Basic with BenDavid Grabinski
Our McTiernan series concludes with 2003\u2019s BASIC - a film that Griffin thinks should instead be titled \u201cCOMPLICATED\u201d - get it? Because there are so many plot twists?? The great BenDavid Grabinski joins us to chat about John Travolta\u2019s run of big, skeezy characters post-FACE/OFF, McTiernan\u2019s ultimate Achilles heel (getting too confident in his ability to fix impossible movies), the screenwriting career of studio wunderkind James Vanderbilt, and the truly terrible acting of Giovanni Ribisi. Plus, the return of Journalist Eddie Brock, our pitches for different versions of CHANGING LANES (which they should remake every five years), and our final McT filmography rankings.\n\nJoin our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes.\nFollow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! \nBuy some real nerdy merch.\nConnect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord\nFor anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices