Is it a dream? Is it about a dream? Is it a TV pilot? Is it the greatest film of... more

We apologize in advance if you had a profound emotional experience with the new Robert Zemeckis joint - HERE felt... more

Walt Disney Pictures Presents A Film By David Lynch. And what a beautiful, expectation-defying, G-rated, cold-glass-of-beer film it is. Dana... more

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

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

One of the more harrowing films we’ve covered on the podcast (and the second film we’ve covered in 2024 with... more

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

For a brief shining moment, Middle America went crazy for the surreal soap opera stylings of David Lynch and Mark... more

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

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

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

We’re getting in touch with our emotions this week, as Alex Ross Perry joins us to talk about Lynch’s deeply-felt,... more

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

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

You know the Butcher? That freakin' nutjob that goes around just chopping people up? Well, we’re about to spend nearly... more

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

This week’s movie has everything - fake teeth on Giovanni Ribisi, a mule performing Shakespeare, Tom Petty, Kevin Costner’s irresistible... more

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

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

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

Warning - this episode contains an ungodly amount of Pacino impressions. Listener discretion is advised. “Actor’s actor” and local boy from... more

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

An indelible synth theme by Harold Faltermeyer. A scene-stealing turn from Bronson Pinchot. A banana in a tailpipe. EDDIE FREAKING... more

After years of citing him as a potential series, we’re finally Brest men. In this inaugural episode of our “Podverly... more

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

Come join the dream parade, folks - we’re talking about Paprika! Mother of the Blankies Emily Yoshida is with us... more

They call them the Godfathers of Tokyo…and we call him the KING of TIKTOK (in an old man newscaster voice)... more

Our Satoshi Kon series continues with his 2003 film Millennium Actress, a moving exploration of memory, history, and the magic... more

Welcome to the filmography of Satoshi Kon - a thrilling series of funhouse mirrors and puzzlebox narratives that proved what... more

Our McTiernan series concludes with 2003’s BASIC - a film that Griffin thinks should instead be titled “COMPLICATED” - get... more

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

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

A Fiji water bottle. “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone. That Magritte painting with the bowler hat. A SCINTILLATING, AGE-APPROPRIATE ROMANCE WITH... more

John McTiernan back with the Die Hard franchise after the spectacular flop of Last Action Hero. Bruce Willis and Samuel... more

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

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

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

The pomp. The pageantry. The awkwardness of trying to shoehorn any of this year’s Oscar nominees into “Moon River” -... more

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

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

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

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

Can you hear the crawdads sing? Or is that just our Nick Nolte impression? Our favorite Carolinian Katey Rich joins... more

Surprise! In a first for Blank Check, we're dropping a bonus main-feed episode featuring a conversation with an Academy Award-nominated... more

Podcast, can you hear me?” We certainly can, Barbra! The very menschy Jordan Hoffman joins us to chat about Streisand’s... more

Hello Gorgeous! We’re kicking off our Barbra Streisand series (titled “Podcastl,” naturally) with a look at her version of the... more

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

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

The music! The makeup! The MAESTRO! We’re diving into Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic, the result of his post-A STAR... more

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

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

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

Nerts! Are you folks ready to get MANK-PILLED? We advise that you start by “mankro-dosing” David Fincher’s 2020 exploration of... more

“Amazing Amy” meets “Awkwardly-Smiling Affleck” in Fincher’s darkly comic masterpiece - an instant classic from that first shot of Rosamund... more

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

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

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

This is the Zodiac speaking. I have recorded this podcast episode with Griffin, David, and the genius Leslye Headland because... more

We’re scootin’ through some wild Manhattan real estate this week and locking ourselves into David Fincher’s PANIC ROOM with the... more

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

Congratulations! If you are listening to this episode, it means you’ve discovered the key in the mouth of the wooden... more

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the twisted mind of Park Chan-Wook, it’s…a surprisingly sensitive romance set in a mental hospital? Writer and Comedian Karen... more

DA MOVIESH ARE BACK, BABY! Film Director Barbie joins the gang to chat about Christopher Nolan’s latest and an historic... more

It’s 2023. An all-powerful AI program named “the Entity” is sewing chaos and threatening the fragile equilibrium of the world... more

Park Chan-Wook’s loosely-linked “Vengeance Trilogy” comes to a starkly satisfying end with 2005’s LADY VENGEANCE - a normal flick…that’s all... more

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

Park Chan-Wook kicks off his famous “Vengeance” trilogy and we kick off another episode where we talk about Ted Danson’s... more

Park Chan-Wook’s 2000 breakthrough and Korean box office juggernaut - JSA (Joint Security Area) - is the rare international murder-mystery... more

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

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

After his “blank check” for THE GENERAL bounced,  Buster Keaton found himself creatively and financially shackled. Thus, 1927’s COLLEGE lands... more

One of narrative cinema’s earliest training sequences, and one of cinema’s most famous trains - that’s right, we’re covering Buster... more

This week’s Keaton double feature sees our unflappable hero chased by two types of terrifying crowds: angry would-be brides, and... more

Buster Keaton released two features in 1924 - “Sherlock Jr.”, a film that was considered a commercial disappointment at the... more

The Great Stone Face…The Little Boy Who Couldn’t Be Damaged…whatever you call him, Buster Keaton is one of the most... more

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

First they were addicted to heroin, now they’re addicted to *nostalgia* (but also still heroin)! Danny Boyle returns to the... more

Calling all Sorkinistas - we’re walking, talking, and putting 1,000 songs in your pocket! Based on Walter Isaccson’s best-selling biography... more

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

Welcome to another installment in the “If This Happened to Ben Hosley, It Wouldn’t Have Gone Down Like That” series... more

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

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

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

Once again we gather together to celebrate excellence in the motion picture industry - but rest assured, we have our... more

Fast zombies, a deserted London, and potato-quality digital cinematography - 28 DAYS LATER proved to be a genre-defining hit for... more

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

Knock knock! Who’s there? M. Night Shyamalan, of course! We’re answering the door and ushering in the apocalypse with a... more

After the smashing success of TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle reteamed with star Ewan McGregor and writer John Hodge to…make a movie... more

The UK’s answer to PULP FICTION, Danny Boyle’s TRAINSPOTTING exploded into theaters and became a global phenomenon, thanks to an... more

UK house music, a *very* active camera, and Ewan McGregor looking like a SNACK…that’s right, folks - we’re covering Danny... more

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

The ultimate connoisseur of context, the guru of camera gear - our friend JD Amato makes his triumphant return to... more

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

Just in time for Brendan Fraser’s big comeback, we’re taking a look back at his misguided collaboration with Henry Selick... more

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

We’re wearing our Hot Topic sweatshirts and enunciating every dramatic syllable to pay tribute to one of the greatest animated... more

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

Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick. Ehrlich. We’re concluding our Stanley Kubrick series with 1999’s EYES WIDE SHUT and a trip to cinema’s... more

Alright, maggots, listen up! We’ve got the Action Boy himself - Jon Gabrus - back on the podcast to talk... more

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

NASA-quality lenses, a himbo canon-worthy performance from notoriously “chill and normal guy” Ryan O’Neal, and some flirty ribbon games all... more

Attention all droogs: grab your Nadsat dictionaries and your bowler hats, it’s time to drink some drug-milk! We’ve got our... more

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

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

It certainly feels great to cover a good movie again! Our mini-run of new releases ends with Gina Prince-Bythewood’s crowd-pleaser... more

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

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

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

I am Spartacus! I am Spartacus! Heck, we’re *all* Spartacus today as we talk about the “sword-and-sandals” epic that solidified... more

Perhaps the most humanistic of Kubrick’s films, PATHS OF GLORY is a blistering study of injustice, middle-management, and anti-war sentiment.... more

If Stanley Kubrick’s previous two films were exercises in learning on the job, THE KILLING is where we start to... more

He dominated the field in this year’s 20th Century March Madness competition, and now we’re celebrating with a parade and... more

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

It’s SHOWTIME, folks - and boy, are we jazzed about this episode! Broadway icon and actual Blank Check listener Lin-Manuel... more

Sure, Bob Fosse’s “Lenny” has beautiful cinematography, but does it effectively communicate that Lenny Bruce was funny? Is the narrative... more

Wilkommen and Bienvenue to our “Cabaret” episode! Literal Disney Princess and musical theater superstar Rachel Zegler joins us to gush... more

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

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

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

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

If “Spider-Man 2” had the reputation of being the greatest superhero movie of all time, “Spider-Man 3” had the inverse... more

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

Upside down kissing, Bonesaw McGraw, and a soundtrack featuring not just one, but TWO of Avril Lavigne’s ex-husbands…it’s SPIDER-MAN! Screen... more

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

Is this not America? Is baseball not America’s favorite pastime? Is “For Love of the Game” a Sam Raimi movie?... more

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

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

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

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

It’s the definitive Sam Raimi film - a “symphony of silly” with a bravura performance from Bruce Campbell, and a... more

Sam Raimi directed a movie between “The Evil Dead” and “Evil Dead II” that was written by the Coen Brothers... more

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

It’s Hollywood’s biggest night - that’s right, it’s the Seventh Annual Blankies! “This Had Oscar Buzz” host Joe Reid joins... more

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

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

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

Is it nobler to try to pee on camera and fail than it is to not try at all? Does... more

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

Just imagine…it’s 1993. Bill Clinton is in the White House, Seinfeld is on TV, and America has PIANO FEVER! Newly-minted... more

Dana Stevens (Slate.com / Her new Buster Keaton biography “Cameraman”) returns to the pod to *literally* wax poetic about the... more

We’ve climbed up in our childhood treehouse and we’re not coming down! Sarah Violet Bliss (Search Party) joins us to... more

We’re kicking off our Jane Campion miniseries with her feature-length debut, auspiciously titled “Two Friends” - perhaps she has a... more

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

They said it couldn’t be done. Remaking possibly the most revered movie musical of all time?! A fool’s errand! But... more

Alert the horny police, because we’re taking ourselves to a nunnery with the Dirty Dutch Daddy himself - Paul Verhoeven!... more

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

Contrary to popular belief (and Wikipedia), this film was NOT supposed to be another installment in the Snake Plissken series... more

They’re not just Vampires, they’re John Carpenter’s Vampires!  “Closer in patina” to a classic Howard Hawks western than anything Carpenter’s... more

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

It’s not “Children of the Damned” nor “Children of the Corn” nor “Corn of the Damned” - it’s John Carpenter’s... more

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

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

Don’t adjust your sunglasses - it’s another epic crossover podcast! The Doughboys join #TheTwoFriends to tackle Carpenter’s still-relevant anti-capitalist alien... more

Every filmmaker gets one “Satan in a jar in a basement” movie and this is John Carpenter’s! Keith Phipps (The... more

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

Voyager II may be approaching the “Termination Shock” (Ben’s new favorite phrase), but we’re on earth cherishing the otherworldly romance... more

It’s the Blank Check / Kingcast crossover event you’ve all been waiting for! Scott Wampler and Eric Vespe join us... more

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

Grab your eyepatches - it’s Snake Plissken time! Karen Han joins the gang to chat Carpenter’s action classic ESCAPE FROM... more

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

It’s our biggest episode EVER as Alex Ross Perry brings his own dossier of talking points to tackle 1978’s iconic... more

John Carpenter puts his own spin on Howard Hawks’ iconic western RIO BRAVO and Griffin learns about “The Real Housewives... more

Our long-awaited John Carpenter series kicks off with his ultra-low budget oddity debut DARK STAR. Ben goes Hollywood (actually, “Hosleywood”)... more

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

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

It’s the direct-to-Crackle sequel to our original Clifford episode from four years ago! Clifford superfan and comedy legend Tom Scharpling... more

Dust off your mullets, because it’s the return of PORCH CINEMA with another Ben’s Choice Blank Check Spectacular! The boys... more

John Singleton’s filmography comes to an inauspicious end with “Abduction,” a film that tests the viability of “Taylor Lautner as... more

What if there were four brothers? Has anyone thought of this before? Jonathan Braylock (Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood)... more

It’s happening - the Two Friends finally devote an entire episode to THE FAMILY. Special guest (and Fast Franchise Devotee)... more

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

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

Blankie favorite Jamelle Bouie returns to the pod to discuss “Rosewood” - an ambitious historical epic whose failure at the... more

We’re going back to school with John Singleton, Omar Epps, and...Zangief?! Micah Peters (The Ringer) joins the Two Friends as... more

Jourdain Searles (Bad Romance Pod) joins The Two Friends to discuss “Poetic Justice” - a film that is NOT about... more

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

He’s the kid from Third Rock. The Boy from Brick. The hitRECordjoe himself. Blank Check proudly presents a special one-film... more

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

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

Writer and comedian Avery Edison joins this week to discuss 1972’s The Heartbreak Kid! Topics include: how May’s directing elevated... more

Heavens! It’s technically April, but we’re talking MAY! The guys kick off our Elaine May mini series with her debut... more

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

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

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

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

BC welcomes multi-hyphenate Larry Owens (A Strange Loop) for a discussion on 1997's Hercules! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and... more

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

Esther Zuckerman (Thrillist) returns to discuss 1989’s massive hit, The Little Mermaid! Topics include: the musical contributions of Alan Menken... more

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

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

Emily Yoshida is back to welcome you to Marwen! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! Buy... more

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

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On the week of its release in December of 2020, Griffin and David discussed Wonder Woman 1984. Together they examine... more

In 1974 Philippe Petit performed his infamous walk between the Twin Towers. Director Robert Zemeckis many years later after discovering... more

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

What's today? Why its Christmas Carol day! Film critic Emily St. James (Vox) returns to discuss Disney's 2009 take on... more

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

In the final days of 2020, Blank Check enters Zemeckis' motion capture technology period with The Polar Express. Joey Sims... more

Zemeckis and Hanks reunited once again. Another box office and critical success. Filmed over two years, Cast Away captures both... more

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

Actor, Jamie Bell joins this week to discuss 1997's Contact! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod... more

Jamelle Bouie (NY Times) returns to Blank Check to discuss Forrest Gump! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow... more

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

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

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

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

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

How did Robert Zemeckis go from commercial flops to a career-defining time-travelling trilogy of blank checks? It’s all thanks to... more

How Did This Get Made’s Paul Scheer (Black Monday, The League) returns with Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) for... more

Your March Madness winner series has arrived! Chosen by the listeners, our latest subject is Robert Zemeckis, a Hollywood hitmaker... more

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

The pressures of fame as a young pop star navigating the music industry. An overbearing, success driven mother. A quote... more

A coming-of age story. Racism in America. Complex connections to motherhood. The Secret Life of Bees adaptation had a lot... more

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

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

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

It’s an extra-sized episode featuring director Alex Ross Perry for this strange film about lotteries or something. Which Seinfeld characters... more

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

This week, Blank Check tackles one of film’s greatest mysteries, John Travolta’s career in the 90s. In Michael (1996), he... more

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

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

"Everything is copy." is the code Ephron lived by and no film fit that better than her directorial debut, This... more

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