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Blank Check with Griffin & David
Blank Check with Griffin & David
Blank Check Productions

Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded... more

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Episodes

College / Steamboat Bill, Jr. with John Hodgman

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

04 Jun 2023 · 2 hours, 23 minutes
Battling Butler / The General with Jamelle Bouie

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

28 May 2023 · 2 hours, 38 minutes
Seven Chances / Go West with Jamie Loftus

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

21 May 2023 · 2 hours, 18 minutes
Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak

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

14 May 2023 · 2 hours, 21 minutes
Three Ages / Our Hospitality with Dana Stevens

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

07 May 2023 · 2 hours, 38 minutes
Yesterday with Zach Cherry

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

30 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 38 minutes
T2 Trainspotting with Scott Aukerman & Shaun Diston

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

23 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 24 minutes
Steve Jobs with Olivia Craighead

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

16 Apr 2023 · 3 hours, 3 minutes
Trance with Nia DaCosta

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

09 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 12 minutes
127 Hours with Sean Clements

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

02 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 39 minutes
Slumdog Millionaire with Siddhant Adlakha

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

26 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 22 minutes
Sunshine

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

19 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 33 minutes
Millions with Adam Kempenaar

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

12 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 16 minutes
The Eighth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid

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

05 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 32 minutes
28 Days Later with David Rees

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

26 Feb 2023 · 2 hours, 40 minutes
The Beach with Emily Yoshida

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

19 Feb 2023 · 2 hours, 26 minutes
Knock at the Cabin with Marie Bardi

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

12 Feb 2023 · 2 hours, 2 minutes
A Life Less Ordinary with Janet Varney

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

05 Feb 2023 · 2 hours, 22 minutes
Trainspotting with Charles Rogers

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

29 Jan 2023 · 2 hours, 37 minutes
Shallow Grave

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

22 Jan 2023 · 2 hours, 11 minutes
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Once again we gather together to celebrate excellence in the motion picture industry - but rest assured, we have our own Blankies... more