RETRO//RANKED: Christopher Nolan (1-2): Following & Memento

About this episode

The episode discusses the early works of Christopher Nolan, specifically 'Following' and 'Memento', while humorously recounting an attempt to contact actor Guy Pearce.

We tried to get Guy Pearce on the phone to see if he’d like to appear on today’s episode. He said he was game, but when we called back to give him a rundown of everything, he acted like he had no memory of our conversation and no idea who I was. Very unprofessional. RETRO//RANKED is a Rolling Tape network series ranking the individual entries of beloved franchises and filmographies, timed to major new releases. Today marks the beginning of what might be our biggest season yet, and for once, w...

People in this episode

Host: The Rolling Tape

Topics covered

• Christopher Nolan
• film ranking
• movie reviews
• interviews
• franchises
• filmography

Keywords

• Christopher Nolan
• Following
• Memento
• Guy Pearce
• film reviews
• movie ranking
• Rolling Tape

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rolling Tape

Books & works: Following, Memento

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