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Blank Check with Griffin & David

@blankcheck.bsky.social

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Sometimes those checks clear, and sometimes they bounce, baby! Your favorite movie podcast's favorite movie podcast, hosted by Griffin Newman and David Sims.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 6h

Our 90s comics series continues on the Patreon with BARB WIRE; the boys talk STAR WARS , boobs , and how cool real explosions are.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 8d

Experiencing self-JUDGEment and DREDD after realizing I didn’t post about our JUDGE DREDD commentary on Patreon a few days ago like I thought I did! Check it out if you haven’t yet!

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 9d

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN WITH LESLYE HEADLAND - available now wherever you get your podcasts! Shout out to the good people of the state of Texas and their delicious kolaches!

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 21d

Cum join us on Patreon as we discuss FIXED. Should Genndy Tartakovsky have dropped this project after SAUSAGE PARTY inserted itself into the playground of “ are cartoons allowed to do that? “ or is expressive, balls to the wall 2D animation enough to satisfy ?

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 24d

Literally every day

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 24d

The delightful @kateyrich.bsky.social joins us to chat INTOLERABLE CRUELTY this week, and we are all exposed…as fans of this movie! Episode out now, everywhere you listen to podcasts!

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · 24d

Episode out Oct 26!

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Sep 5

Another 90s INDIE COMIC adaptation in the tank, join us on Patreon for our TANK GIRL commentary.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Aug 28

Grab your Hot Topic DVD & necklace set and join us for our commentary on THE CROW on Patreon.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our FARGO episode with the great Zach Cregger is available now! For those not in the NY area, the awning of the Hotel St George collapsed a few weeks ago. Was it the “Blank Check Bump” that felled it? Who can say.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Doughboys grace us with their presence for a gut-busting in-studio HUDSUCKER PROXY episode. Yaddle’s Own salad dressing will be on sale at Ralph’s soon with all proceeds going to the George Lucas Storytelling Museum, fyi.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Aug 8

Nobody stopped us , so our 90s Indie Comics series is kicking off with a flag that reads “BANG!” protruding from a gun. Our commentary on THE MASK is available on our Patreon.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our latest episode will give you that “Barton Fink feeling” - quite literally! Chris Weitz joins us in our latest episode, available now on all audio platforms.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s the audio of our live show

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 31

The new Gendy Tartakovsky movie - we previously covered his Hotel Transylvania movies

Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 31

90s Indie Comics kicks off TOMORROW on Patreon with THE MASK. Unless somebody stops us.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 30

We’re coming to LA next month to introduce a special screening of THE HUDSUCKER PROXY as part of American Cinematheque’s Friend of the Fest series!

Tickets: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Griffin, Ben, and Marie will be there! See you folks at the Aero!

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cuck chairs

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 28

Check out the Ben’s Choice episodes

Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 28

Ari Aster stops by the porch this week to talk Miller’s Crossing, hats, and Chokey Chickens. Our latest ep is available now

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 26

Better late than never - our Coen Brothers Schedule:

Note: We'll be covering Katheryn Bigelow's A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE on Oct 26

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our SUPERMAN (2025) episode is up on Patreon ! Listen to the very end to hear our very level-headed totally calm thoughts on JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH.

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 23

Ummm, Time just named us one of “The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time” alongside such pioneers as Serial, WTF, and something called “Fighting in the War Room”…

We’re honored!

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 22

Cue the yodeling - Raising Arizona with John Hodgman is available for yer list’nin pleasure, wherever you get yer podcasts

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Blank Check with Griffin & David @blankcheck.bsky.social · Jul 21

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Blank Check Patreon SUPERMAN (2025) episode?! no (not yet)...it’s our commentary on Zach Snyder’s MAN OF STEEL! Finish up our commentaries on the previous big screen depictions of Superman that have been leading up to our special new release ep on SUPERMAN (2025)

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