Blank Check with Griffin & David Send Help
Feb 1, 2026
They dig into Sam Raimi’s return to small-scale, pulpy filmmaking and what that means for his career. Conversation centers on Rachel McAdams’ likability and survival skills and Dylan O’Brien’s surprise heel turn. There’s lively breakdowns of the plane-crash staging, boar hunt mayhem, moral ambiguity on a stranded island, and a twisty modernist mansion reveal.
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Raimi's Scale Flexibility
- Sam Raimi deliberately alternates between blockbuster scale and small, visceral films to stay creatively nimble.
- That freedom lets him return to raw, personal genres like horror without forcing grand spectacle.
Producer's Instant Endorsement
- Ben Hosley texted immediately after seeing Send Help: “everything works out.”
- He felt the movie gave the exact satisfying ending he'd wanted from Simple Plan.
McAdams Is Undervalued But Trusted
- Rachel McAdams is deliberately underused by Hollywood despite obvious range and versatility.
- Raimi recognizes and reuses trustworthy actors to extract both technical precision and emotional nuance.