Episodes

  • Instant Oscars Reaction Show One Week Later

    Instant Oscars Reaction Show One Week Later
    Mar 25 2026

    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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    42 mins
  • Megalopolis/Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Megalopolis/Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    Mar 18 2026

    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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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Contagion/Outbreak

    Contagion/Outbreak
    Mar 9 2026

    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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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Airplane!/Zero Hour!

    Airplane!/Zero Hour!
    Mar 2 2026

    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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    1 hr
  • Blade Runner 2049/Blade Runner

    Blade Runner 2049/Blade Runner
    Feb 23 2026

    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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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • September 5/Munich

    September 5/Munich
    Feb 18 2026

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

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Toy Story/Midnight Run

    Toy Story/Midnight Run
    Feb 9 2026

    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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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Rocky IV/Rocky III

    Rocky IV/Rocky III
    Feb 2 2026

    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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    1 hr and 14 mins