Preceding Film

Drew and Heath get in over their heads as they discuss the Safdie Brothers' 2019 masterpiece Uncut Gems , and a 1976 cult classic which influenced the film,  The Killing of a Chinese Bookie , directed by John Cassavetes. Want to contact us? Email us at precedingfilm@gmail.com

We end horror movie month by discussing one of the masters of horror, Sam Raimi, and his 2009 film  Drag Me To Hell . That film was inspired by a 1957 film titled  Night of the Demon , which Martin Scorsese has put in his top 11 scariest movies ever made. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Horror movie month continues as Heath and Drew literally record from a lighthouse as they discuss Robert Eggers's haunting 2019 psychological horror The Lighthouse along with the oldest film they have reviewed: Jean Grémillon's 1929 silent film The Lighthouse Keepers , which was a direct inspiration for Eggers. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

In what many are calling the loosest pairing of movies ever done on the podcast, Drew and Heath discuss the hosts' collective favorite  Mandy starring Nicolas Cage , along with the DC Comic adaptation  Constantine  starring Keanu Reeves.

Drew and Heath kick off horror movie month by discussing the Godfather of Slasher Films, Tobe Hooper's  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre along with the 2003 remake  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drew and Heath had interview several filmmakers as they had the opportunity of attending this year's Fayetteville Film Festival. Interviews include: Caleb Ferguson, creator of My Little Sunshine ; Jennica Schwartzman, actress in Chamber ; Aidan Kolokithas, creator of Sonder ; Jazmyne Black, creator of Godhead ; Marc Crandall, director of After the Beep ; actress Christina King; Jill Dae, creator o...

Drew and Heath discuss whether or not they could do the exciting career of stunt work on the latest Preceding Film as they talk about David Leitch's  The Fall Guy and Hal Needham's  Hooper . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Heath and Drew try to break the scare record on this most recent episode as they discuss  Monsters, Inc.   and its' prequel,  Monsters University. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drew and Heath are joined by Jonah Wilcox to figure out the most unethical way to boost network ratings as they discuss Dan Gilroy's  Nightcrawler and Sidney Lumet's film Network . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drew and Heath hope you spy and listen in on their conversation about One Hour Photo and  The Conversation . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drew and Heath are joined by Ken Clark to talk about Matt Johnson and Quinten Tarantino's bold, sharp and reference heavy directorial debuts The Dirties and Reservoir Dogs . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drifters and Neo Westerns. Heath and Drew talk about James Mangold's Oscar nominated Logan and the direct influence that George Stevens's Shane had on not only the film but Mangold himself. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Whimsy (and sadness) is back on this week's episode as Drew and Heath discuss the making of and the movie Mary Poppins. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Heath and Drew take jobs as coolers at a small town bar so they can discuss the 80s cult classic  Road House  and the perplexing remake  Road House .

Prison movies on the podcast this week as Drew and Heath talk about  Holes and the classic prison camp movie Cool Hand Luke. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drew and Heath are joined by Wes Anderson correspondent Lora Taylor to not talk about Wes, but discuss Christopher Nolan and Stanley Kubrick's space epics. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Heath and Drew celebrate Father's Day several weeks too late and discuss one of Drew's dad's favorite movies - Jojo Rabbit , and the mother/son relationship that influenced the film in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Heath and Drew step away from their usual format to give their rankings of who they have dubbed the "21st Century Film Director". Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Jonah joins Heath and Drew for FilmBro Week on the latest episode of Preceding Film as the trio discusses the wandering in Wim Wender's beautiful Paris, Texas and John Ford's majestic The Searchers . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Heath and Drew are joined by filmmaker and friend of the show Chase Goforth to discuss the filmmaking and thematic connections between Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition and George Roy Hill's  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

Drew and Heath are off this week, so a timely decision was made to release a commentary episode featuring Ray and Tab watching Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones that was recorded as a companion piece for the Megaloplolis/AOTC episode recorded a few months back. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

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 .  Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

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 . Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com

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. Want to contact us? Email precedingfilm@gmail.com