Blank Check with Griffin & David

It’s the best. It’s a vibe. There are (no) bits. If you don’t like the episode lengths, don’t listen. Everyone else pick a movie you’ve never seen or a guest you like and dig in.

A quick google search will yield the twenty or so episodes that are worth listening to; you can safely skip the rest. Occasionally these people produce an episode that is brimming with passion (i.e. the Mad Max: Furiosa episode or the Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me episode), chock full of tantalizing details, and serves as an ersatz biography of its creator. A few episodes are genuinely funny (i.e. The War Horse episode). These episodes are extremely enjoyable and deliver the kind of analysis and insight I’m looking for. But, most episodes are rambling journeys into the hosts’ uninteresting lives and offer little insight into the films they cover. Cringe theater kid ad reads, ludicrous hot takes from guest and hosts alike, and dull anecdotes abound. Oblique insults aimed at funnier people (Nick Mullen etc.) or the invocation of their far superior antecedents (Scott Aukerman) highlight the hosts’ own comedic dearth. If you’re a Mad Max fan you have to listen to their Furiosa episode.

If you’re looking for a podcast about clocking things and taking flyers, then this is the show for you.

David Lynch is my favorite director. I was so excited to find this. Roughly 2 hours per episode, I was stoked, LETS GET INTO IT. Unfortunately, this is the worst kind of podcast. They are constantly off topic and just chit-chatting. What a waste.