Blank Check with Griffin & David

Honey Don't with Mattie Lubchansky

Honey Don’t? Honey probably shouldn’t have. But that’s okay, because Honey, we’re gonna talk about it anyway! Writer and illustrator Mattie Lubchansky joins us to close out our Coens series with Ethan and Tricia’s latest offering from earlier this year. How do we feel about Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza as performers? How do we feel about Chris Evans’ “year of trying stuff”? How do we feel about the threatened third film in this Lesbian B-Movie trilogy, “Go Beavers!”? Well, honey, you’ll just have to listen to find out. Plus - stay tuned after this episode to hear our introduction to The Hudsucker Proxy from our screening at Friend of the Fest at the American Cinematheque! ⁠Read Mattie's books⁠ [https://mattielubchansky.com/books] ⁠Check out Mattie's Wife Jaya's writing⁠ [http://www.jayasaxena.com/?utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAOhJL5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacSGVIUk8C2v1gss7K6PoZBPvLkNmJLK5kbStJcmj7O-FjR6OvTt-HPHYRXtg_aem_mlTn3JQADIxcGGYydXRuaA&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social] ⁠Check out Slow Xmas 5 [https://lnk.to/slowxmas5] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://BlankCheckPod.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Drive Away Dolls with mxmtoon

Two gals and a briefcase full of dicks. What more could an 84 minute caper need? mxmtoon joins us to chat about Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s lesbian road trip movie Drive Away Dolls, and brings with her the fascinating perspective of someone whose first Coen movie was…Drive Away Dolls! We’re chatting about Ethan and Tricia’s unconventional relationship, the legacy of Cynthia PlasterCaster, and the unlikely leading man trajectory of Pedro Pascal. Plus, we’re mourning the dearth of lesbian bars and Geraldine Viswanathan vehicles in our current cultural climate. Check out mxmtoon’s YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtuYNnKhOOQL_H6F-EzUaZg] Read Ethan’s Collection of short stories  [https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/186779/ethan-coen] Support The Lipstick Lounge if you are in Nashville [https://thelipsticklounge.com/]Or  Sugar and Spice Bar, The Cattyshack [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/fashion/sundaystyles/where-the-girls-are.html], The Cubby Hole [https://www.cubbyholebar.com/], Gingers [https://www.instagram.com/gingersbarbrooklyn/?hl=en]   Check out Demon Slayer [http://crunchyroll.com/series/GY5P48XEY/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba?srsltid=AfmBOop3Ux6R0kZaPaH--6gT4bwtCNN5eUPjxABoc-b12AxhAX9v05yP] Follow mxmtoon on Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/mxmtoon] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Tragedy of Macbeth with Dana Schwartz

You can’t say “Macbeth” in a theater, but you can certainly say it on a podcast! Dana Schwartz joins us (in her third Blank Check appearance on a witch-centered film) to talk about Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, the first solo-directorial effort from a Coen Brother after their amicable split. We’re debating the success of Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington’s performances, learning about the history of Scottish kings, and discovering Ben Hosley’s family crest in the first Blank Check episode devoted to a work of Shakespeare. Trust us, this isn’t homework. It’s fun! Listen to Noble Blood [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/noble-blood/id1468332063] Listen to Hoax  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hoax/id1829403844] Read Anatomy A Love Story [https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwi-1tSt-oORAxXmU38AHReCNE4YACICCAEQABoCb2E&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFjt5DZgbua0sK_GLCQ5u31eeLbJCdUuu8mVUYsrIgBf-APFHmMkWPhoC1l4QAvD_BwE&cid=CAASugHkaA_xBoT_DHPQ8GK4_KD-fSNFnspLEwhzJEKecbFjShyuGUF9-vZvUvdjrhIXl9pvgRkIbyXdNsIpAVSzHyo9xk5kOh2PdVAGaCUNEdxQdq0aLmtvlzKB7foid2bJkgUJyeTQOyQpesxldvZ0OMhETOlXqDoNgtF6Nwx3vP-GbQ9gojRPrCmKCvSOmINXhnjeDiXXP84WosFAGh3yuyalwtUsnqCl14_fQRhx8CA-lO-tHJ9m87Sa5rE&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_33&sig=AOD64_2n5OyqHjYuAWfWNiQgSd2SvANsoQ&q&nis=4&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwidyM2t-oORAxVek2oFHXzKIpsQ0Qx6BAggEAE] Pre-order The Arcane Arts [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771398/the-arcane-arts-by-s-d-coverly] Read If Roast Beef Could Fly [https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwiRqpOM-YORAxXxsgMAHa0wBhUYACICCAEQABoCb2E&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFuuz5H3CEW6GKTWBRs-EyZHH5bkNvWGzK3ieysbHIAgwZFE0ZPUZyRoC41QQAvD_BwE&cid=CAASugHkaJFYLqweTqNnI6NCZkXEFxuGthG_GgQ_0uAPIYWz1YScmOCunMJgTgI-Q-ZhSuVdjH9zZRsuHdqj9ubc3JnAqa9OV3dUlCDxm_5_5hinMzSRYGhtEBGrbTFhl2c8STAWLF8k1D_giluUviowB4e7OtnYO5l86ZsU9cz6RDU9e9rGl0sIYL70CzZVzjARgMQ8yKW-lZfpbiq5ZdLJXZ7ts8EhI3ekGU3Nic6haL3n2twy8ouRkLDIEbc&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_33&sig=AOD64_1GAfekMqkXdPsaw8PIlnsMvjgGPw&q&nis=4&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwjSzIqM-YORAxUIkmoFHWOrJEYQ0Qx6BAgMEAE] Check out Forbidden Planet [https://www.fpnyc.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoogDPpbkMQOrPqVwqY7w7WDasFXkNRVc4MQye8Nnz65SRIS0WCO] Watch Jefferson Mays’ A Christmas Carol [https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol/umc.cmc.267zfa4h0yg4oxnvpznqh6gmp] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs with Paul Scheer & Jason Mantzoukas

Six segments. Four legendary movie podcasters. Three and a half hours of keeping David Sims away from his family. Welcome to our Ballad of Buster Scruggs episode! How Did This Get Made’s Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas join the Two Friends to talk about the Coens’ final film together (as of this recording), a grab bag of western vignettes that could have been titled “A Million Ways to Die in the West” if Seth MacFarlane hadn’t already claimed it. We’re picking our favorite segments, chatting about the “wild west” of Netflix projects back when Scruggs was greenlit, and ranking the Coens’ filmography before we cover their solo directorial efforts. Oh, and Jason has a few bones to pick with Griffin and David about a certain section of the True Grit episode. Listen to How Did This Get Made - Grizzly II: Revenge w/ Jake Johnson [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qMN10Ek56g] Listen to the Coens on Fresh Air [https://www.npr.org/2018/11/19/669204732/filmmakers-joel-and-ethan-coen-on-singing-cowboys-and-working-with-oxen] Check out the Parker Novels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_(Stark_novels_character)] Check out the Darwyn Cook Parker novels graphic novel adaptation [https://www.goodreads.com/series/54156-parker-graphic-novels] Listen to Telly Savalas’ Album [https://www.amazon.com/TELLY-SAVALAS-vinyl-record/dp/B00Q528IME%5C] Listen to Tim Blake Nelson on WTF [http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1410-tim-blake-nelson] Read Joshua Pease piece on Buster Scruggs [https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/12/11/buster-scruggs-the-moral-remains-and-the-coen-brothers-at-their-most-vulner.html] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Hail, Caesar! with Shirley Li

Would that it twere so simple to lasso that lazy ol’ moon! This week, we’re chatting about all the studio shenanigans in Hail, Caesar! with our pal Shirley Li. Speaking of Shirley, we all knew she was skilled at getting David “The Dog” Sims off the leash, but did you know that she also attended researcher JJ’s wedding?! Lore drop! Join us as we unpack the careers of Channing Tatum and Alden Ehrenreich, gush over the gorgeous near-Technicolor cinematography, and celebrate the love of da moviesh that comes through so clearly in this film. Read Shirley's work [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shirley-li/] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]