Staff Pick: Inception

Development Officer Stephanie Gozali is here with our latest Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting Christopher Nolan's Inception.

"This is exactly the kind of mind-bending film that I'll be watching," Gozali says. "Especially when we're all cooped up inside social distancing at home, and dreaming of the days when we can all go back to our regular lives again." Watch the intro below, and then sit down to watch the film, which is streaming on Netflix and available to rent on most platforms.

After the film, you can watch our Science on Screen lecture from 2018, when Boston University neuroscience professor Steve Ramirez spoke about the real-life malleability of human memories and how easily false memories can actually be created.

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

  • From filmmaker Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, starring Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried. 

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  • The new film from Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World), starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, and Elle Fanning.

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  • From Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, starring Jessie Buckley, and Paul Mescal. 

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  • Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2026 Academy Awards.

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  • A frisky, feminine, film noir about psychoanalysis and many other things… 

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  • The new film from director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave) and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel The Ax

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  • Winner, Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, 2025 Venice Film Festival

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  • From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

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  • Olivier Award winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. 

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  • A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

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  • Stanley Kramer's ground-breaking film starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier... 

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  • Screenwriter Owen Egerton will join us in-person to introduce the Saturday, February 7 screening.

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  • Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.

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  • sholay

    Conceived as the biggest action-adventure film ever made in India, Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 “Curry Western” remains a towering landmark in film history. 

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  • A one-person illusion show that features unique theatrical and visual magic and comedy to a custom-edited musical soundtrack.

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  • Featuring guests from the Huntington's production of We Had a World, playing from February 12 to March 15, 2026.

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  • The debut feature from filmmaker Harry Lighton, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling.

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  • Boston's one and only open mic night for filmmakers!

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  • In this course, we’ll sweep through the history of American journalists on film, as taught by Judi Freeman.

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  • It's either love or war between Sam and Tess...and they're good at both!

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  • Pre-film seminar by Sarah Keller, professor of art and director of cinema studies at UMass Boston.

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  • LOVE DOESN'T ASK QUESTIONS... it takes what it wants!

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