Blank Check with Griffin & David

Sun, 27 Apr 2025

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

Sun, 20 Apr 2025

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

Sun, 13 Apr 2025

God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg makes ...

Sun, 06 Apr 2025

Everyone knows Captain Hook got swallowed by the crocodile at the end of Peter Pan. But what this mo...

Sun, 30 Mar 2025

Is it possible for Steven Spielberg to make a movie that doesn’t exist? Well, he sure tried with 1...

Sun, 23 Mar 2025

What if Indiana Jones had a dad who was a “grail scholar" but also his “eskimo brother" and he w...

Sun, 16 Mar 2025

Our Spielbergian journey takes us to new dramatic heights with 1987’s Empire of the Sun, the film ...

Sun, 09 Mar 2025

After inventing the Hollywood blockbuster with Jaws, creating the world’s most loveable alien with...

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

👑👑 A LIVE SHOW OF MAJESTIC PROPORTIONS 👑👑 Podcasters, cinephiles, and freaks—rejoice...

Sun, 02 Mar 2025

“Doom” isn’t just describing a Temple here, folks - it’s kind of the overarching vibe of thi...

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

It’s a wonderful night for Blankies! Join us and This Had Oscar Buzz’s Joe Reid as we survey the...

Sun, 16 Feb 2025

We’re putting out a bit of a throwback episode for the most iconic (literal) blankie in film histo...

Sun, 09 Feb 2025

You’re a young movie fan. It’s 1981. STEVEN SPIELBERG is teaming up with FREAKING GEORGE LUCAS (...

Sun, 02 Feb 2025

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

Sun, 26 Jan 2025

Five curious tones. A mountain of mashed potatoes. Bob Balaban with a beard speaking french. After t...

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

Dunnnh dun. Dunnnh dun. Never before had two notes provoked such terror as they did in JAWS, the 197...

Sun, 12 Jan 2025

Young whippersnapper Steven Spielberg continues his run of dusty, road-centric films with 1974’s T...

Sun, 05 Jan 2025

2025! Blank Check Year 10! Year of Miracles! In honor of our record 10th year of podcasting, we’re...

Sun, 22 Dec 2024

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

Sun, 15 Dec 2024

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

Sun, 08 Dec 2024

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

Sun, 01 Dec 2024

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

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

Only on Blank Check would an episode about David Lynch’s deeply destabilizing INLAND EMPIRE turn i...

Sun, 17 Nov 2024

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

Sun, 10 Nov 2024

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

Sun, 03 Nov 2024

Walt Disney Pictures Presents A Film By David Lynch. And what a beautiful, expectation-defying, G-ra...

Sun, 27 Oct 2024

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

Sun, 20 Oct 2024

What if they made a sequel to the Joker movie that was pretty much the finale of Seinfeld but it’s...

Sun, 13 Oct 2024

One of the more harrowing films we’ve covered on the podcast (and the second film we’ve covered ...

Sun, 06 Oct 2024

If we told you this was the first time we’d covered a Nicolas Cage movie on the podcast - would yo...

Sun, 29 Sep 2024

For a brief shining moment, Middle America went crazy for the surreal soap opera stylings of David L...

Sun, 22 Sep 2024

Lend us your (severed) ears! This week, we’re jumping back into our Lynch series with a trip to Lu...

Sun, 15 Sep 2024

We’re taking a break from David Lynch to answer one of the year’s biggest questions - Is Burton ...

Sun, 08 Sep 2024

The sleeper must awaken. The filmography must contain a flop. We’ve arrived at the Planet Arrakis ...

Sun, 01 Sep 2024

We’re getting in touch with our emotions this week, as Alex Ross Perry joins us to talk about Lync...

Sun, 25 Aug 2024

In heaven (and in podcasting), everything is fine. Welcome to TWIN PODS: FIRE CAST WITH ME, a series...

Sun, 18 Aug 2024

Welp, our Kevin Costner series ends not with a bang, but a whimper. With the pulling of Horizon: An ...

Sun, 11 Aug 2024

You know the Butcher? That freakin' nutjob that goes around just chopping people up? Well, we’re a...

Sun, 04 Aug 2024

Free-grazers and CR-heads - this is your week. The icon, the legend, the Ringer’s own Chris Ryan j...

Sun, 28 Jul 2024

This week’s movie has everything - fake teeth on Giovanni Ribisi, a mule performing Shakespeare, T...

Sun, 21 Jul 2024

In a first for Blank Check, we’re covering a filmmaker who has acted alongside our own Griffin New...

Sun, 14 Jul 2024

The first "G" in "Gigli" is pronounced like the "J" in “Jacques,” the second “G” is silent. ...

Sun, 07 Jul 2024

He’s hot. He’s got frosted tips. He loves peanut butter. His lil swimmers may or may not look li...

Sun, 30 Jun 2024

Warning - this episode contains an ungodly amount of Pacino impressions. Listener discretion is advi...

Sun, 23 Jun 2024

In a first for Blank Check, Ben Hosley produces an entire episode while handcuffed and under threat ...

Sun, 16 Jun 2024

An indelible synth theme by Harold Faltermeyer. A scene-stealing turn from Bronson Pinchot. A banana...

Sun, 09 Jun 2024

After years of citing him as a potential series, we’re finally Brest men. In this inaugural episod...

Sun, 02 Jun 2024

We return to the Wasteland this week with Furiosa, and we’ve got quite the tour guide. Kyle Buchan...

Sun, 26 May 2024

Come join the dream parade, folks - we’re talking about Paprika! Mother of the Blankies Emily Yosh...

Sun, 19 May 2024

They call them the Godfathers of Tokyo…and we call him the KING of TIKTOK (in an old man newscaste...

Sun, 12 May 2024

Our Satoshi Kon series continues with his 2003 film Millennium Actress, a moving exploration of memo...

Sun, 05 May 2024

Welcome to the filmography of Satoshi Kon - a thrilling series of funhouse mirrors and puzzlebox nar...

Sun, 28 Apr 2024

Our McTiernan series concludes with 2003’s BASIC - a film that Griffin thinks should instead be ti...

Sun, 21 Apr 2024

Finally, we arrive at the film that helped put John McTiernan in both “director jail” and “jai...

Sun, 14 Apr 2024

What if there was a 13th Warrior? What if there was a version of Beowulf so grounded in reality that...

Sun, 07 Apr 2024

A Fiji water bottle. “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone. That Magritte painting with the bowler hat. A S...

Sun, 31 Mar 2024

John McTiernan back with the Die Hard franchise after the spectacular flop of Last Action Hero. Bruc...

Sun, 24 Mar 2024

You either love this movie or you hate it, and guess what - we’re landing all over the LOST ACTION...

Sun, 17 Mar 2024

Oh baby, this one’s a STINKER! Sean Connery finds the cure for cancer but then he loses it (??). L...

Sun, 10 Mar 2024

We love da submarinesh! Host of “Unclear and Present Danger” Jamelle Bouie joins us this week to...

Sun, 03 Mar 2024

The pomp. The pageantry. The awkwardness of trying to shoehorn any of this year’s Oscar nominees i...

Sun, 25 Feb 2024

Thirty-six floors. Thirteen (fake) terrorists. One perfect action movie. Kevin Smith - who was in a ...

Sun, 18 Feb 2024

GET TO THE CHOPPA! Griffin attempts his best (actually, worst) Arnold voice this week as we head to ...

Sun, 11 Feb 2024

Okay, action freaks! We’re kicking off our John McTiernan miniseries - POD HARD WITH A VENGECAST -...

Sun, 04 Feb 2024

If Yentl was about connecting with her absent father, and The Prince of Tides was about forgiving he...

Sun, 28 Jan 2024

Can you hear the crawdads sing? Or is that just our Nick Nolte impression? Our favorite Carolinian K...

Wed, 24 Jan 2024

Surprise! In a first for Blank Check, we're dropping a bonus main-feed episode featuring a conversat...

Sun, 21 Jan 2024

Podcast, can you hear me?” We certainly can, Barbra! The very menschy Jordan Hoffman joins us to c...

Sun, 14 Jan 2024

Hello Gorgeous! We’re kicking off our Barbra Streisand series (titled “Podcastl,” naturally) w...

Sun, 07 Jan 2024

Vroom vroom! Michael Mann is BACK. Bilge Ebiri is BACK. How do you say “we’re so back” in Ital...

Sun, 31 Dec 2023

We’re closing out 2023 with two words - Wet. Chocolate. Join us as we bid farewell to the DCEU, sa...

Sun, 17 Dec 2023

The music! The makeup! The MAESTRO! We’re diving into Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic,...

Sun, 10 Dec 2023

It took seven years for Hayao Miyazaki and the artists at Studio Ghibli to make THE BOY AND THE HERO...

Sun, 03 Dec 2023

Mamma mia! We’ve got-a some-a sleepy pasta for-a you to taste-a this-a week! In our latest, much-a...

Sun, 26 Nov 2023

We’re wrapping up our Fincher series with his latest release - a stripped-down, gig-economy hitman...

Sun, 19 Nov 2023

Nerts! Are you folks ready to get MANK-PILLED? We advise that you start by “mankro-dosing” David...

Sun, 12 Nov 2023

“Amazing Amy” meets “Awkwardly-Smiling Affleck” in Fincher’s darkly comic masterpiece - an...

Sun, 05 Nov 2023

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? More like The Girl Who Go On Computer! The Girl with the Fruit Tatt...

Sun, 29 Oct 2023

Let us take a walk down memory lane to when the Metaverse was but a twinkle in Zuck’s eye, to when...

Sun, 22 Oct 2023

2007’s THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON is a film that dares to ask the question, “What if he...

Sun, 15 Oct 2023

This is the Zodiac speaking. I have recorded this podcast episode with Griffin, David, and the geniu...

Sun, 08 Oct 2023

We’re scootin’ through some wild Manhattan real estate this week and locking ourselves into Davi...

Sun, 01 Oct 2023

The first rule of Fight Club? Don’t talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club? DON’T ...

Sun, 24 Sep 2023

Congratulations! If you are listening to this episode, it means you’ve discovered the key in the m...

Sun, 17 Sep 2023

Who loves Da Finchman? These guys do! MTV Movie Award-losing duo Mitch and Nick of the Doughboys joi...

Sun, 10 Sep 2023

The time has come for us to talk about one of the most successful, most influential, most respected ...

Sun, 03 Sep 2023

Decision to Leave? More like, decision to watch a good movie! EMMY AWARD WINNER (but more importantl...

Sun, 27 Aug 2023

We couldn’t be more excited to talk about the film we consider to be Park’s masterpiece - the go...

Sun, 20 Aug 2023

Remember when the star of TV’s Prison Break (Wentworth Miller, “human map”) wrote a screenplay...

Sun, 13 Aug 2023

Move over, Dracula. Eat your heart out Edward Cullen. A new sexy vampire is in town, and he just hap...

Sun, 06 Aug 2023

From the twisted mind of Park Chan-Wook, it’s…a surprisingly sensitive romance set in a mental h...

Sun, 30 Jul 2023

DA MOVIESH ARE BACK, BABY! Film Director Barbie joins the gang to chat about Christopher Nolan’s l...

Sun, 23 Jul 2023

It’s 2023. An all-powerful AI program named “the Entity” is sewing chaos and threatening the f...

Sun, 16 Jul 2023

Park Chan-Wook’s loosely-linked “Vengeance Trilogy” comes to a starkly satisfying end with 200...

Sun, 09 Jul 2023

What is an Oldboy? How do you feel about Greek Tragedies? How did Choi Min-Sik achieve that iconic (...

Sun, 02 Jul 2023

Park Chan-Wook kicks off his famous “Vengeance” trilogy and we kick off another episode where we...

Sun, 25 Jun 2023

Park Chan-Wook’s 2000 breakthrough and Korean box office juggernaut - JSA (Joint Security Area) - ...

Sun, 18 Jun 2023

It’s a brand new era for Blank Check - Griffin is in his “arriving early to work” era. Ben is ...

Sun, 11 Jun 2023

Our Buster Keaton series comes to a conclusion as his period of creative independence does, with his...

Sun, 04 Jun 2023

After his “blank check” for THE GENERAL bounced,  Buster Keaton found himself creatively and fi...

Sun, 28 May 2023

One of narrative cinema’s earliest training sequences, and one of cinema’s most famous trains - ...

Sun, 21 May 2023

This week’s Keaton double feature sees our unflappable hero chased by two types of terrifying crow...

Sun, 14 May 2023

Buster Keaton released two features in 1924 - “Sherlock Jr.”, a film that was considered a comme...

Sun, 07 May 2023

The Great Stone Face…The Little Boy Who Couldn’t Be Damaged…whatever you call him, Buster Keat...

Sun, 30 Apr 2023

Our Danny Boyle series comes to an end with a mind-bending movie that dares to ask the question, “...

Sun, 23 Apr 2023

First they were addicted to heroin, now they’re addicted to *nostalgia* (but also still heroin)! D...

Sun, 16 Apr 2023

Calling all Sorkinistas - we’re walking, talking, and putting 1,000 songs in your pocket! Based on...

Sun, 09 Apr 2023

Probably the only film in history to hinge on the shaving of pubic hair as crucial plot point, Danny...

Sun, 02 Apr 2023

Welcome to another installment in the “If This Happened to Ben Hosley, It Wouldn’t Have Gone Dow...

Sun, 26 Mar 2023

Danny Boyle is about to win the Oscar. How did he do it? A) He Cheated, B) He’s Lucky, C) He’s a...

Sun, 19 Mar 2023

The time has come for us to board the Icarus II (awful name for a spaceship) and stare directly into...

Sun, 12 Mar 2023

How did Danny Boyle choose to follow up the ultraviolence of 28 Days Later? With a winsome kid’s m...

Sun, 05 Mar 2023

Once again we gather together to celebrate excellence in the motion picture industry - but rest assu...

Sun, 26 Feb 2023

Fast zombies, a deserted London, and potato-quality digital cinematography - 28 DAYS LATER proved to...

Sun, 19 Feb 2023

Mother is back, and she’s taking us all to THE BEACH! Emily Yoshida makes her long-awaited return ...

Sun, 12 Feb 2023

Knock knock! Who’s there? M. Night Shyamalan, of course! We’re answering the door and ushering i...

Sun, 05 Feb 2023

After the smashing success of TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle reteamed with star Ewan McGregor and writer...

Sun, 29 Jan 2023

The UK’s answer to PULP FICTION, Danny Boyle’s TRAINSPOTTING exploded into theaters and became a...

Sun, 22 Jan 2023

UK house music, a *very* active camera, and Ewan McGregor looking like a SNACK…that’s right, fol...

Sun, 15 Jan 2023

Henry Selick waited thirteen years to make his follow-up to CORALINE, and it feels like we’ve been...

Sun, 08 Jan 2023

The ultimate connoisseur of context, the guru of camera gear - our friend JD Amato makes his triumph...

Sun, 18 Dec 2022

The gang went to see AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and we all got soaking wet. Fully submerged. Drenched!...

Sun, 11 Dec 2022

Just in time for Brendan Fraser’s big comeback, we’re taking a look back at his misguided collab...

Sun, 04 Dec 2022

Bugs! So many bugs! And…Richard Dreyfuss?? The Bug Queen Emma Stefansky returns to the podcast to ...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022

We’re wearing our Hot Topic sweatshirts and enunciating every dramatic syllable to pay tribute to ...

Sun, 20 Nov 2022

For the first time in years, both Griffin and David are in agreement on a new Steven Spielberg film ...

Sun, 13 Nov 2022

Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick. Ehrlich. We’re concluding our Stanley Kubrick series with 1999’s EYES W...

Sun, 06 Nov 2022

Alright, maggots, listen up! We’ve got the Action Boy himself - Jon Gabrus - back on the podcast t...

Sun, 30 Oct 2022

Just in time for Halloween, we’re checking into the Overlook Hotel - a haunted place not unlike th...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022

NASA-quality lenses, a himbo canon-worthy performance from notoriously “chill and normal guy” Ry...

Sun, 16 Oct 2022

Attention all droogs: grab your Nadsat dictionaries and your bowler hats, it’s time to drink some ...

Sun, 09 Oct 2022

Open the pod cast doors, HAL - it’s time for us to talk about one of the most important movies in ...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022

Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here, Sean Fennessey is finally on our podcast! The Big Picture Pod ...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022

It certainly feels great to cover a good movie again! Our mini-run of new releases ends with Gina Pr...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022

The King of the Uncanny Valley - our boy Bob Zemeckis - is back with his spin on perhaps the most ic...

Sun, 11 Sep 2022

George Miller returns with a sweeping romantic fantasy and if we had a djinn, we’d wish that more ...

Sun, 04 Sep 2022

How did they ever make a podcast of LOLITA? Let’s just say that it wasn’t easy, but thankfully o...

Sun, 28 Aug 2022

I am Spartacus! I am Spartacus! Heck, we’re *all* Spartacus today as we talk about the “sword-an...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022

Perhaps the most humanistic of Kubrick’s films, PATHS OF GLORY is a blistering study of injustice,...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022

If Stanley Kubrick’s previous two films were exercises in learning on the job, THE KILLING is wher...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022

He dominated the field in this year’s 20th Century March Madness competition, and now we’re cele...

Sun, 31 Jul 2022

Oof - this is a tough one. Incredibly divisive, is “STAR 80” a darkly cynical triumph about the ...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022

It’s SHOWTIME, folks - and boy, are we jazzed about this episode! Broadway icon and actual Blank C...

Sun, 17 Jul 2022

Sure, Bob Fosse’s “Lenny” has beautiful cinematography, but does it effectively communicate th...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022

Wilkommen and Bienvenue to our “Cabaret” episode! Literal Disney Princess and musical theater su...

Sun, 03 Jul 2022

The minute you walked in the joint…I could see you were a man of distinction, A REAL PODCASTER! “...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022

Our Sam Raimi series concludes with his most recent film - not to mention the first MCU film we’ve...

Sun, 19 Jun 2022

Ah, yes - we’ve arrived at the reason why we held off on covering Sam Raimi for so long…because ...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022

After the massive box office success of his Spider-Man movies, Sam Raimi went “back to basics” -...

Sun, 05 Jun 2022

If “Spider-Man 2” had the reputation of being the greatest superhero movie of all time, “Spide...

Sun, 29 May 2022

For a while, “Spider-Man 2” was considered the high water mark for superhero movies - but does i...

Sun, 22 May 2022

Upside down kissing, Bonesaw McGraw, and a soundtrack featuring not just one, but TWO of Avril Lavig...

Sun, 15 May 2022

Katie Holmes in a lazy southern accent asks, “What’s the matter? See somethin’ bad?” and we ...

Sun, 08 May 2022

Is this not America? Is baseball not America’s favorite pastime? Is “For Love of the Game” a S...

Sun, 01 May 2022

$4.4 million, a murder of crows, and a cursed crashed plane…the ingredients for a real nail-biter ...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022

Considered a bit of a “blank check” for actress Sharon Stone (she used her clout to bring Sam Ra...

Sun, 17 Apr 2022

KLAATU BARADA NIKTO - did we get that right? Writer Eva Anderson (WeCrashed, You’re the Worst) joi...

Sun, 10 Apr 2022

Who’s Darkman? A man of a thousand faces! A walking fleshwound who probably smells awful! A dude w...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022

It’s the definitive Sam Raimi film - a “symphony of silly” with a bravura performance from Bru...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022

Sam Raimi directed a movie between “The Evil Dead” and “Evil Dead II” that was written by th...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022

It’s Sam Raimi time - groovy! Our new series PODCAST ME TO HELL kicks off with a banger - 1981’s...

Sun, 13 Mar 2022

It’s Hollywood’s biggest night - that’s right, it’s the Seventh Annual Blankies! “This Had...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022

An unseen presence looming over the two friends, a man who has definitely ridden a dang horse, a lar...

Sun, 27 Feb 2022

You may as well call this episode “Ode to a Whishaw” because we love that gentle gent! Fran Hoep...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022

Want to hear us talk about how hot Mark Ruffalo is for two hours? Oooh boy, do we have a treat for y...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022

Is it nobler to try to pee on camera and fail than it is to not try at all? Does Harvey Keitel’s p...

Sun, 06 Feb 2022

This lady might not be “on fire” but she IS wearing a 19 inch corset! Social media maven Marie B...

Sun, 30 Jan 2022

Just imagine…it’s 1993. Bill Clinton is in the White House, Seinfeld is on TV, and America has P...

Sun, 23 Jan 2022

Dana Stevens (Slate.com / Her new Buster Keaton biography “Cameraman”) returns to the pod to *li...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022

We’ve climbed up in our childhood treehouse and we’re not coming down! Sarah Violet Bliss (Searc...

Sun, 09 Jan 2022

We’re kicking off our Jane Campion miniseries with her feature-length debut, auspiciously titled “...

Sun, 02 Jan 2022

Happy New Year! We’re going back to the Matrix - which we last covered in 2016 (!!) - and we’re ...

Sun, 19 Dec 2021

They said it couldn’t be done. Remaking possibly the most revered movie musical of all time?! A fo...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021

Alert the horny police, because we’re taking ourselves to a nunnery with the Dirty Dutch Daddy him...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021

We’ve spent four months in the Mouth of Madness with the Horror Master, and we’ve reached the en...

Sun, 28 Nov 2021

Contrary to popular belief (and Wikipedia), this film was NOT supposed to be another installment in ...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021

They’re not just Vampires, they’re John Carpenter’s Vampires!  “Closer in patina” to a cl...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021

Less of a sequel and more of a “next gen video game re-skin,” Snake Plissken is back in “Escap...

Sun, 07 Nov 2021

It’s not “Children of the Damned” nor “Children of the Corn” nor “Corn of the Damned” ...

Sun, 31 Oct 2021

Just in time for Halloween - it’s the conclusion of Carpenter’s “Apocalypse Trilogy” and one...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021

In which we try to find the John Carpenter in what is overwhelmingly a Chevy Chase vanity project. T...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021

Don’t adjust your sunglasses - it’s another epic crossover podcast! The Doughboys join #TheTwoFr...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021

Every filmmaker gets one “Satan in a jar in a basement” movie and this is John Carpenter’s! Ke...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021

You know what ol’ Jack Burton would do on an episode like this? Bring back Jason Mantzoukas and Pa...

Sun, 26 Sep 2021

Voyager II may be approaching the “Termination Shock” (Ben’s new favorite phrase), but we’re...

Sun, 19 Sep 2021

It’s the Blank Check / Kingcast crossover event you’ve all been waiting for! Scott Wampler and E...

Sun, 12 Sep 2021

Here’s the thing about THE THING - it might be the best movie we’ve ever covered? Emily St. Jame...

Sun, 05 Sep 2021

Grab your eyepatches - it’s Snake Plissken time! Karen Han joins the gang to chat Carpenter’s ac...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021

A film brave enough to ask the question - what if there was fog? Just kidding - this movie is ACTUAL...

Sun, 22 Aug 2021

It’s our biggest episode EVER as Alex Ross Perry brings his own dossier of talking points to tackl...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021

John Carpenter puts his own spin on Howard Hawks’ iconic western RIO BRAVO and Griffin learns abou...

Sun, 08 Aug 2021

Our long-awaited John Carpenter series kicks off with his ultra-low budget oddity debut DARK STAR. B...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021

What if there was a beach that made you old? Only the mischievous mind of M. Night Shyamalan could c...

Sun, 25 Jul 2021

Welcome to the slam, it’s time to jam - it’s our first in-person recording since the pandemic! G...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021

It’s the direct-to-Crackle sequel to our original Clifford episode from four years ago! Clifford s...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021

Dust off your mullets, because it’s the return of PORCH CINEMA with another Ben’s Choice Blank C...

Sun, 04 Jul 2021

John Singleton’s filmography comes to an inauspicious end with “Abduction,” a film that tests ...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021

What if there were four brothers? Has anyone thought of this before? Jonathan Braylock (Black Men Ca...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021

It’s happening - the Two Friends finally devote an entire episode to THE FAMILY. Special guest (an...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021

Who says you can’t go home again? John Singleton returns to South Central with BABY BOY and we ima...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021

He’s a bad mother...pod your cast! Demi Adejuyigbe (The Amber Ruffin Show) joins Griffin and David...

Sun, 30 May 2021

Blankie favorite Jamelle Bouie returns to the pod to discuss “Rosewood” - an ambitious historica...

Sun, 23 May 2021

We’re going back to school with John Singleton, Omar Epps, and...Zangief?! Micah Peters (The Ringe...

Sun, 16 May 2021

Jourdain Searles (Bad Romance Pod) joins The Two Friends to discuss “Poetic Justice” - a film th...

Sun, 09 May 2021

Join us as we pour one out for John Singleton, the subject of our new miniseries - PODZ N THE CAST. ...

Sun, 02 May 2021

He’s the kid from Third Rock. The Boy from Brick. The hitRECordjoe himself. Blank Check proudly pr...

Sun, 25 Apr 2021

Telling the truth is a dangerous business - but movies and podcasts can go hand-in-hand! We conclude...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021

Grab 15 cups of cream, brush up on your Meisner Technique, and listen in as The Two Friends (Griffin...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021

Writer and comedian Avery Edison joins this week to discuss 1972’s The Heartbreak Kid! Topics incl...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021

Heavens! It’s technically April, but we’re talking MAY! The guys kick off our Elaine May mini se...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021

Griffin and David welcome back Joe Reid for the 6th annual Blankie Awards Ceremony for Excellence in...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021

Griffin and David are finally doing it! They are CONSIDERING THE COCONUT! In addition to the coconut...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021

Just when they thought they were out, Musker & Clements are called back in to helm 2009's The Prince...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021

This is the BOUNCE BABY!!! This week, the gang heads to 2002’s Treasure Planet. But what would the...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021

BC welcomes multi-hyphenate Larry Owens (A Strange Loop) for a discussion on 1997's Hercules! Join ...

Sun, 21 Feb 2021

#thetwofriends try and stay one jump ahead of the breadline and one swing ahead of the sword on this...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021

Esther Zuckerman (Thrillist) returns to discuss 1989’s massive hit, The Little Mermaid! Topics inc...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021

All new, all fun! Blank Check launches a brand new mini series on the animated films of John Musker ...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021

Over four months and 19 movies, we have finally reached the end of our mini series on the films of R...

Sun, 24 Jan 2021

Emily Yoshida is back to welcome you to Marwen! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bon...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021

Now in the final stretch of the Zemeckis mini series, Chris Weitz returns to discuss 2016's WWII spy...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021

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Sun, 03 Jan 2021

On the week of its release in December of 2020, Griffin and David discussed Wonder Woman 1984. Toget...

Sun, 27 Dec 2020

In 1974 Philippe Petit performed his infamous walk between the Twin Towers. Director Robert Zemeckis...

Sun, 20 Dec 2020

After twelve years since releasing a live action film, Zemeckis comes back to the living with 2012's...

Sun, 13 Dec 2020

What's today? Why its Christmas Carol day! Film critic Emily St. James (Vox) returns to discuss Disn...

Sun, 06 Dec 2020

This is Beowulf! Yes, in 2007, Bobby Z took the Old English epic poem and, once again using cutting ...

Sun, 29 Nov 2020

In the final days of 2020, Blank Check enters Zemeckis' motion capture technology period with The Po...

Sun, 22 Nov 2020

Zemeckis and Hanks reunited once again. Another box office and critical success. Filmed over two yea...

Sun, 15 Nov 2020

The central thesis to this week's episode on What Lies Beneath: folks, they just don't make them lik...

Sun, 08 Nov 2020

Actor, Jamie Bell joins this week to discuss 1997's Contact! Join our Patreon for franchise comment...

Sun, 01 Nov 2020

Jamelle Bouie (NY Times) returns to Blank Check to discuss Forrest Gump! Join our Patreon for franc...

Sun, 25 Oct 2020

Now armed with an arsenal of wild special effects, Zemeckis takes it up a notch with 1992's Death Be...

Sun, 18 Oct 2020

In Back to the Future, Marty ends up in 1955, the same age as his parents. In the sequel he has to j...

Sun, 11 Oct 2020

Man wouldn't it be weird to have a future controlled by a rich blond bully who hates women, steals t...

Sun, 04 Oct 2020

A noir for kids. Disney and Warner Bros characters together for the first and last time. Live action...

Sun, 27 Sep 2020

It was the #1 film of 1985. It’s a theme park ride. An animated series. It spawned video games. Co...

Sun, 20 Sep 2020

How did Robert Zemeckis go from commercial flops to a career-defining time-travelling trilogy of bla...

Sun, 13 Sep 2020

How Did This Get Made’s Paul Scheer (Black Monday, The League) returns with Jason Mantzoukas (Big ...

Sun, 06 Sep 2020

Your March Madness winner series has arrived! Chosen by the listeners, our latest subject is Robert ...

Sun, 30 Aug 2020

In The Old Guard (2020), Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, and a group of immortal warriors define why it...

Sun, 23 Aug 2020

The pressures of fame as a young pop star navigating the music industry. An overbearing, success dri...

Sun, 16 Aug 2020

A coming-of age story. Racism in America. Complex connections to motherhood. The Secret Life of Bees...

Sun, 09 Aug 2020

It’s rare we get to start a mini-series with a classic. 20 years after its release, Gina Prince-By...

Sun, 02 Aug 2020

Alas, our Nora Ephron series has come to an end! For our last ep, we’re happy we get to end on a h...

Sun, 26 Jul 2020

Years were spent trying to figure out the perfect way to bring back the 60s sitcom, Bewitched. The r...

Sun, 19 Jul 2020

It’s an extra-sized episode featuring director Alex Ross Perry for this strange film about lotteri...

Sun, 12 Jul 2020

AOL may have aged out but has this classic rom-com? We invited Who? Weekly's very own Lindsey Weber ...

Sun, 05 Jul 2020

This week, Blank Check tackles one of film’s greatest mysteries, John Travolta’s career in the 9...

Sun, 28 Jun 2020

The friends are joined by Search Party director Charles Rogers to discuss this mixed bag of mixed me...

Sun, 21 Jun 2020

Only Nora Ephron could make a rom-com where the leads interact for 2 minutes an instant classic. The...

Sun, 14 Jun 2020

"Everything is copy." is the code Ephron lived by and no film fit that better than her directorial d...

Sun, 07 Jun 2020

It laid the groundwork for her entire film career. It set the mold for every rom-com that followed. ...

Sun, 31 May 2020

It's a Ben's Choice bay-bee! Dry, dusty tombs ✓ Crazy convoluted tech ✓ Vast intergalactic consp...

Thu, 28 May 2020

You're entering a world of a b-b-b-bonus ep! We couldn't wrap up George Miller series without coveri...

Sun, 24 May 2020

Emily Yoshida (Night Call podcast) joins #thetwofriends to discuss George Miller's magnum opus Mad M...

Sun, 17 May 2020

Visual artist Sara Rubin joins BC this week to discuss Miller’s second dancing penguin movie! Toge...

Sun, 10 May 2020

Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) joins #thetwofriends to discuss Miller's first foray into animati...

Sun, 03 May 2020

Who is 1998's Babe: Pig in the City for? Is it for kids? Stoners? Four grown adults attempting to na...

Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Hard to believe we're already halfway through our George Miller series! This week Bilge Ebiri (Vultu...

Sun, 19 Apr 2020

Film critic K. Austin Collins (Vanity Fair) returns to Blank Check for an episode covering 1987’s ...

Sun, 12 Apr 2020

Together, #thetwofriends and returning guest David Ehrlich (IndieWire) talk about not just the Thund...

Sun, 05 Apr 2020

Comedian, Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty) returns to discuss 1981’s  sequel effort Mad Max 2: The Ro...

Sun, 29 Mar 2020

Witness Blank Check because this week, Griffin and David ride towards Valhalla and into a new mini s...

Sun, 22 Mar 2020

Griffin, David, Ben and Ang each from their own apartments celebrated Blank Check’s anniversary wi...

Thu, 19 Mar 2020

B-b-b-bonus Jonas, David and Griffin do a Jonathan Demme wrap-up with his last full-length music doc...

Sun, 15 Mar 2020

Who? Weekly hosts Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber talk about Demme's last film, written by Diablo Cod...

Sun, 08 Mar 2020

David, Griffin, and self-made man of letters John Hodgman have to deal with Ragnar in this weird wei...

Sun, 01 Mar 2020

From Iconography, Ayo Edibiri and Olivia Craighead join Griffin and special guest the crypt keeper t...

Sun, 23 Feb 2020

The Flop House joins Blank Check to talk about this remake that was like okay, but definitely better...

Sun, 16 Feb 2020

No boys allowed, although gender is a construct. It's an all-women special! Ang Ferraguto is joined ...

Sun, 09 Feb 2020

Director and filmmaker David Lowery joins the two friends to talk about a weird remake of an Audrey ...

Sun, 02 Feb 2020

Griffin and David welcome back Joe Reid for the 5th annual Blankie Awards where together they presen...

Sun, 26 Jan 2020

Co-host of the bad romance podcast , freelance writer for thrillist and bitch media Jourdain Searles...

Sun, 19 Jan 2020

Writer Richard Lawson joins the boys to talk about this WEIRD but poignant film that is actually str...

Sun, 12 Jan 2020

The two friends are joined by prolific writer Emily St. James  to talk about the most influential m...

Sun, 05 Jan 2020

She's MARRIED to the MOB. Now that we have that out of the way, get ready for 25 minutes of discussi...

Sun, 22 Dec 2019

On the week of its release in December of 2019, Griffin, David, and special guest Ang Ferraguto disc...

Sun, 15 Dec 2019

From Comedy Bang Bang and the new film Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Scott Auckerman joins the two f...

Sun, 08 Dec 2019

Everyone wants to get to the pod with guest Demi Adejuyigbe, where The Blank Check Boys talk about D...

Sun, 01 Dec 2019

What in the world is going on with this film that has two versions - of which the good one is not av...

Sun, 24 Nov 2019

Finally, we get to the good Demme movies with film critic Jordan Hoffman. The partially true story o...

Sun, 17 Nov 2019

Guest Justin McElroy is gonna be mad he volunteered to do any film when Griff and David talk about D...

Sun, 10 Nov 2019

It’s the first episode of a new mini-series. You voted for him, you’ve only yourself to blame fo...

Thu, 07 Nov 2019

On a special b-b-b-b-bonus episode, Griffin and David review the 2013 documentary that offers a rare...

Sun, 03 Nov 2019

On the final episode of our mini series devoted to the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki, #thetwofriends...

Sun, 27 Oct 2019

Writer, Shirley Li (The Atlantic) joins Griffin & David to discuss 2008's better Little Mermaid, Pon...

Sun, 20 Oct 2019

On the week of its release in October of 2019, Griffin and David discussed Gemini Man. Together they...

Sun, 13 Oct 2019

HA HA HA! On the week of its release in October of 2019, Griffin and David discussed Joker. Together...

Sun, 06 Oct 2019

David Ehrlich (IndieWire) returns for our mini-series' namesake episode on 2014's walking castle fan...

Sun, 29 Sep 2019

Humorist, David Rees, returns to Blank Check discuss one of the greatest animated films of all time,...

Sun, 22 Sep 2019

Griffin McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me, The Adventure Zone) joins #thetwofriends to discuss ...

Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Justin Charity (The Ringer) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1992's flying pig, Porco Rosso. Toget...

Sun, 08 Sep 2019

Caroline Framke (Variety) joins #thetwofriends to discuss 1989's coming-of-age witch tale, Kiki's De...

Sun, 01 Sep 2019

J.D. Amato returns to discuss the 1988's acclaimed childhood tale, My Neighbor Totoro. Together they...

Sun, 25 Aug 2019

Emily Yoshida returns to discuss 1986's Castle in the Sky! But what is the appeal of a Miyazaki film...

Sun, 18 Aug 2019

Writer/director Lulu Wang joins #thetwofriends to discuss Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, as we...

Sun, 11 Aug 2019

This week marks the beginning of a new series on the films of director Hayao Miyazaki! Together they...

Sun, 04 Aug 2019

Film critic, Bilge Ebiri, joins #thetwofriends to discuss 2015's hacker flop Blackhat.  Join our P...

Thu, 01 Aug 2019

Griffin and David review the 1984 Miami Vice television series pilot entitled "Brother's Keeper" in ...

Sun, 28 Jul 2019

Writer, Fran Hoepfner joins #thetwofriends to discuss 2009's gritty bank robber romance, Public Enem...

Sun, 21 Jul 2019

On the week of its release in July of 2019, Griffin and David discussed The Lion King. Together they...

Sun, 14 Jul 2019

Are you a fiend for mojitos? We are. Grab your shades and grease back your hair cause Blank Check is...

Sun, 07 Jul 2019

#thetwofriends welcome back Katey Rich (Vanity Fair) to discuss 2004's Cruise/Foxx thriller Collater...

Sun, 30 Jun 2019

This week, Jamelle Bouie (The New York Times) joins to discuss 2001’s unorthodox biopic, Ali. Toge...

Sun, 23 Jun 2019

This week, Andy Levy joins Griffin and David to discuss 1999's 60 Minutes biopic, The Insider. Toget...

Sun, 16 Jun 2019

Comedian Jon Gabrus joins Griffin and David for an epic conversation on 1995's Cops and Robbers aren...

Sun, 09 Jun 2019

Dana Stevens (Slate) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1992's new world frontier adaptation, The La...

Sun, 02 Jun 2019

This week, Chris Cabin and Eric Szyszka of the We Hate Movies podcast joins Griffin and David to dis...

Sun, 26 May 2019

Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell) returns to Blank Check to discuss 1983's The Keep. But is this technical...

Sun, 19 May 2019

Five months ago Blank Check began the Tim Burton mini-series. This week, though, marks a new directo...

Sun, 12 May 2019

On the week of it's release in May of 2019, Blank Check invited screenwriters of Detective Pikachu, ...

Sun, 05 May 2019

This week is a special Ben's Choice episode. He selected 2016's excellent video game adaptation, Ass...

Sun, 28 Apr 2019

Karen Han (Polygon) returns to discuss 2019’s Dumbo! But what member of Blank Check likes a bossy ...

Sun, 21 Apr 2019

Writer, Emma Stefansky (Thrillist), joins Griffin and David to talk about 2016's fantasy flop: Miss ...

Sun, 14 Apr 2019

Richard Lawson returns to discuss the late-Burton effort: 2014's Big Eyes. But why are the eyes so b...

Sun, 07 Apr 2019

This week on Blank Check, comedian Jamie Loftus The Bechdel Cast discusses 2012's goth soap opera, D...

Sun, 31 Mar 2019

Griffin and David welcome back Emily St. James (Vox) to discuss 2010's CGI fantasy Alice in Wonderla...

Sun, 24 Mar 2019

Tony award winning actor, Michael Cerveris, joins Griffin and David to discuss 2007's film adaption ...

Sun, 17 Mar 2019

Writer, Pilot Viruet returns to Blank Check to discuss 2005's remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Fact...

Sun, 10 Mar 2019

Chris Gethard Beautiful/Anonymous podcast returns to Blank Check to discuss 2003's father and son fa...

Sun, 03 Mar 2019

Film critic, Matt Singer (ScreenCrush.com), joins Griffin and David to discuss 2001's universally ma...

Sun, 24 Feb 2019

Writer and director, David Lowery (The Old Man & the Gun, A Ghost Story) joins Griffin and David to ...

Sun, 17 Feb 2019

Griffin and David welcome back Joe Reid for the 4th annual Blankie Awards where together they presen...

Sun, 10 Feb 2019

Blank Check continues its mini-series covering the films of director Tim Burton with the alien invas...

Sun, 03 Feb 2019

John Hodgman Judge John Hodgman podcast joins Griffin and David to discuss 1994's celebration of ...

Sun, 27 Jan 2019

Emily Yoshida Night Call podcast is back to discuss 1992's demented superhero sequel, Batman Returns...

Mon, 21 Jan 2019

On the week of it’s release in January of 2019, Griffin and David discussed M. Night Shyamalan’s...

Sun, 13 Jan 2019

This week on Blank Check Julio Torres (Saturday Night Live) discusses 1990’s proto-Tumblr Frankens...

Sun, 06 Jan 2019

Blank Check continues it’s mini series covering the films of director Tim Burton with the genre de...

Sun, 23 Dec 2018

On the week of its release in December of 2018, Griffin and David discussed the latest offering in t...

Sun, 16 Dec 2018

Friend and host of Classroom Crush podcast, Rebecca Bulnes, joins Griffin and David to discuss 1988...

Sun, 09 Dec 2018

This week Griffin and David begin a new mini-series on the films of Tim Burton! Together they discus...

Sun, 02 Dec 2018

This week on Blank Check is a discussion of Wreck-it-Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet. Together, ...

Sun, 25 Nov 2018

In the final special bonus episode of our mini-series on the films of Nancy Meyers, Griffin and Davi...

Sun, 18 Nov 2018

Comedian, writer and actor Jamie Lee (HBO's Crashing) joins Griffin and David to discuss Meyers’ m...

Sun, 11 Nov 2018

Writer/director Sarah-Violet Bliss (Search Party) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2009’s master...

Sun, 04 Nov 2018

Writer, Fran Hoepfner joins Griffin and David to discuss 2006’s house swap rom-com, The Holiday. B...

Sun, 28 Oct 2018

Bobby Finger (Who? Weekly podcast) returns to Blank Check for a discussion of 2003’s aging romance...

Sun, 21 Oct 2018

Actress and singer-songwriter, Lola Kirke (Mozart in the Jungle) joins Griffin and David to discuss ...

Sun, 14 Oct 2018

This week Blank Check begins our first ever “fans choice” mini series reviewing the filmography ...

Mon, 08 Oct 2018

On the week of it’s release in October of 2018, Griffin and David discussed A Star Is Born. Join...

Sun, 30 Sep 2018

This week, James Newman joins Blank Check for another family edition episode to discuss the 1996 Mic...

Thu, 27 Sep 2018

Griffin and David review the Ang Lee directed short film, Chosen, created as part of the BMW film se...

Sun, 23 Sep 2018

Blank it, thank it! J.D. Amato (The President Show) returns, in the last episode of our mini series ...

Sun, 16 Sep 2018

Filmmaker Ray Tintori joins Griffin and David to discuss 2012’s Oscar award winning drama, Life of...

Sun, 09 Sep 2018

Writer and director Alex Ross Perry (Christopher Robin) returns to Blank Check to discuss 2009’s T...

Sun, 02 Sep 2018

Director, screenwriter and producer Chris Weitz (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Twilight Saga: Ne...

Sun, 26 Aug 2018

Comedians and the hosts of Las Culturistas podcast (foreverdogproductions.com) Matt Rogers and Bowen...

Sun, 19 Aug 2018

This week is all about 2003’s Hulk. The origins of this project. How Ang Lee played the Hulk on se...

Sun, 12 Aug 2018

David Ehrlich (IndieWire) joins Griffin and David for an in-depth conversation on 2000’s Wuxia epi...

Sun, 05 Aug 2018

Peter Labuza (The Cinephiliacs podcast, Village Voice) joins Griffin and David to discuss the 1999 C...

Sun, 29 Jul 2018

Emily Yoshida (Night Call podcast) returns to discuss 1997’s bleak drama, The Ice Storm. But what ...

Sun, 22 Jul 2018

Griffin and David present a special episode covering the Hotel Transylvania films and tv series. But...

Sun, 15 Jul 2018

This week Shirley Li (Entertainment Weekly) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1995’s period drama...

Sun, 08 Jul 2018

Alison Willmore (BuzzFeed) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1994’s family and food dramedy, Eat ...

Sun, 01 Jul 2018

In the debut episode of our new mini series devoted to the films of director Ang Lee, Griffin and Da...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018

Griffin and David review an episode of the 1993 television series Amazing Stories directed by Brad B...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018

On the week of it’s release in June of 2018, Griffin and David discussed Incredibles 2. In the fin...

Sun, 17 Jun 2018

This week, Griffin and David discuss 2015's retrofuturist sci-fi flop, Tomorrowland. Music selectio...

Sun, 10 Jun 2018

Griffin and David discuss the fourth installment of the popular franchise: Mission: Impossible – G...

Sun, 03 Jun 2018

In another family edition episode, this week, siblings Romilly Newman and Joey Sims help discuss 200...

Sun, 27 May 2018

On the week of it’s release in May of 2018, Griffin and David discussed Solo: A Star Wars Story. ...

Sun, 20 May 2018

Writer and comedian Rebecca Drysdale (Key and Peele, High Maintenance) joins Griffin and David for a...

Sun, 13 May 2018

This week Blank Check begins a new mini series reviewing the filmography of director Brad Bird with ...

Sun, 06 May 2018

This week is with special guest, Angela Ferraguto, associate producer and social media manager for t...

Sun, 29 Apr 2018

In the final episode of our mini series devoted to the filmography of James L. Brooks, Griffin and D...

Sun, 22 Apr 2018

Richard Lawson (author of All We Can Do Is Wait) returns to discuss 2004’s Spanglish. But is this ...

Sun, 15 Apr 2018

Chris Gethard (the Chris Gethard Show on TruTV, Beautiful/Anonymous podcast) joins Griffin and David...

Thu, 12 Apr 2018

James L. Brooks had originally shot I’ll Do Anything as a musical. But in the test screening it wa...

Sun, 08 Apr 2018

Writer and friend of the show Esther Zuckerman joins Griffin and David to discuss 1994’s I'll Do A...

Sun, 01 Apr 2018

In March of 2018, Griffin and David discussed director Steven Spielberg’s new film Ready Player On...

Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Another b-b-b-b-bonus episode recapping Blank Check’s March Madness bracket! Who were the winners ...

Sun, 25 Mar 2018

Katey Rich (Vanity Fair) returns to discuss 1987’s dramedy masterpiece, Broadcast News. But what j...

Sun, 18 Mar 2018

This week Blank Check starts a new mini series reviewing the filmography of director James L. Brooks...

Thu, 15 Mar 2018

Griffin and David unleashed a March Madness bracket pitting directors against one another. The filmm...

Sun, 11 Mar 2018

This week is with special guest Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made? podcast) who picked a favorite f...

Sun, 04 Mar 2018

In the final installment of our ‘Paul Verhoeven in Hollywood’ mini series, Emily Yoshida (Night ...

Sun, 25 Feb 2018

Writer/director Alex Ross Perry (Nostalgia, Golden Exits) returns to Blank Check to discuss 2000’s...

Sun, 18 Feb 2018

J.D. Amato (The Chris Gethard Show) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1997’s bug war sci-fi, Star...

Mon, 12 Feb 2018

Caroline Framke (Vox) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1995’s iconic erotic drama Showgirls. But...

Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Griffin and David welcome back Joe Reid (The Decider) for the 3rd annual Blankie Awards where togeth...

Sun, 28 Jan 2018

Film critic Miriam Bale joins Griffin and David to discuss 1992’s sexy thriller, Basic Instinct. B...

Sun, 21 Jan 2018

Joining Griffin and David this week is Andrew Jupin and Stephen Sajdak, 2 of the 4 co-hosts of the W...

Sun, 14 Jan 2018

Griffin and David discuss dystopian action satire, 1987’s RoboCop. But is old Detroit a cancer and...

Sun, 07 Jan 2018

This week’s episode begins a new mini series (Podship Casters) covering the Hollywood films of dir...

Sun, 31 Dec 2017

In November of 2017, Griffin and David attended the first screening of Nixon era political thriller,...

Mon, 18 Dec 2017

On the day of it’s release in December of 2017, Griffin and David discussed Star Wars: Episode VII...

Sun, 10 Dec 2017

#thetwofriends once again answer listener submitted questions! Plus, Griffin discusses his recent tr...

Sun, 03 Dec 2017

This week is a special family edition episode with brother of David, Joey Sims, who picked a favorit...

Sun, 26 Nov 2017

On the week of it’s release in November of 2017, Griffin and David discussed the newest film in DC...

Sun, 19 Nov 2017

Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan and James III, hosts of Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood podcas...

Sun, 12 Nov 2017

Demi Adejuyigbe (The Good Place, Gilmore Guys) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2012’s American ...

Sun, 05 Nov 2017

Sonia Saraiya (Variety) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2008’s bomb action-drama, The Hurt Lock...

Sun, 29 Oct 2017

Co-host of the Little Gold Men podcast and friend of the show, Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) joins Gr...

Sun, 22 Oct 2017

Karen Han (Slashfilm) and Emma Stefansky (ScreenCrush) join #thetwofriends to discuss 2001’s confu...

Sun, 15 Oct 2017

Emily Yoshida (Vulture) returns this week to discuss 1995’s neo-noir, Strange Days. But why is Kat...

Sun, 08 Oct 2017

Writer/Performer Lux Alptraum joins Griffin and David to discuss 1991’s iconic surf heist, Point B...

Sun, 01 Oct 2017

Jordan Hoffman (Engage: The Official Star Trek podcast) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1989’s ...

Sun, 24 Sep 2017

Mani Lazic (Little White Lies) joins Griffin and David to discuss 1987’s western meets vampire thr...

Sun, 17 Sep 2017

Introducing a new mini series on the complete filmography of director Kathryn Bigelow! This week Gri...

Sun, 10 Sep 2017

This week’s special episode is our first ever family edition with sister of Griffin, Romilly Newma...

Thu, 07 Sep 2017

In a special bonus emergency minisode, Griffin and David call in remotely to weigh in/celebrate the ...

Sun, 03 Sep 2017

In the final episode of our mini series devoted to the filmography of Christopher Nolan, Bilge Ebiri...

Sun, 27 Aug 2017

This week, a tired Griffin and a rested David discuss 2014’s time traveling space odyssey, Interst...

Sun, 20 Aug 2017

Live from the 19th annual Del Close Marathon in New York City, Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick) joins G...

Sun, 13 Aug 2017

Griffin and David complete Nolan’s Batman Trilogy with a discussion of 2012’s The Dark Knight Ri...

Sun, 06 Aug 2017

Griffin and David present a very special episode on 2010’s dream heist, Inception. Join our Patre...

Sun, 30 Jul 2017

Griffin and David this week discuss the second film in Nolan’s Batman Trilogy, The Dark Knight. Ho...

Sun, 23 Jul 2017

Host of Filmspotting: SVU podcast, Alison Willmore (BuzzFeed), joins Griffin and David to discuss on...

Sun, 16 Jul 2017

Griffin and David discuss the first film in Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, Batman Begins. What happe...

Sun, 09 Jul 2017

Writer and director, Alex Ross Perry (Golden Exits), joins Griffin and David to discuss 2002’s psy...

Sun, 02 Jul 2017

Amy Nicholson (MTV News) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss 2000’s fractured crime drama...

Sun, 25 Jun 2017

In the first episode of a new mini series focusing on the filmography of Christopher Nolan, Griffin ...

Sun, 18 Jun 2017

On the week of it’s release in June of 2017, Griffin and David discussed the new Colin Trevorrow f...

Mon, 12 Jun 2017

#thetwofriends use this episode to field questions from their listeners. Where do they get their bag...

Mon, 05 Jun 2017

On the week of it’s release in May of 2017, Griffin and David discussed the newest release in DC E...

Mon, 29 May 2017

Our special episode this week: a discussion of 1994’s miscreant child portrayed by a grown man com...

Sun, 21 May 2017

In the final episode of our mini series devoted to Spielberg’s DreamWorks years, Blank Check revie...

Sun, 14 May 2017

Griffin and David this week gush over 2015’s Cold War drama, Bridge of Spies. But how does this fi...

Mon, 08 May 2017

Griffin and David look to Spielberg’s 2012 historical drama, Lincoln. But exactly how many Abraham...

Sun, 30 Apr 2017

Pilot Viruet (Vice) returns to Blank Check to talk about the WWI horse romance film, War Horse. But ...

Sun, 23 Apr 2017

Joe Garden (The Onion) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss the mo-cap animated action/myste...

Sun, 16 Apr 2017

David Ehrlich (IndieWire) returns to Blank Check to discuss 2008's polarized franchise reboot, India...

Mon, 10 Apr 2017

Emily St. James (Vox) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss 2005’s Israeli espionage thrill...

Mon, 03 Apr 2017

J.D. Amato (My Brother, My Brother and Me) makes his third appearance on Blank Check, this week disc...

Sun, 26 Mar 2017

This week’s guest, Jerah Milligan (Comedy Central), finally completes our trifecta of co-hosts fro...

Sat, 18 Mar 2017

For their 100th episode Griffin and David decided to celebrate the occasion and finally deliver on t...

Sat, 11 Mar 2017

This week, Griffin and David discuss 2002's coming of age scammer drama based on a true story: Catch...

Mon, 06 Mar 2017

Joanna Robinson (Vanity Fair) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2002’s dystopian thriller: Minori...

Sun, 26 Feb 2017

David Rees (Going Deep with David Rees) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2001’s robot boy sci-fi...

Fri, 17 Feb 2017

On this week's special episode, Griffin and David are once again joined by Joe Reid (The Decider) to...

Sun, 12 Feb 2017

In our third episode of Spielberg: The DreamWorks Years mini series, Griffin and David are joined by...

Sun, 05 Feb 2017

Griffin and David look to Spielberg’s next film (also released in 1997) Amistad. But what are the ...

Sun, 29 Jan 2017

The debut of our new mini series on the filmography of Steven Spielberg begins with 1997’s Lost Wo...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017

On the week of it’s release in January of 2017, Griffin and David discussed the new M. Night Shyam...

Mon, 16 Jan 2017

Presenting a best of episode with all the favorite moments from our mini series on Star Wars: Episod...

Mon, 09 Jan 2017

Presenting a best of episode with all the favorite moments from our mini series on Star Wars: Episod...

Mon, 02 Jan 2017

Presenting a best of episode with all the favorite moments from our mini series on Star Wars: Episod...

Sat, 17 Dec 2016

On the day of it’s release in December of 2016, Griffin and David discussed the highly anticipated...

Sat, 10 Dec 2016

Our special episode this week: a discussion of 1997’s spy comedy The Man Who Knew Too Little. But ...

Sun, 04 Dec 2016

On September 11th, Blank Check & friends attended the Cirque du Soleil/Avatar crossover Toruk: First...

Sun, 27 Nov 2016

This week the BC crew discusses 2009’s 3D sci-fi epic Avatar. But are trees nature’s internet? I...

Sat, 19 Nov 2016

Griffin and David this week discussed two documentaries directed by James Cameron: 2003’s Ghost of...

Sat, 12 Nov 2016

Griffin and David continue their discussion of Titanic with Emily Yoshida (Spin Magazine) and Katey ...

Fri, 04 Nov 2016

Emily Yoshida (Spin Magazine) and Katey Rich (Vanity Fair) return to discuss 1997’s epic romance T...

Sat, 29 Oct 2016

Griffin and David this week discuss 1994’s action comedy remake, True Lies. But how does this film...

Sun, 23 Oct 2016

Days before its official release, Griffin and David discussed 2016's action thriller sequel Jack Rea...

Sun, 16 Oct 2016

Sam Rogal (Magnet Theatre) joins Griffin and David to discuss the 1991 hit sequel Terminator 2: Judg...

Fri, 07 Oct 2016

Josh Ruben (CollegeHumor) joins Griffin and David to discuss the 1989 underwater alien thriller The ...

Sat, 01 Oct 2016

Fran Hoepfner (ClickHole) joins Griffin and David to discuss the 1986 horror/sci-fi sequel Aliens. B...

Sun, 25 Sep 2016

Rachel Sanders (Buzzfeed) joins Griffin and David to discuss James Cameron’s 1984 game changing ac...

Sun, 18 Sep 2016

In the debut episode of a new mini series examining the filmography of James Cameron, Griffin and Da...

Wed, 07 Sep 2016

Griffin, David and guest host Producer Ben present a special episode this week: a discussion of 1995...

Sun, 04 Sep 2016

Musician and Blank Check theme song creator Layne Montgomery (The Romantic Comedy) joins #thetwofrie...

Fri, 26 Aug 2016

Nearing the end of the Cameron Crowe mini series, Esther Zuckerman (The A.V. Club) joins Griffin and...

Mon, 22 Aug 2016

Griffin and David this week discuss 2011’s zoo dramedy, We Bought a Zoo. But does the film live up...

Thu, 11 Aug 2016

Blank Check returns to Cameron Crowe’s filmography with an in-depth discussion of 2005’s tragic ...

Sat, 06 Aug 2016

On the day of it’s release in August of 2016, Griffin and David discussed DC Comic’s latest offe...

Tue, 26 Jul 2016

Live from the 18th annual Del Close Marathon in New York City, John Trowbridge (Huffington Post) joi...

Fri, 22 Jul 2016

Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) returns to Blank Check this week to discuss 2001’s Vanilla Sky. But j...

Fri, 15 Jul 2016

The BC crew sets their sights on the Academy Award winning, semi-autobiographical film, Almost Famou...

Thu, 07 Jul 2016

Griffin and David this week “show you the money” with 1996’s decade defining film Jerry Maguir...

Thu, 30 Jun 2016

Griffin and David look to Crowe’s next film, 1992’s Grunge-tinged romcom Singles. But how realis...

Thu, 23 Jun 2016

In the debut episode of a new mini-series examining the filmography of Cameron Crowe, Griffin and Da...

Fri, 17 Jun 2016

In this week’s special episode, guest host Producer Ben has been given his own “Blank Check” f...

Fri, 10 Jun 2016

In the final episode of the Podchowski Casters mini series, Griffin and David discuss 2003’s colle...

Fri, 03 Jun 2016

Nearing the end of the Wachowski mini series, this week Griffin and David discuss the most recent pr...

Fri, 27 May 2016

This week Griffin and David discuss the Wachowski’s most recent theatrical release, 2015’s inter...

Fri, 20 May 2016

Bobby Finger (Jezebel) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2012’s Cloud Atlas. Why is one of the mo...

Mon, 16 May 2016

Guests Emily Yoshida (The Verge) and J.D. Amato (The Chris Gethard Show) make their return to Blank ...

Thu, 05 May 2016

Concluding the Matrix trilogy, Griffin and David examine The Matrix Revolutions. But why gruesomely ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2016

This week, Griffin and David examine the highly anticipated 2003 follow up, The Matrix Reloaded. Was...

Mon, 25 Apr 2016

This week, Griffin and David discuss the Wachowski's game changing 1999 film, the Matrix. Just how b...

Fri, 22 Apr 2016

Back in March of 2016 when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was first released in theaters, Griffi...

Mon, 18 Apr 2016

Blank Check returns with another new mini series, this time examining the filmography of directors t...

Tue, 12 Apr 2016

In the final episode of the Pod Night Shyamacast mini series, Griffin and David discuss the SyFy Cha...

Fri, 01 Apr 2016

Louis Peitzman (BuzzFeed) joins Griffin and David to discuss the old person horror, 2015’s The Vis...

Fri, 25 Mar 2016

James III (Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood Podcast) joins Griffin and David to discuss the incre...

Fri, 18 Mar 2016

Seaton Smith (Mulaney, Late Night with Seth Meyers) joins Griffin and David to discuss 2010’s agon...

Mon, 14 Mar 2016

This week, Griffin and David discuss M. Night’s first ever R rated film, 2008’s The Happening. B...

Mon, 07 Mar 2016

Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) joins Griffin and David to examine 2006’s egotistical bedtime martyr ...

Mon, 29 Feb 2016

David Ehrlich (Rolling Stone) joins Griffin and David this week for an in-depth analysis of 2004’s...

Mon, 22 Feb 2016

On this week’s special episode, Griffin and David joined by guest, Joe Reid (The Decider), present...

Mon, 15 Feb 2016

This week’s guests on the Shyamacast are ‘real life lovers’ Murf Meyer (The Chris Gethard Show...

Mon, 08 Feb 2016

Matt Patches (Thrillist, Grantland) joins Griffin and David this week to discuss Shyamalan’s fourt...

Mon, 01 Feb 2016

Joining Griffin and David on this week’s episode is special guest Katey Rich (Vanity Fair) to help...

Tue, 26 Jan 2016

In the debut episode of the newly rebranded ‘Blank Check’, Griffin and David look to another dir...

Mon, 18 Jan 2016

Blank Check is a podcast about filmographies - specifically, the filmographies of directors who've a...

Mon, 11 Jan 2016

Emily Yoshida (The Verge, A/V Club) joins Griffin and David to revisit Episode VII: The Force Awaken...

Thu, 24 Dec 2015

In 1978, CBS aired a two-hour Star Wars holiday special. Only a year prior, A New Hope had been rele...

Mon, 21 Dec 2015

One day after the release opening of Episode VII: The Force Awakens (SPOILER ALERT!), Griffin and Da...

Thu, 17 Dec 2015

Griffin and David return with an episode examining the 1983 conclusion to the ‘second’ trilogy E...

Mon, 14 Dec 2015

This week, Griffin and David move onto the 1980 film Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Together, t...

Mon, 07 Dec 2015

Griffin and David, having recently discovered Episode IV: A New Hope, discuss the 1977 film. Includi...

Mon, 30 Nov 2015

Griffin and David, joined once again by director George Lucas, present a special live bonus episode ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2015

With Griffin and David nearing the end of their investigation into the Phantom Menace trilogy there ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2015

Mike Ryan (Uproxx) joins Griffin and David to discuss Revenge of the Sith’s deleted scenes and spe...

Sat, 07 Nov 2015

Jonathan Braylock (Black Men Can’t Jump (In Hollywood) podcast) joins Griffin and David on this we...

Fri, 30 Oct 2015

This week Griffin and David complete their performance reviews of the Phantom Menace trilogy with sp...

Fri, 23 Oct 2015

Griffin and David welcome another amazing guest this week, Sonia Saraiya (Salon, AV Club). Together,...

Mon, 19 Oct 2015

Joining Griffin and David on today’s episode is special guest Mike Drucker (The Tonight Show with ...

Fri, 02 Oct 2015

A Naboo Senator. Then a Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. But WHO is this Phantom Menace?...

Mon, 28 Sep 2015

This week Griffin and David, whilst yelling into microphones, dive right into the river of ham that ...

Mon, 21 Sep 2015

The year was 2005. George Lucas returned with the third (and final) film in the Star Wars series: Ep...

Mon, 14 Sep 2015

In 1992, the original Fantastic Four movie was produced by Constantin Film solely to retain the righ...

Tue, 08 Sep 2015

Once again, Griffin and David in a very special bonus episode watched Attack of the Clones (for prob...

Fri, 28 Aug 2015

Griffin and David welcome another amazing guest this week, Chase Mitchell (The Tonight Show with Jim...

Mon, 24 Aug 2015

Joining Griffin and David this week is special guest J.D. Amato to discuss the behind-the-scenes mak...

Mon, 10 Aug 2015

7 episodes in and hosts David and Griffin are waning. This week, while attempting to discuss Senator...

Wed, 29 Jul 2015

In the sixth installment of the only podcast that exclusively talks about Attack of the Clones (form...

Mon, 20 Jul 2015

This week, Griffin and David with special guest Morgan Evans pick up where they left off last episod...

Mon, 13 Jul 2015

Joining Griffin and David this week is friend of the show, Rachel Lang, to discuss the steamy romanc...

Mon, 06 Jul 2015

Well he’s a teenager now: not in control of his emotions, hormone fueled, and in desperate need of...

Tue, 30 Jun 2015

It was a dark and stormy night on planet Kamino. Detective Kenobi was far far away from home. He won...

Mon, 22 Jun 2015

The year was 2002. It had been 3 years since the Phantom Menace. George Lucas returned with his seco...

Mon, 08 Jun 2015

One year ago acclaimed actors Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall appeared together in the film The ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2015

Griffin and David in a bonus episode for all you GDP die hards, watched the Phantom Menace (one more...

Tue, 26 May 2015

All great investigations must at some point come to an end, and the case study of the Phantom Menace...

Tue, 19 May 2015

It’s week nine into the investigation and the case is not coming together. Sooo, Griffin and David...

Mon, 11 May 2015

Toys. Kids love them. And so do Griffin and David. This movie’s entire production was funded by th...

Mon, 04 May 2015

The podrace sequence is the one part of this movie viewers seem to complain about the least. Griffin...

Tue, 28 Apr 2015

This week Griffin and David delve into the character we all know and love: Jar Jar Binks. How does a...

Mon, 20 Apr 2015

In the fifth installment of the only podcast that exclusively talks about the Phantom Menace, Griffi...

Mon, 13 Apr 2015

Joining Griffin and David this week is host of the George Lucas Talk Show, Connor Ratliff, to discus...

Mon, 06 Apr 2015

This week Griffel and Simsbert discuss the Jedi Order. What are these mystical warriors all about? W...

Mon, 30 Mar 2015

Queen elect, high school dropout, hand maiden? This week Griffin and David look at Queen Amidala and...

Mon, 23 Mar 2015

The year was 1999. It had been twenty-two years since George Lucas last directed a feature film. Sta...