Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

A Random U.S. Town; Present DaySeeing as the movie was filmed in 1999, we're going to take that as our "present time," even though a smart phone would definitely have come in handy for our man Leon...

Let's End From The BeginningOr should we say start from end? We learn a lot about the narrative technique of Memento from its first scene. This scene acts as sort of a primer of how to watch the mo...

Mystery, Suspense, NoirMysteryLeonard might not be Sherlock Holmes, but he is, as Teddy says, "running around, playing detective." Teddy uses the word "playing," of course, because it's just a game...

"Memento" means, roughly, "an object that functions as a reminder." Reminders are important in Memento: Leonard basically creates a pseudo memory system (through mementos) in lieu of the real memor...

Okay, this question is a bit confusing… much like the film itself.There are a lot of "endings" in Memento. Let's start at the end (it's only fitting for Memento) and look at the last scene: Leona...

RMemento's "R" rating is all about the violence. Okay, maybe there's a prostitute, and maybe she snorts a line of cocaine. And sure, there are a number of F-bombs and Natalie has some not very nice...