures of Tintin with Joe Garden
Episode Date: April 23, 2017Joe Garden (The Onion) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss the mo-cap animated action/mystery, The Adventures of Tintin. But what was Peter J...
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with David Ehrlich
Episode Date: April 16, 2017David Ehrlich (IndieWire) returns to Blank Check to discuss 2008's polarized franchise reboot, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But...
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Munich with Todd VanDerWerff
Episode Date: April 10, 2017Todd VanDerWerff (Vox) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss 2005’s Israeli espionage thriller, Munich. But is this movie’s lasting legacy bein...
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Munich with Emily St. James
Episode Date: April 10, 2017Emily St. James (Vox) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss 2005’s Israeli espionage thriller, Munich. But is this movie’s lasting legacy being...
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War of the Worlds with J.D. Amato
Episode Date: April 3, 2017J.D. Amato (My Brother, My Brother and Me) makes his third appearance on Blank Check, this week discussing 2005’s sci-fi doomsday The War of the World...
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The Terminal with Jerah Milligan
Episode Date: March 26, 2017This week’s guest, Jerah Milligan (Comedy Central), finally completes our trifecta of co-hosts from the excellent podcast Blank Men Can’t Jump In Holl...
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Blank Check
Episode Date: March 18, 2017For their 100th episode Griffin and David decided to celebrate the occasion and finally deliver on the their listeners pleas to get meta and review th...
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Minority Report with Joanna Robinson
Episode Date: March 6, 2017Joanna Robinson (Vanity Fair) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2002’s dystopian thriller: Minority Report.
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence with David Rees
Episode Date: February 26, 2017David Rees (Going Deep with David Rees) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2001’s robot boy sci-fi: A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
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The Second Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid
Episode Date: February 17, 2017On this week's special episode, Griffin and David are once again joined by Joe Reid (The Decider) to present their personal nominations for the upcomi...
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Saving Private Ryan with Richard Lawson
Episode Date: February 12, 2017In our third episode of Spielberg: The DreamWorks Years mini series, Griffin and David are joined by Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) to discuss 1998's wa...