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

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  • The new film from Steven Soderbergh, starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel.

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  • Modern pop star meets gothic melodrama in David Lowery’s phantasmagoric tale of two women bound across time and space by their personal and artistic histories.

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  • Based on the global hit eponymous video game created by KOTAKE CREATE.

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  • François Ozon’s new take on Albert Camus’s classic novel of existentialist ennui.

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  • Based on the life story of Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, MBE. 

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  • An exhilarating space adventure set in the near future.

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  • The eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation. 

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  • Amy Goodman takes on soldiers, politicians, and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of truth

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  • Adam Sandler stars as the ultimate master of ceremonies who guarantees all a good time. 

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  • A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.

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  • A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.

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  • Writer/Director Sam Raimi's relentless, gore-spattered debut is a landmark in horror cinema.

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    Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible.

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  • Hayao Miyazaki’s celebration of childhood imagination tells the story of two girls' adventure in a forest filled with magical creatures.

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  • From the Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki, comes the Oscar-nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family.

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  • A Blast of DRAMATIC Dynamite exploded right before your eyes!

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  • Princess Mononoke

    4K restoration directly overseen by Studio Ghibli’s own Atsushi Okui!

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  • Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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  • He only needs three things to get through the day ... an espresso, an aspirin, and a miracle.

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  • tommy

    Your senses will never be the same.

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