Memento

Special tribute screening dedicated to The Boston Globe film critic Jay Carr, featuring an introduction by Tom Meek. 

A landmark film from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight), Memento is a mind-bending thriller whose mesmerizing power grows with every viewing. 

Guy Pearce stars as Leonard, a man with a bizarre disorder: the inability to form new memories. Ever since that fateful night when his wife was murdered, anyone Leonard has met, or anything he has done, simply vanishes from his mind. Who are his friends? Who are his enemies? What is the truth? The answers change from second to second as Leonard seeks vengeance for his wife’s murder…and sinks into an abyss of uncertainty and danger.

Jay Carr Tribute Screening

On behalf of the Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Boston Society of Film Critics, we dedicate this screening as a tribute to renowned film critic Jay Carr (1937-2014).  Jay wrote reviews for The New York Post and The Detroit News before joining The Boston Globe in 1983, where he was chief film critic until 2002. His legendary "Vintage Stock" column appeared every Friday in the Globe, just one example of his ardent advocacy of independent film and local theaters committed to preserving the history of cinema. We at the Coolidge are particularly grateful for his support, vital contribution, and legacy.

This special screening will be introduced by film critic Tom Meek.