Podcast · 77 episodes
Blank Check with Griffin & David, page 3
by Blank Check Productions · English
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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No Other ChoiceIn this episode of Blank Check, hosts Griffin Newman, David Sims, producer Ben Hosley, and Marie Barty discuss Park Chan-wook's latest film, No Other Choice.11 Jan 2026 · 2 h 41 min · 72 chapters
Critical Darlings: Marty Supreme And The Precursor Circuit with Griffin NewmanIn this episode of the Blank Check with Griffin & David podcast, hosts Richard Lawson and Allison Wilmore are joined by Griffin Newman to discuss the recent New York Film Critics Circle Awards and…8 Jan 2026 · 1 h 45 min · 31 chapters
Is This Thing On?The Blank Check team discusses Bradley Cooper’s latest film, *Is This Thing On?*, a divorce dramedy.4 Jan 2026 · 2 h 29 min · 65 chapters
Introducing Critical DarlingsThe hosts launch Critical Darlings, framing awards season as a mix of studio strategy, festival momentum, and online discourse.1 Jan 2026 · 1 h 26 min · 32 chapters
Avatar: Fire and AshDiscussion of "Avatar: Fire and Ash," the third installment in James Cameron's Avatar franchise.21 Dec 2025 · 2 h 45 min
Ella McCay with Richard LawsonIn this episode, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims discuss the film *Ella McCay*, directed by James L. Brooks, alongside guest Richard Lawson.14 Dec 2025 · 2 h 6 min
Honey Don't with Mattie LubchanskyThe podcast episode is a discussion of Honey Don’t (a Coen brothers/Trisha Cooke solo project), focusing on why it feels like an incomplete or “tone-mismatched” Coen-style noir/detective satire,…7 Dec 2025 · 2 h 36 min · 58 chapters
Drive Away Dolls with mxmtoonIn this episode of *Blank Check*, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims welcome mxmtoon to discuss *Drive Away Dolls*, a new film directed by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke.30 Nov 2025 · 2 h 31 min
The Tragedy of Macbeth with Dana SchwartzThe episode is a film-focused discussion of Joel Coen’s solo directorial work The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), framed through Blank Check’s “blank check” lens.23 Nov 2025 · 2 h 44 min · 72 chapters
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs with Paul Scheer & Jason MantzoukasThe guests rewatch and discuss The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Coen Brothers anthology western), focusing on its dense Old West dialogue, sketch-like structure, release history (limited theatrical run…16 Nov 2025 · 3 h 30 min · 66 chapters
Hail, Caesar! with Shirley LiThe podcast episode discusses the film Hail, Caesar! (Coen brothers) as a “swan song” about movie-making, faith in art, and the Hollywood machine—framed through the show’s internal lore and a long,…9 Nov 2025 · 2 h 37 min · 74 chapters
Inside Llewyn Davis with Rachel ZeglerA Blank Check miniseries episode about the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis, framed as a “double blank check” moment for Joel and Ethan Coen—how the film’s lack of conventional plot becomes a…2 Nov 2025 · 2 h 41 min · 62 chapters
A House of DynamiteThe hosts discuss Catherine Bigelow’s film House of Dynamite, a nuclear-crisis “what if” movie structured as three repeated countdown acts.26 Oct 2025 · 2 h 33 min · 69 chapters
True Grit with Stavros HalkiasA wide-ranging conversation about the Coen brothers’ True Grit (2007), focusing on its faithful dialogue, the “pay for everything” worldview, and especially why Haley Steinfeld’s performance as…19 Oct 2025 · 2 h 58 min · 78 chapters
A Serious Man with Marc MaronBlank Check’s Coen brothers miniseries episode featuring Marc Maron discussing their film A Serious Man (a “serious man” movie) and how it fits the Coens’ career, especially post-Oscar control, plus…12 Oct 2025 · 1 h 52 min · 43 chapters
Burn After Reading with Fran HoepfnerThe hosts and guest discuss Joel and Ethan Coen’s Burn After Reading—especially its performances (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Richard Jenkins), its tone (pitch-black comedy, cynicism…5 Oct 2025 · 2 h 11 min · 57 chapters
No Country for Old Men with Leslye HeadlandIn this episode, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims are joined by guest Leslye Headland to discuss the acclaimed film *No Country for Old Men*, directed by the Coen brothers.28 Sep 2025 · 2 h 56 min
The Ladykillers with Connor RatliffThis Blank Check episode (“The Ladykillers with Connor Ratliff”) covers 2004’s The Ladykillers, a Coen brothers-directed remake of the 1955 Alexander Mackendrick/ Ealing comedy.21 Sep 2025 · 2 h 47 min · 67 chapters
Intolerable Cruelty with Katey RichThe Blank Check episode “Intolerable Cruelty with Katey Rich” discusses the Coen brothers’ film Intolerable Cruelty and why it bombed on release but has defenders now.14 Sep 2025 · 2 h 16 min · 49 chapters
The Man Who Wasn't There with Jordan HoffmanThe episode is a Blank Check discussion of Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2001 film The Man Who Wasn’t There, framed through the movie’s noir-like black-and-white style, its James M.7 Sep 2025 · 2 h 35 min · 62 chapters
O Brother, Where Art Thou? with Emily St. JamesThe Coen brothers’ film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and how it went from a perceived box-office/critical “comeback” after The Big Lebowski to spawning an outsized cultural phenomenon—especially the…31 Aug 2025 · 2 h 17 min · 59 chapters
The Big Lebowski with Seth RogenA Blank Check mini-series discussion of The Big Lebowski, using it as a springboard to talk about Coen brothers filmmaking, comedy craft (blocking, dialogue rhythm, “it looks good” cinematography),…24 Aug 2025 · 2 h 50 min · 84 chapters
Fargo with Zach CreggerA deep discussion of the 1996 film Fargo—why it’s so perfectly quotable and tightly controlled, how its editing (especially multiple fades to black) and tone management work, and what the “Mike…17 Aug 2025 · 2 h 52 min · 70 chapters
The Hudsucker Proxy with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger A deep-dive discussion of the Coen brothers’ 1994 film The Hudsucker Proxy, focusing on its screwball-comedy pastiche/sincerity, production design, critical reception at release, and why it feels…10 Aug 2025 · 3 h 41 min · 93 chapters