Preceding Film

Drew and Heath set sail on the seven seas to discuss the undersaturated pirate movie genre by highlighting Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and The Crimson Pirate, a swashbuckling adventure from the golden age of Hollywood.

Drew and Heath discuss Sidney Lumet's masterpiece Dog Day Afternoon and it's influences on several films including Nick Cassavete's Denzel Washington starring John Q. 

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Drew, Heath and Jack Yarid viewed 14,000,605 alternate futures and determined they could only discuss Avengers: Infinity War if they paired it with the 1996 LA crime film 2 Days in the Valley.

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Drew and Heath break down their top five Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Number THREE might shock you! Also, Brian Finley, MCU correspondent, reveals his favorite MCU movie.

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Drew and Heath host the Mike Judge episode as they talk about the cult classic Office Space and Extract which Mike Judge himself called a companion piece to the first film.

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Drew, Heath and Jonah solve the Zodiac case and discuss the true crime genre as they dive into David Fincher's Zodiac and Bong Joon-Ho's Memories of Murder.

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Heath and Drew jump on the 3:10 to Yuma to talk about the 2007 3:10 to Yuma and the original 1957 version. 

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Drew sets up an elaborate noir cop roleplaying exercise to help Heath find out the meanings in Gore Verbinski's A Cure For Wellness and Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island.

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Heath and Drew talk Academy Awards, Steven Spielberg, Heat, Dune 3, Train Dreams, PTA and more on their not so instant Oscars reaction episode.

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Drew and Heath are joined by Ray Cotolo to discuss big swings in digital filmmaking as they breakdown the influences George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones has on Francis Ford Coppola's 2024 epic, Megalopolis.

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We at Preceding Film felt it necessary to put a disclaimer about not taking medical advice from this episode as Heath and Drew are joined by first time guest Allie Easter to trace the deadly viruses in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion and Wolfgang Peterson's Outbreak.

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Airplane! is one of the most acclaimed comedies of all time, but did you know it follows the exact plot and even shares several lines of dialogue with the 1957 film Zero Hour!? Drew and Heath talk all about on this episode!

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Drew, Heath and Jonah have passed their baseline tests and have been authorized to talk about Denis Villeneuve's sequel Blade Runner 2049, and Ridley Scott's influential sci-fi noir cult classic Blade Runner.

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Lora Taylor joins Drew and Heath to talk Steven Spielberg, broadcasting and how to make political thrillers.

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The buddy comedy is one of the most tried and true subgenres in storytelling, and in this episode of Preceding Film, Drew and Heath talk the dynamics between Woody and Buzz in Toy Story along with Jack and The Duke in the direct influence Midnight Run.

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Montages and inspirational music. Jack Yarid joins Heath and Drew to talk about the third and fourth installments in the Rocky franchise, and filmmaking's transition from the 1970s to the 1980s through these movies.

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Drew and Heath are trapped at their respective residences, so they hop on a conference call to discuss their picks for what movies they like watching on a chilly, snowy day.

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What is a rat's purpose? Drew and Heath are joined by Emily Stokes to talk about Brad Bird's Ratatouille and the 11th grossing movie of 1971, Willard.

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Year two of Preceding Film is finished, and to celebrate, Heath and Drew rank all 82 films they paired together over the past year. 

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Heath and Drew are joined by a number of guests to talk about some of their favorite (and sometimes not so favorite) movies of 2025! Guests include Tabish Ilyas, Lora Taylor, Jonah Wilcox, Kate Watzke, Kassy Shelby and Brian Finley.

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On a very special episode of Preceding Film, Drew and Heat go all the way back, and redo their first ever episode where they talk about a Michael Lewis double feature in The Big Short and Moneyball.

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"God bless us, every one!" Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol has been a beloved holiday story for nearly 200 years. There have been several film adaptations including The Muppet Christmas Carol and Scrooge (1951). Merry Christmas from Preceding Film!

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Christmas movies? Kind of! This week, Heath and Drew talk about a Nancy Meyers classic and a movie that Peter Bogdanovich described as the best romantic comedy ever made.

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A Preceding Film Christmas starts with Drew and Heath discussing two iconic Holiday films: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and the original Home Alone.

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Drew, Heath, and Jonah Wilcox try to figure out "WhoDunnit?" as they discuss Rian Johnson's mystery film Knives Out along with cult classic Clue.

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Drew and Heath talk about what it takes to plan an intricate heist with your friends on this installment of Preceding Film. They discuss Brett Ratner's Tower Heist, along with one of the most influential films ever made: Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven.

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Wes Anderson correspondent Lora Taylor rejoins Heath and Drew to talk about the movie director's delightful stop motion animation film Fantastic Mr. Fox along with one of Disney's golden age animated films- Robin Hood.

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Kyle Weingart is the writer, director, and co-producer of the new film Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse, in which after the world ends, one aspiring chef refuses to give up on his dreams and creates the apocalypse's first cooking show. Drew and Heath sit down with Kyle to discuss how he and the rest of the cast and crew made this film.

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It's been said that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the Drew and Heath of movies. Jack Yarid joins the show to talk about how the two celebrities portray greatness in their two movies: Air and Good Will Hunting.

Drew and Heath confront evil incarnate on this week's episode as they discuss their first slasher films to date: John Carpenter's 1978 classic Halloween and the reboot 40 years in the making.

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In October of 2025, two podcasters disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while recording an episode of Preceding Film where they discuss the 1999 cult classic The Blair Witch Project along with the 2016 reboot sequel Blair Witch... A day later their footage was found.

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Drew and Heath play the game of discussing the first and last installments in the Saw franchise as they continue Horror Movie Month on the podcast.

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Drew, Heath and Jonah kick off Horror Movie Month on Preceding Film by talking about Sunshine/Cult Horror films Midsommar and The Wicker Man from 1973.

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Postseason baseball is upon us, and to commemorate, Drew and Heath discuss two baseball comedies from the golden age of the genre.

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Drew and Heath had the opportunity to attend The Fayetteville Film Festival to interview filmmakers as part of the "Media Blitz" portion of the event. Here are the filmmakers they had the chance to sit down with: 1)Jill Campbell, director of the documentary "Beyond The Gaze" (02:52), 2)Dylan Holloway, co-creator and subject of the documentary "Tomorrow's Too Late" (08:50), 3)Josh Baxter, creator of short film "For A Silver Dollar" (16:11), 4)Life, producer for documentary "Brush Strokes" (19:43), 5)Subject Mike Norice,  Director Dave Benner and Producer Chris Walters, co-creators of the documentary "Artfully United" (26:05), 5)Andrew Jenner, writer/producer of the short film "The Mirror" (32:06), 6)T...

Drew and Heath break down two apocalypse films and where humanity's hope lies.

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Drew and Heath discuss their first Denis Villeneuve film on the pod along with it's sequel directed by Stefano Sollima.

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Heath and Drew are gonna need a bigger boat as they're joined by Jack Yarid and Jonah Wilcox to talk about Steven Spielberg's "Jaws", which has influenced countless movies including Takashi Yamazaki's "Godzilla Minus One".

Drew and Heath talk about what the desolate rural America can do to a person on this week's episode as they dissect Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals and its influence: Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show.

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Drew and Heath discuss two beloved fairy tales (with modern sensibilities) on this week's episode!

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