Blank Check with Griffin &amp; DavidBlank Check with Griffin &amp; David Blank Check with Griffin & David Blank Check with Griffin & David is a film podcast following the career output of directors who have had significant success and are then offered a figurative "blank check" to pursue their passion projects. Most episodes focus on a single movie from the director's filmography, and the show is grouped into "miniseries," in which some or all of the director's films are reviewed. The show is hosted by "The Atlantic" film critic David Sims and actor Griffin Newman. As of March 2022, the podcast is discussing the films of Sam Raimi. Notable guests have  included directors (David Lowery, Alex Ross Perry, Nia DaCosta, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers) comedians (Bowen Yang, Demi Adejuyigbe, Chris Gethard, Scott Aukerman, Ayo Edebiri, Paul F. Tompkins, Nicole Byer, John Hodgman), critics (Richard Lawson, Emily St. James, Dana Stevens, Bilge Ebiri, Alan Sepinwall, David Rees, Emily Yoshida, Katey Rich, David Ehrlich, Joe Reid), columnist Jamelle Bouie and actors (Peter Serafinowicz, Jamie Bell, Michael Cerveris, Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, Julio Torres). Series overview. The podcast is described on the AudioBoom website as: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. Origins: "Griffin and David Present". The podcast was originally entitled "Griffin and David Present", and assessed the "Star Wars" prequel films as if in a universe where the other "Star Wars" films did not exist. Originally planning to spend 50 episodes on each film, producer Ben Hosley convinced the hosts to only do ten. Having used a lengthy  analysis of a filmography as a means of discussing the films' director, Newman and Sims decided to use a similar approach in reviewing the works of other directors, and retitled the show "Blank Check with Griffin and David". Section::::"Blank Check with Griffin & David". Each miniseries is given a loosely comedic title which combines the word "podcast" with either a title of a film or the director's name. Reception. "Blank Check" has been positively reviewed by "Paste Magazine", "Decider", and "The A.V. Club". The show was included in "Esquire"'s list of the best 21 podcasts of 2018, as well  as on "Paste Magazine"'s list of the top 30 podcasts of the decade. It has also been featured in "Vulture" and "Entertainment Weekly" as a selection of the week. Section::::"Blank Check: Special Features". On January 1, 2019, Newman and Sims created a Patreon page, "Blank Check: Special Features", where fans could pay a monthly amount in exchange for extra content. "Blank Check Special Features" focuses primarily on audio commentary about films that are part of franchises, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Toy Story", , "The Santa Clause", and "Alien". The Patreon feed also offers monthly bonus episodes and other content  related to film. , the "Blank Check" Patreon was ranked 26th in the podcast category based on the number of paying supporters, with an estimated 10,976 subscribers. Blank Check with Griffin & David Blank Check with Griffin & David is a film podcast following the career output of directors who have had significant success and are then offered a figurative "blank check" to pursue their passion projects. Most episodes focus on a single movie from the director's filmography, and the show is grouped into "miniseries," in which some or all of the director's films are reviewed. The show is hosted by