The legendary director Christopher Nolan is about to return to theaters with "The Odyssey" later this month, one of the year's most anticipated movies. But before his ambitious take on Homer's epic hits the big screen, Netflix is giving subscribers the perfect chance to revisit the film that first made Nolan one of Hollywood's most exciting directors to watch.
At the top of the month, "Memento" landed on Netflix, making it easier than ever to check out the twisty psychological thriller that launched Nolan's career. Before he became synonymous with massive blockbusters like "The Dark Knight," "Inception," "Interstellar" and "Oppenheimer," "Memento" played with a non-linear narrative in a puzzle box mystery that's deeply satisfying to piece together. Compared to the scale of Nolan's other films, "Memento" feels refreshingly intimate. Yet it's every bit as compelling, with a truly phenomenal hook and a career-defining performance from Guy Pearce that remains one of the actor's finest.
