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The Truman Show with J.D. Amato
Good morning! And in case we don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! JD Amato - often the Christof of Blank Check - joins us for …
4 months, 1 week ago
Fearless with Timothy Simons
Peter Weir's Fearless is about a man who survives a plane crash and finds that he is no longer allergic to strawberries. It's also a deeply affecting…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Green Card with Esther Zuckerman
Most filmmakers dream of making ambitious, big-budget epics once they're able to cash in their "blank check." Peter Weir wanted to make Green Card. …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Dead Poets Society with Nia DaCosta
Boys and girls, please open your textbooks. Rip out the pages. Carpe Diem.
We're seizing the day and talking about 1989's Dead Poets Society with fil…
5 months ago
The Mosquito Coast with Sean Fennessey
We all have those moments where we just want to disengage from conventional society. We often yearn to go "off the grid." But, would we ever want to …
5 months, 1 week ago
Witness with Amanda Dobbins
Strap in, DobMob...we're going to Amish Country! The Big Picture's Amanda Dobbins joins us to talk about Peter Weir's Witness, perhaps the zenith of …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Year of Living Dangerously with Tracy Letts
Tracy Letts - Pulitzer and Tony winner, but most importantly The King of Physical Media - makes his much-anticipated Blank Check debut on an episode …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Gallipoli with Jennifer Kent
This week, we are honored to welcome Australian filmmaker Jennifer Kent to the podcast as we discuss Peter Weir's devastating classic Gallipoli. In a…
6 months ago
The Last Wave with BenDavid Grabinski
Peter Weir's follow up to Picnic at Hanging Rock - 1978's The Last Wave - deals with similar themes, with colonialism butting against the wild mystic…
6 months, 1 week ago
Critical Darlings: The 2026 Oscars Ceremony with Griffin Newman
It’s Critical Darlings’ biggest morning! After a marathon season, we react to this year’s Academy Awards: the winners, losers, presenters, performanc…
6 months, 1 week ago