Connor & Jon break down Christopher Nolan's first feature film: Following. Nolan begins his career with a no-budget, skeleton crew, weekend shot neo-noir that delivers with twists and thrills. It's great to see the genesis of one of the greatest modern directors and where his love of shooting on film comes from.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Following, Inception, & The Dark Knight Rises, Minor spoilers for Interstellar

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Following (1998) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Memento (2000) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Clerks (1994) | Dir. Kevin Smith
• El Mariachi (1992) | Dir. Robert Rodriguez
• 1917 (2019) | Dir. Sam Mendes
• Dunkirk (2017) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Doodlebug (1997) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Insomnia (2002) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Fant4stic (2015) | Dir. Josh Trank, Stephen E. Rivkin
• Chronicle (2012) | Dir. Josh Trank
• Inception (2010) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Batman Forever (1995) | Dir. Joel Schumacher
• Batman & Robin (1997) | Dir. Joel Schumacher
• Iron Man (2008) | Dir. Jon Favreau
• Heat (1995) | Dir. Michael Mann
• Interstellar (2014) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Man of Steel (2013) | Dir. Zack Snyder
• The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) | Dir. Oliver Parker
• The Prestige (2006) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Bottle Rocket (1996) | Dir. Wes Anderson
• My Dinner with Andre (1981) | Dir. Louis Malle
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Whiplash (2014) | Dir. Damien Chazelle
• Lady Bird (2017) | Dir. Greta Gerwig
• Little Women (2019) | Dir. Greta Gerwig
• Guy and Madeleine on a Park Bench (2009) | Dir. Damien Chazelle
• First Man (2018) | Dir. Damien Chazelle