Preceding Film

By Heath Anderson, Drew Watzke

All film is in conversation with the cinema that came before it. In Preceding Film, Drew Watzke and Heath Anderson dissect newer films while comparing and contrasting movies that preceded and influenc... more

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The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.

Preceding Film episodes:

March 25, 2026 Instant Oscars Reaction Show One Week Later
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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42min
March 18, 2026 Megalopolis/Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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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1h 48min
March 09, 2026 Contagion/Outbreak
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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1h 17min
March 02, 2026 Airplane!/Zero Hour!
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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1h 1min
February 23, 2026 Blade Runner 2049/Blade Runner
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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1h 46min
February 18, 2026 September 5/Munich
Lora Taylor joins Drew and Heath to talk Steven Spielberg, broadcasting and how to make political thrillers.
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1h 33min
February 09, 2026 Toy Story/Midnight Run
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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1h 8min
February 02, 2026 Rocky IV/Rocky III
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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1h 15min
January 26, 2026 Snow Day Movie Picks
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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26min
January 19, 2026 Ratatouille/Willard (1971)
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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1h 6min

FAQs about Preceding Film:

How many episodes does Preceding Film have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.