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Arthouse movies vs Mainstream movies. It’s a high stakes showdown every week on Weekend at Bergman’s as Forever Dog co-founders and movie lovers Brett Boham and Joe Cilio watch an arthouse movie and mainstream movie that share a theme and have to decide which one they liked better. And they have to be honest. The Seventh Seal vs Weekend at Bernie’s! The Red Shoes vs Showgirls! Gummo vs Home Alone! The winning movies enter the canon and the losing movies enter the trash canon and Brett and Jo ...
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Brett and Joe rank the best movies of 1999 and hand out awards for acting, directing, and more. Plus special announcements!! 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…
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It's a high school bloodbath triple feature! And it's the final regular season episode of our 1999 series before the BIG FINALE! NEXT WEEK: THE BEST OF 1999 SEASON FINALE FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists https://letterboxd.com/breyyyattt https://letterboxd.com/joecilio FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.…
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Actors actors everywhere! This week we’re talking about two 1999 movies with large ensemble casts and performances galore! Representing the arthouse, it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s follow up to Boogie Nights… Magnolia! And representing the mainstream it’s Malcolm D. Lee’s directorial debut… The Best Man! Which will win and enter the can on? Which will…
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ARE YOU LISTENING TO MOVIES BABYYYYY? This week Brett and Joe review the newest installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes! Plus they rank all 10 Planet of the Apes movies BEST to WORST! And a tribute to Roger Corman! WATCH MOVIES BABYYYYY: https://www.youtube.com/@moviesbabyyyyy MOVIES BABYYYYY PATREON - UL…
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Welcome to the hellscape of small town middle America! Representing the arthouse, it’s Kimberly Pierce’s Boys Don’t Cry, starring Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, and Peter Sarsgaard. Representing the mainstream, it’s high school football movie Varsity Blues, starring James Van der Beek, Jon Voight, and an ensemble of late 90s teen stars. Which will wi…
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE! Our 1999 series rolls on with three movies about getting sucked into your job and struggling to get out again. Representing the arthouse it's Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich and Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader's Bringing Out the Dead, and representing the mainstream it's Richard Curtis's Notting Hill. Whi…
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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 acc…
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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…
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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, nomina…
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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 wa…
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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 w…
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
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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/weekendber…
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In this episode I talk about five restaurant franchises from yesteryear that still exist, but just barely. Maybe you have memories of them, too. Links below, but they will be spoilers. Griff's Hamburgers website and menu Griff's Hamburgers – We Serve Great Tasting Food! (griffshamburgers.com) Damon's Hazleton website and menu Damon's Grill & Sports…
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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 Bru…
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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 s…
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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 l…
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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 Bu…
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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 impossibl…
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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. …
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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 yield…
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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 …
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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 Williams…
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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 whi…
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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 …
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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 …
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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, i…
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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 mo…
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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 d…
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Joe’s having a baby! Which means we’re watching two disgusting films about fatherhood. Representing the mainstream, it’s Judd Apatow's 2007 smash hit comedy Knocked Up. And representing the arthouse, it’s David Lynch’s 1977 surrealist cult classic Eraserhead. Which movie wins and enters the canon? And which one loses and enters the trash canon whic…
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Get your hands off my bicycle! This week we're comparing two movies about bicycle theft and so much more. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1948 Italian Neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves directed by Vittorio de Sica. And representing the mainstream, it’s Tim Burton’s 1985 feature film debut Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure starring Paul Ruebens. Which on…
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The game is afoot! We're joined by the great Julie Klausner (Double Threat) to review two puzzling movies. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1973 dark comedy whodunnit The Last of Sheila, written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, and featuring a cavalcade of stars. And representing the mainstream, it’s David Fincher’s The Game (1997) starr…
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Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's original IP! This week we're not alone because we're livestreaming again AND we're watching two movies about UFOs and aliens and a whole lot more. Representing the arthouse AND the mainstream it's Jordan Peele's Nope (2022). And representing the arthouse AND the mainstream it's M. Night Shyamalan…
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Sharpen your stakes and mince your garlic because it's a vampire movie livestream!! Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1922 German Expressionist masterpiece Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, directed by FW Murnau. And representing the mainstream, it's Marvel's first superhero movie Blade (1998) starring Wesley Snipes. Which will go in the canon and…
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High fashion high stakes! Two films walk the runway this week but only one will make it into the Canon! Representing the arthouse, it's Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972). And representing the mainstream, it's the 2006 Meryl Streep-Anne Hathaway workplace comedy The Devil Wears Prada. Plus the Top 10 Fits from the …
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Let's spend the night with Ethan Hawke! Representing the arthouse it’s Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995), starring Hawke and Julie Delpy. And representing the mainstream, it’s Hawke's second Blumhouse foray, The Purge (2013). Plus Joe responds to Brett's argument for Annette Bening as the finest American film actress of the 21st century wit…
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What's the best American movie of all time? American Beauty or National Treasure?? Neither you say??? Well one's going in the canon and one's going in the trash canon. It's 4th of July weekend. Fuck you America. THEME SONG BY TRIXY MERCURY https://twitter.com/trixymercury ABORTION ADVOCACY RESOURCES https://www.podvoices.help NEXT WEEK: Before Sunr…
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