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Hosted by Kyle Bandujo, Big Screen Sports is a weekly film review podcast discussing the best and worst in the sports movie universe. The on-screen sports action, big chill moments, actors that may or may not look like athletes, and everything that worked or didn't work about your favorite and least favorite sports movies.

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Throwback Thursday - "Cinderella Man" and Annou...
Throwback clip discussing the most and least authentic parts of "Cinderella Man" with Ring Magazine's Michael Montero, and some content announcements for the month of October.
14 min
227
Is "For Love of the Game" Actually Good? with T...
"For Love of the Game" might be the most polarizing baseball movie ever made. Is it great? Is it awful? Is it just meh? Three writers from The Pandemic Baseball Book Club join Big Screen Sports to make their respective cases.
83 min
228
Throwback Thursday: The Ending of "Tin Cup" Stinks
Since it's U.S. Open week, and the week we talked bad sports movie coaches on Big Screen Sports, here's a clip from our episode covering "Tin Cup" with Cleveland sports personality Chris McNeil. We talk the ending of the film, and why it's just not the right way to have ended things.
11 min
229
TE1: Travis Kelce (2013-2020)
65 min
230
Best & Worst Sports Movie Coaches
In almost every sports movie, the coach is a main character. Picking the best, worst, and some honorable mention sports movie coaches on today's episode, along with listener picks.
36 min
231
Cody Decker Talks Crash Davis Comparisons & Big...
In a clip from Tuesday's episode of the 'From Phenom to the Farm' podcast, former big leaguer Cody Decker talks about being compared to baseball movie icon Crash Davis, and his emotional call to the big leagues.
11 min
232
"Everybody's All-American" with Jeff Pearlman
Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, and John Goodman in a football movie? Sign me up. NYT best-selling author Jeff Pearlman returns to Big Screen Sports to break down the 1988 film about an aging football legend struggling with his career decline in "Everybody's All-American".
72 min
233
Sports Movies New to Streaming in September
Breaking down the sports movies and TV shows that are new to Netflix, Hulu, Prime, HBO, and Apple+ in September (along with some notable non-sports choices).
15 min
234
Talking "Eurotrip" with David Mandel and Jeff S...
This month's non-sports movie episode was dedicated to the 2004 teen comedy "Eurotrip" and there's no one better to come talk about it than 2/3's of the film's writer/directors, David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer. They take us behind the scenes of the film; shooting in Prague, a hilarious but controversial scene that never got filmed, and how they landed one of the funniest cameos of the last twenty years.
69 min
235
Minisode: Talking "All Square" on Hulu and What...
This past weekend I streamed the 2018 baseball dark comedy "All Square" on Hulu, and loved it. Some talk about the movie, as well as some other great sports (and non-sports) films and shows available on streaming that I've watched recently or are looking forward to getting to.
14 min
236
The Basketball Movie Database with Aron Phillip...
Aron Phillips and Peter Robert Casey created the world's best website for basketball movie fans: The Basketball Movie Database. Aron joins Big Screen Sports to talk about the project, as well as his thoughts on the basketball movie genre and his all-time favorite films.
46 min
237
"A Knight's Tale" with Brian Gill (Mad About Mo...
Loaded cast, great soundtrack, and incredible jousting action. Jousting counts as a sport, right? Brian Gill from 'Mad About Movies' and 'Spread the Floor' joins Big Screen Sports to breakdown the 2001 jousting action film, "A Knight's Tale," which is now streaming on Netflix.
78 min
238
"Teen Wolf Too" with Jeff & Emmett Pearlman (@j...
1985's "Teen Wolf" was a laughably bad disaster of a basketball movie. Naturally, they made a sequel. NYT best-selling author Jeff Pearlman and his son Emmett return to Big Screen Sports to discuss a wolf participating in....college boxing? "Teen Wolf Too," a true enigma.
81 min
239
Throwback Thursday - Talking "Rush" with Brian ...
A clip from our first episode of the year 'Five Favorite Sports Movies of the Decade' with Brian Gill & Kent Garrison from the film podcast 'Mad About Movies'. We discussed a film that's on two of our top-five lists and that's currently available to stream on HBO Max.
9 min
240
Baseball Movies Suck with Ryan Spaeder (@theace...
Big Screen Sports is an appreciation of sports movies, especially baseball movies. Ryan Spaeder ain't havin' it. The baseball analyst, author, and host of Blue Wire's 'The Walk Off' baseball podcast joins Big Screen Sports to break down why he thinks baseball movies suck.
63 min
241
"My Cousin Vinny" with David Ruff (Washed Media...
It's the non-sports movie of the month, and we've got another perfect movie. Podcaster and real-life lawyer David Ruff returns to Big Screen Sports to breakdown yutes, Mona Lisa Vito, and everything else in "My Cousin Vinny."
83 min
242
"Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams" with Bobby W...
Bobby Wagner from the Tipping Pitches baseball podcast returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss the baseball documentary "Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams." We talk the baseball, the culture, and wow is that a Rich Hill jersey?
53 min
243
"The Program" with Barton Simmons (CBS Sports C...
No movie has tried to cram in as many college football cliches as "The Program." Barton Simmons joins Big Screen Sports to break down the 1993 film and discuss how it fared in portraying major college football. Where it succeeded, where it completely face-planted, and how the film has aged for better or worse in the last 25+ years.
81 min
244
Favorite/Least Favorite Sports Movie with JR Hi...
JR Hickey, host of the brand new podcast 'So Many Screens' stops by Big Screen Sports to discuss his new pod and then name his favorite and least favorite sports movie.
22 min
245
Five Favorite Soccer Movies with Brandon Kelly ...
With soccer's growing popularity in the U.S., hopefully we've got a bright future for soccer films ahead of us. Brandon Kelly of Blue Wire's new Golden Goal podcast and the Always Cheating pod joins Big Screen Sports to break down his favorite films (so far) in the soccer movie genre.
67 min
246
"Uncut Gems" with Sam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari)
Is "Uncut Gems" actually a sports movie? Eh, maybe, maybe not. Is it a damn good movie? Absolutely. Sam Esfandiari from the Light Years podcast joins Big Screen Sports to talk Sandler, the Safdies, and KG's acting chops.
58 min
247
An Interview with Martie Cordaro from "50 Summe...
Omaha Storm Chasers President Martie Cordaro joins us to discuss taking part in the baseball documentary "50 Summers," his career in Minor League Baseball, and the future of MiLB. Go buy merch from your local minor league sports franchise!
41 min
248
"Swingers" with Daron Vaught (@DaronVaught)
You're so money and you don't even know it. Guest Daron Vaught returns to Big Screen Sports to break down this month's non-sports movie pick, "Swingers," a film that's 96 minutes of near-perfection. Best scenes, best quotes, and a whole bunch of talk about being money and beautiful babies. Plus, was Mikey actually a good comedian?
101 min
249
"Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" with Tim Mil...
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and....Dodge. "Dodgeball" arrived in 2004 and has been quoted repeatedly ever since. Tim Miller (The Bulwark) joins to break down what makes this one a potential Hall of Fame sports movie.
74 min
250
An Interview with Rob Crain from "50 Summers" a...
The baseball documentary "50 Summers" (released earlier this year and now available to stream on Prime) gets 5-stars from this podcast, and we had to talk to one of its stars: former Assistant GM for the Omaha Storm Chasers, Rob Crain. Rob gives us his perspective on being featured in the documentary, as well as tales and tips from his career in Minor League Baseball.
46 min