Staff Picks: Brief Encounter

Marketing & Education Coordinator Wesley Emblidge is here with our latest Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting David Lean's Brief Encounter.

"It's this very simple movie that sneaks up on you because it's so simple but when things start to get intense, you're shocked at how emotionally invested you are." Watch the intro below, and then sit down to watch the film, which is streaming on The Criterion Channel, and available to rent on some 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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  • An exhilarating space adventure set in the near future.

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

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

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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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  • 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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