ARE YOU LISTENING TO MOVIES BABYYYYY? This week Brett and Joe review Challengers and The Beekeeper! Plus Box Office Predictions for this weekend's big releases! All that and more!!! WATCH MOVIES BABYYYYY: https://www.youtube.com/@moviesbabyyyyy MOVIES BABYYYYY PATREON - ULTIMATE MOVIE LOVERS EXPERIENCE patreon.com/MoviesBabyyyyy Full livestream access; ad-free audio/video episodes; bonus episodes and interviews; bonus shows by movie pros; Watchalong Wednesday; merch discounts; weekly movie...

WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE! Representing the arthouse, it's David Fincher's Fight Club! And representing the mainstream it's George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace! Which will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? NEXT WEEK: Bringing out the Dead vs Being John Malkovich vs Notting Hill FOLLOW US ON...

WIPE THAT SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE! Because we've got a head-to-head showdown between two high stakes thrillers made by two masterful American auteurs. Representing the arthouse, it's Steven Soderbergh's The Limey starring Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren, and Luis Guzmán. Representing the mainstream, it's Michael Mann's The Insider, nominated for 7 Academy Awards and starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, and Diane Venora. Which will win and enter the canon? Which...

It's our first triple feature! And we've got precocious kids running wild! Representing the arthouse... I guess it's Wes Anderson's sophomore feature RUSHMORE? And representing the mainstream it's CRUEL INTENTIONS and THE SIXTH SENSE? Although they're all kind of in the middle if you think about it. I don't know, the categories are fluid. Either way, only one's going in the canon and two are going in the trash canon!!! NEXT WEEK: The Limey vs The Insider FOLLOW US ON...

Wicki-wicki Wild Wild STRESSED! We’re stressed because we have to pick between Cronenberg body horror and Sonnenfield steampunk this week. That’s right, our 1999 series rolls on with two sci-fi oddities from the best movie year ever - Barry Sonnenfield’s Wild Wild West and David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ. Which one will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives? NEXT WEEK: Rushmore vs Cruel Intentions vs The Sixth Sense FOLLOW US ON...

We're considering the male form this week with two movies about masculinity. Representing the arthouse, it's Claire Denis's BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) and representing the mainstream, it's the breakout movie for Rob Schneider and Happy Madison Productions, DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (1999). Which movie will enter the canon? And which will enter the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out! NEXT WEEK: eXistenZ vs Wild Wild West THE CANON &...

The horror! The horror! Our 1999 series rolls on with the biggest arthouse horror movie of the year THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT vs the biggest popcorn horror movie of the year THE MUMMY! Which one will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and disappear into the trash canon? Listen to find out!! NEXT WEEK: Beau Travail vs Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo MOVIES BABYYYYY PATREON - ULTIMATE MOVIE LOVERS EXPERIENCE patreon.com/MoviesBabyyyyy Full livestream access! Ad-free audio/video episodes! Bonus...

Our 1999 series kicks off with two movies about effing! Representing the arthouse, it's Stanley Kubrick's final movie EYES WIDE SHUT. And representing the mainstream it's the movie that revived the teenage sex comedy AMERICAN PIE. Which will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out. NEXT WEEK: The Blair Witch Project vs The Mummy MOVIES BABYYYYY PATREON - ULTIMATE MOVIE LOVERS...

Brett and Joe are back! And they've got thoughts on the Oscar nominations and all the best and worst movies of 2023. Plus... a big announcement!! NEXT WEEK: Eyes Wide Shut vs American Pie VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT...

Today's episode of Weekend at Bergman's is the season one finale, baby, and it's a battle of the trash canon titans! The two best movies currently in the trash canon face off and only one can make it out! Representing the arthouse is Sight and Sound's "greatest film of all time," Chantal Akerman's 1975 Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; and representing the mainstream is Tim Burton's 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Will a three-hour movie about chores beat a zippy, 90-minute...

Why don't we get drunk choose the better movie??? This week, Joe and Brett watch two cinematic celebrations of booze! Representing the arthouse, it's Alexander Payne's 2004 wine country, buddy-dramedy, Sideways. And representing the mainstream is Broken Lizard's 2006 chug-a-thon, Beerfest! It's wine snobs versus beer slobs in a battle between two sloppy comedies - listen to find out which movie will be immortalized in the canon and which movie will be tossed into the trash canon, never to be...

We're all gonna die someday, baby - but what was it all about? Did I matter? Did I make a difference? Did my endless devotion to immersive theater leave behind the legacy I envisioned? Did I spend a little too much time fixated on my dog's sexual habits? These are some of the questions Brett and Joe answer as they watch two films that ruminate on life and death - the way we spend our precious time, and the inevitable end we all meet. Representing the arthouse is Charlie Kaufman's 2008...

An eight hour livestream in honor of Brett's 40th birthday. Part 2. With special guests Jaida Essence Hall, Heidi N Closet, magician El Ropo, 9 to 5 writer Patricia Resnick, Joe and Jenah Silver, working actor Andrew Block, and Andy Warhol (Brett Davis). Representing the arthouse, it's Andy Warhol's eight hour continuous shot of the Empire State Building, Empire (1965). Except that it's impossible to get a copy of Empire because the Warhol Museum keeps it under lock and key. So instead we...

An eight hour livestream in honor of Brett's 40th birthday. Part 1. With special guests Julie Klausner, Tom Scharpling, Forever Dog's Alex Ramsey, working actor Andrew Block, and Andy Warhol (Brett Davis). Representing the arthouse, it's Andy Warhol's eight hour continuous shot of the Empire State Building, Empire (1965). Except that it's impossible to get a copy of Empire because the Warhol Museum keeps it under lock and key. So instead we watch Andy Warhol's Minion (2022), an eight hour...

Horror month concludes with a couple of grizzly slashers about the horrors of American city planning and murder weapons that you can get at your local hardware store! Representing the arthouse is Abel Ferrara's new wave, grindhouse nightmare, The Driller Killer. And representing the mainstream is Bernard Rose's 1992 supernatural slasher, Candyman. Which movie will enter the canon and which movie will enter the trash canon, never again to be watched by Joe or Brett?!? It's a mad painter versus...

Doctors, islands, cabinets, oh my! Horror month ramps up with a battle between two heavyweight flicks that both use the same sort of syntax! Representing the arthouse is the German, expressionist classic from 1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. And representing the mainstream is The Island of Dr Moreau, the infamously disastrous production that yielded one of the most entertaining horror movies ever made. Will Brett and Joe immortalize the cinematic masterpiece that Roger Ebert called "the...

Boil, boil, toil, and double trouble! Horror month turns witchy with two flicks about the occult. Representing the arthouse is Robert Eggers' debut feature film for A24, The Witch. Representing the mainstream is the 1996 movie that made the jocks think twice about messing with the goths, Andrew Fleming's The Craft. Which witch flick will enter the canon and which will enter the trash canon, never to be seen again by Brett or Joe? It's spooked Puritans vs a teen coven in this eerie Weekend at...

Your teachers are trying to kill you! Horror month rolls on with two movies about cutting class and getting cut by knives. Representing the arthouse, it’s Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian giallo cult classic, Suspiria. And representing the mainstream, it’s maybe the most 1998 movie of all time - Robert Rodriguez’s The Faculty, written by Kevin Williamson and starring all your favorite 90s kids. Which movie will enter the canon? And which will enter the trash canon and we can never watch it again...

We're kicking off spooky season with two of the biggest baddest monstars in the cinematic universe! Xenomorph vs Yautja! Representing the arthouse, it’s Ridley Scott’s 1979 Alien starring Sigourney Weaver. And representing the mainstream, it’s John McTiernan’s 1987 Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Which will win and enter the canon? And which will end up in the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives?? Listen to find out!! NEXT WEEK: Suspiria (1977) vs...

BOYS just wanna have fun??? The co-hosts of the Everyone is Hot! podcast Shelley Brooks and Michael Stevens join us for two films about men behaving badly. Representing the arthouse, it’s John Cassevetes 1970 Husbands with Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, and John Cassavetes. And representing the mainstream, it’s Todd Philipps’s 2009 The Hangover starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis. Which movie will win and enter the canon? And which will enter the trash canon and we can never...

PATTON OSWALT JOINS US! Yes chef! Representing the arthouse, it’s Peter Greenaway’s 1989 Jacobean Thatcher-era ultra-repulsive ultra-beautiful satirical black comedy, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. And representing the mainstream, it’s Pixar’s 2007 smash hit Ratatouille, starring our guest Patton Oswalt! Which one will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and go in the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out!!! NEXT...

Big City Balls vs Small Town Pageants! 1980s vs 1990s! Documentary vs Mockumentary! Guest co-hosts Big Dipper and Meatball (Sloppy Seconds) join Brett for a battle of the stars. Representing the arthouse, it’s Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary of the the Golden Age of New York City drag balls, Paris Is Burning. And representing the mainstream, it’s a mockumentary about small town pageants that initially bombed at the box office but has since achieved cult classic status, 1999’s Drop Dead...

BACK TO SCHOOL! We're watching two movies about teachers and students and politics on campus. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1969 Maggie Smith tour de force The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, based on the novel by Muriel Spark. Representing the mainstream, it’s the 1994 campus comedy PCU starring Jeremy Piven and directed by Hart Bochner. Which movie will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and enter the trash canon and we can't watch it again for the rest of our lives? Listen to find...

Car culture, counterculture, subcultures, give me the nitrous baby!!! Representing the arthouse, it’s Alex Cox’s 1984 cult classic Repo Man. And representing the mainstream, it’s the one that started it all, 2001’s The Fast and the Furious. PLUS Merge Records' Colette Arrand sends in her defense of the Fast franchise but will it be enough to take down Repo Man??? Listen to find out!! NEXT WEEK: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie vs PCU VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON...