Binge Movie Aftertaste – Christopher Nolan Retrospective w/ Jack Falvey IV and Matthew Goudreau: Following (1999)

Published: July 11, 2020, 4:46 a.m.

After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn't take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet. In 1998, Christopher Nolan got his foot in the door with a little movie called Following. Made for less than the down payment of a car, the movie garnered praise and captured the attention of the right industry people, intent on giving the upstart the young career of the British filmmaker needed. But was this film, a movie without any stars which is less than half the length of his latest release, the kind of movie that deserves a first and second look? Or is it just something fans of the man's work like to point to just because it as an IMDB credit on their favorite filmmaker's resume? Listen to Jack, Matt, and myself as we begin our look at one of the most praised filmmakers of our time. Following (1998) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10) CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW! Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes