Podcast · 77 episodes
Blank Check with Griffin & David, page 4
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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Barton Fink with Chris WeitzThe episode is a “Pod Country” installment on Joel and Ethan Coen, centered on Barton Fink as a “blank check” case study: how early prestige, critical acclaim, and studio budgets don’t always…3 Aug 2025 · 3 h 27 min · 96 chapters
Miller's Crossing with Ari AsterThe Blank Check mini-series episode discusses Joel and Ethan Coen’s Miller’s Crossing, focusing on its gangster-pulp style, its Dashiell Hammett/Howard Hawks influences, and how the film’s real…27 Jul 2025 · 2 h 9 min · 50 chapters
Raising Arizona with John HodgmanThe podcast episode discusses Joel and Ethan Coen’s Raising Arizona, focusing on why it feels like their “guarantee” movie (a creative breakthrough that also proved financially viable), how it was…20 Jul 2025 · 2 h 42 min · 70 chapters
Blood Simple with Ray Tintori & Jordan FishThe podcast episode discusses the Coen brothers’ debut film Blood Simple (Joel and Ethan Coen), focusing on how it works as a Texas-set neo-noir built from misunderstandings, miscommunication, and…13 Jul 2025 · 2 h 44 min · 63 chapters
Vamps with Caroline FramkeThe Blank Check miniseries episode discusses Amy Heckerling’s 2012 vampire comedy Vamps, focusing on how it’s “carbon dated” to 2012/early-2000s internet culture (blogs, social media, “fake…6 Jul 2025 · 2 h 46 min · 67 chapters