The Polar Express with Joey Sims
In the final days of 2020, Blank Check enters Zemeckis' motion capture technology period with The Polar Express. Joey Sims joins as we discuss the nuance of the Train Conductor character, North Pole l...
29 Nov 20202h 1min
Cast Away with Nia DaCosta
Zemeckis and Hanks reunited once again. Another box office and critical success. Filmed over two years, Cast Away captures both talents performing at the top of their respective games. Writer and dire...
22 Nov 20202h 5min
What Lies Beneath with Starlee Kine
The central thesis to this week's episode on What Lies Beneath: folks, they just don't make them like they used to! Starlee Kine (Election Profit Makers) joins to discuss the "grown-up" movie, the per...
15 Nov 20202h 9min
Contact with Jamie Bell
Actor, Jamie Bell joins this week to discuss 1997's Contact! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! Buy some r...
8 Nov 20201h 59min
Forrest Gump with Jamelle Bouie
Jamelle Bouie (NY Times) returns to Blank Check to discuss Forrest Gump! Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X...
1 Nov 20202h 25min
Death Becomes Her with Katey Rich
Now armed with an arsenal of wild special effects, Zemeckis takes it up a notch with 1992's Death Becomes Her – the first to include computer-generated skin on film. Katey Rich returns as we reminisce...
25 Okt 20202h 25min
Back to the Future Part III with Josh Gondelman
In Back to the Future, Marty ends up in 1955, the same age as his parents. In the sequel he has to jump between that timeline and a bizarre 2015. The natural conclusion to this blockbuster trilogy? A ...
18 Okt 20202h 18min
Back to the Future Part II with Nicole Byer
Man wouldn't it be weird to have a future controlled by a rich blond bully who hates women, steals things and is awful to everyone? Robert Zemeckis predicts a wild, kooky, and somewhat accurate 2015 w...
11 Okt 20201h 53min
