Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie ...

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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100th Episode Special: The Best of Big Screen S...
We've been talking about the best and worst of sports movies for 100 episodes now, so here are some of the best episode clips Big Screen Sports has to offer.
67 min
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Listener Questions And What's New On Streaming
Talking over a batch of new listener questions including best final play and best poker movie, as well as talking about the best sports movie content available on streaming in November.
32 min
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Director Thaddeus Matula On "The Pony Excess"
Ten years ago ESPN's "30 for 30" and director Thaddeus Matula released "The Pony Excess," chronicling the rise and fall of SMU's powerhouse football program in the 80's. Thaddeus joined Big Screen Sports to discuss his Mustang fandom, the cast of characters he talked to when making the film, and some great off-camera stories.
83 min
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The Top Three Sports Movie Villains with Daron ...
Every good sports movie needs a villain. Guest Daron Vaught returns to Big Screen Sports to pick our top-three favorites, and discuss numerous honorable mentions.
43 min
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Montero on "Rocky" with Michael Montero (@Monte...
Ring Magazine's Michael Montero joins Big Screen Sports to cap off Rock-tober with his thoughts on how the "Rocky" franchise impacted the sport of boxing.
34 min
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"Rocky" with Doug Greenberg (co-host of Rocky M...
Capping off Rock-tober with the ultimate underdog story. Doug Greenberg, co-host of The Rocky Minute podcast, joins to break down the original "Rocky."
76 min
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The Best Scenes of "Bloodsport" with Mike Camer...
The best scenes from the JCVD classic "Bloodsport," from January's episode covering the full film with guest Mike Camerlengo.
14 min
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"School of Rock" with Mike Schubert
Rock-tober rolls on with the role Jack Black was born to play in "School of Rock." Mike Schubert (host of the Potterless, Meddling Adults, and HORSE podcasts) returns to Big Screen Sports to talk Black's charismatic performance, fantastic music drops, and why Sarah Silverman's character actually might've been the only sane adult in the film.
65 min
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Michael Rothstein On His "Remember The Titans" ...
ESPN's Michael Rothstein joins Big Screen Sports to discuss everything he learned in his fantastic oral history celebrating the twenty-year anniversary of "Remember the Titans."
48 min
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Talking The "Rocky" Movies with GG from Fight G...
The Fight Game Podcast did a look back on the "Rocky" franchise as a whole earlier this year, and co-host GG joins to discuss the best, worst, and what might be to come of our favorite Philly underdog in the second week of Rocktober on Big Screen Sports.
53 min
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More Favorite Rocky Movies and Rocktober Updates
A Friday minisode with another podcaster chiming in with their favorite Rocky film, an update on where you can stream the franchise, some episode scheduling for the rest of the month, and a clip of Monday's episode.
9 min
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Podcasters Pick Their Favorite "Rocky" Movie
It's hard to pick just one, but everyone has a favorite film in the "Rocky" franchise. A few podcasters jump on Big Screen Sports to tell us what their favorite is, and why.
38 min
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"Crazy, Stupid, Love" with Ben Cruz (@cruzkontrol)
David Linhagen is the worst. Ben Cruz from the Two Jabronis wrestling podcast joins Big Screen Sports to break down the 2011 rom-com "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Talking an incredible Ryan Gosling performance, great cast chemistry, and if someone could ever come to terms with the fact that their boyfriend and dad used to go pick up chicks together.
74 min
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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
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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
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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
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TE1: Travis Kelce (2013-2020)
65 min
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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