Memento

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Paul and Amy piece together their memories to unravel Memento, the thought provoking thriller that announced the arrival of one of the 21st century’s most visionary filmmakers. They dive into some big questions that the film presents: Can we really trust our own memories? How do we shape the way others see us? And what stories do we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives? You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	2001 is year the.
0:03.0	You don't remember saying that.
0:05.0	Well, that's the thing. I have this condition.
0:07.0	The condition?
0:08.0	It's my memory.
0:09.0	Amnesia?
0:10.0	No, no, no, no. It's different from that. I have no short-term memory.
0:13.0	I know who I am. I know all about myself. I just...
0:16.0	Since my injury, I can't make new memories. Everything fades.
0:23.0	Memento is movie The.
0:29.0	Ah, uh-schools.
0:30.6	Uh-uh. It's time for Paul and maybe cinematica takes and and the 100 best movie shot into space.
0:39.2	Hello, everyone, and welcome to Unspooled. Welcome to Unspool. Welcome to Unspool. This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, musts, and in case you missed them.
0:57.8	We have covered the AFI top 100. Now we are checking up movies from three major lists. The Letterbox top 250 films with the most fans, the IMDB top 250, and the New York Times, 1,000 essential films.
1:12.8	Times Angeles lost the four critic film, the Nicholson, Amy I'm.
1:17.7	I'm Amy Nicholson, the film critic for Los Angeles Times,
1:20.4	and I relate very much to this movie's Sammy Jenkins, Paul.
1:23.8	I am literally, genuinely concerned that I have face blindness.
1:26.9	This has been something I've worried about since I was a little child.
1:29.8	I cannot tell anybody apart.
1:31.6	Really?
1:32.5	You know, I had a doctor in my life who had face blindness, and one of his favorite shows
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