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Blank Check with Griffin & David

The Way Back with Alex Ross Perry

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Film Reviews, Comedy, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.76.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2026

⏱️ 194 minutes

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Summary

We're talking about a very long walk this week as Alex Ross Perry joins us to discuss Peter Weir's final film, 2010's gulag escape drama The Way Back. Remember those couple of years when Jim Sturgess was everywhere? Remember when Peter Weir could barely get distribution for his follow-up to Master & Commander? Dire times. As is the case with most ARP episodes, expect some wild takes about everything from the Coen brothers to World War II movies, plus a very detailed rundown of the National Geographic Films slate. Check out Videoheaven on the Criterion Channel Buy some Pavements Merch / Blu-Ray Listen to Critical Darlings discuss Train Dreams Sign up for Check Book, 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. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook!  Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Blank Jack with Griffin and David

0:05.0

Black Jack with Griffin and David

0:09.0

Don't know what to say or to expect

0:12.0

All you need to know is that the name of the show is blank check

0:18.0

In 2023 three four men walked into the blank check offices to record a podcast

0:29.1

they had survived a three hour and twenty eight minute record on fight club This episode is dedicated to them.

0:39.9

So is this a tagline?

0:42.1

No, this is the title card that opens the film.

0:44.0

Okay, okay.

0:44.9

You didn't want to do the tagline I found?

0:47.1

I can do that as well.

0:48.6

I think it sucks.

0:49.8

Yeah, go ahead.

0:50.9

Their podcast was just the beginning.

0:52.8

Indeed.

0:53.9

Their escape was just the beginning. But how about this tagline? Every loss is another fight. So every loss is another podcast. Every podcast is another fight. Yeah, I mean, that's sort of true. That's one battle after another, if you know what I'm saying. That's the tagline for the film The Way Back. Oh, sure. With Ben Affleck. I was gonna to... I was going to make... Okay, so what was your... I was going to say it's really weird that Peter Weir came out of retirement to make this high school basketball movie. It wouldn't be that weird of him. It sounds like a good movie. My bit was going to be... It's weird that Peter Weir made this like 80s throwback, uh, water park movie. Okay. Right.

1:28.0

So that's what I was about to do. The of my other tag. So I had a two stage bit, which was going to be one. Just let's get this out of the way. We all agree this is Ben Affleck's best performance, right? You could do that. Then I was going to pretend I had watched the wrong movie. Then I was going to say, no, of course I'm joking. it is surprising that Peter Weir came out of retirement

1:44.4

to make an 80s Water Park movie though

1:46.4

Well or I mean you to say, no, of course I'm joking. It is surprising that Peter Weir came out of retirement to make an 80s water park movie, though. Well, or I mean, you could say, we're talking about

1:48.4

the way, way back at this point. Right. That's a different film. Not a sequel to this movie. Right. But you could argue like, yeah, it's funny. I did not anticipate the sequel being about, you know, you get it.

1:58.5

They came out pretty close together. Did they not?

2:00.6

The way, way back is 2013,

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