Staff Picks: Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Program Manager & Director of Special Programming Mark Anastasio is back with another Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God.

"My staff pick this week is a film that addresses a few things that might be on your mind right now: I'm talking about horrendous leadership, isolation induced madness, and, mostly, mankind's futile struggle to tame the chaos of nature," Anastasio says. Watch the intro below, and then sit down to watch the film, which is streaming on The Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime, and available to rent on most platforms.

About Coolidge Staff Picks

While our building may be closed, we're still here to provide the personalized, curated programming you love. We'll be posting Coolidge Staff Picks that you can rent or stream from home, with short video introductions from staff members! For many of them, we'll also be posting clips from past Q&As, discussions, Science on Screen lectures, and more.

This Week

  • Peter Jackson brings J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings from page to screen in this epic, Academy-Award winning trilogy.

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  • A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.

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  • An exhilarating space adventure set in the near future.

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  • Winner of the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

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  • Winner, Best Documentary Feature at the 2026 Academy Awards.

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  • Digital screenings of the new film from Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA-winning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. 

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  • From Ryan Coogler, director of Black Panther and Creed, and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear. 

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  • Take a journey into the neuroscience of man’s best friend, examining how different breeds see the world and the science behind the quirks we see on screen.

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  • Exclusive preview of the new PBS documentary filmdirected by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers and executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley. 

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  • In this five-week class, explore women's voices at the intersection of direction and cinematography.

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  • It's been a while since I wanted to despair. Really.

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  • Josh and the Jamtones are an ultra-powered dance party machine, making fun and interactive music for kids and their grownups! 

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