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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TV Reviews
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"Hustle" with JR Hickey
Did Adam Sandler just drop an instant sports movie classic? JR Hickey returns to Big Screen Sports to join Kyle Bandujo in breaking down the all-around great basketball flick, "Hustle."
82 min
102
"Out Cold" with Rob Fox
Did someone say King of the Mountain? Rob Fox returns to Big Screen Sports and joins Kyle Bandujo in talking young Zach Galifianakis, Casablanca references, and getting drunk at Pedro O'Horny's in "Out Cold."
91 min
103
An Appreciation of the MVP Baseball Franchise w...
From '03 to '07, we had something special. Kyle Bandujo & Tommy Strafaci (better known as @RandomMLBStars on Instagram) do a deep dive into the MVP Baseball video game franchise. What worked, what was groundbreaking, and why we'd love to see EA take another run at baseball.
48 min
104
"Face/Off" with Caroline Darney and Michael Felder
Caroline Darney and Michael Felder return to Big Screen Sports to join Kyle Bandujo in talking about Nic Cage's most unhinged performance, the least comfortable brother/sister relationship ever put on screen, Joan Allen's wagon, and every other bonkers thing that goes down in "Face/Off."
128 min
105
"Is Kevin Costner Actually Good?" with Temple B...
"Everybody Wants Some" star Temple Baker joins to unpack a hell of a take: outside of sports movies, is Kevin Costner actually good?
76 min
106
"Top Gun: Maverick" with Caroline Darney
It's time. Caroline and Kyle break down "Top Gun: Maverick," with spoilers. Go see this one in a theater, please.
112 min
107
Ranking Fictional Crimes with The Rank Kings Po...
A quick clip from last week's episode of "The Rank Kings" where BSS host Kyle Bandujo joined Danny and Ty to rank their favorite fictional crimes.
2 min
108
"Top Gun" with Caroline Darney and Ryan Nanni
Great music, great beach volleyball, and some flying too—Caroline Darney, Ryan Nanni, and Kyle Bandujo are writing check's their bodies can't cash on today's episode, breaking down "Top Gun." Deep dive on Loggins, callsigns, volleyball in jeans, and dudes who just needed to kiss already.
143 min
109
"Battleship" with Caroline Darney
On its ten-year anniversary, Caroline Darney and Kyle Bandujo are talking a movie that has a strong case to be named in the unintentional comedy Hall of Fame—"Battleship."
83 min
110
The 2022 Sports Movie Hall of Fame Inductees
Inducting the inaugural class of actors/writers/directors and movies into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame, with votes from host Kyle Bandujo and the Big Screen Sports Patreon group.
35 min
111
Mailbag: Underrated/Overrated Sports Movies, Sp...
Today's episode is a long-overdue Patron's Choice/Mailbag hybrid, talking most overrated/underrated sports movies, best sports scenes in rom-com's, & more!
30 min
112
"She's The Man" with Haley O'Shaughnessy
Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose.....you get the idea. Haley O'Shaughnessy joins Kyle Bandujo to talk the classic 2006 sports movie and teen comedy, "She's The Man."
68 min
113
"Blades of Glory" with Rob Fox
Another installment in the Ferrell sports movie run—Rob Fox returns to Big Screen Sports to join Kyle Bandujo in breaking down Ferrell on ice in "Blades of Glory."
86 min
114
"Con Air" with Caroline Darney & Mike Golic Jr.
Saving the day on a flying prison taken over by convicts is absolutely a sport. Caroline Darney, Mike Golic Jr., and Kyle Bandujo talk bad Alabama accents, prison mattress fires, and the collateral damage of landing a plane on the Las Vegas strip in "Con Air."
110 min
115
Throwback: The Best Scenes of "Happy Gilmore" w...
Throwing it back for Masters weekend with this clip from our April 2021 episode on "Happy Gilmore," talking the best scenes of the classic golf comedy.
23 min
116
"Gone In Sixty Seconds" with Brian Gill
Brian Gill and Kyle Bandujo didn't do it for the money—they did it for the cars. Brian returns to Big Screen Sports to talk Nic Cage, the sport of auto theft, and a stacked cast in "Gone In Sixty Seconds."
86 min
117
"Beerfest" with Caroline Darney & Mike Golic Jr.
Beer drinking is absolutely a sport, so we're grabbing a glass full of ram's piss and a suitcase filled with deutschmarks to talk the legendary comedy "Beerfest." Caroline Darney & Mike Golic Jr return to join Kyle Bandujo in talking the film's best laughs, drunk confidence, and how everyone has a Landfill in their life.
90 min
118
"The Best of Times" with Kevin Van Valkenburg
How does a football movie written by Ron Shelton, that stars Robin Williams and Kurt Russell somehow get forgotten about? ESPN Sr. Writer Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Kyle Bandujo to talk guys reliving the glory days in "The Best of Times."
83 min
119
How Sports Movies Get Made with Jessi Sheldon o...
Co-founder of Game Changing Films Jessi Sheldon joins Big Screen Sports to talk the ins and outs of making sports scenes come to life. She discusses her career and experience working on movies such as "McFarland USA," "Semi-Pro," and "The Dark Knight Rises."
61 min
120
Author Jeff Pearlman on "Winning Time: The Rise...
Jeff Pearlman, author of "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s" returns to Big Screen Sports to talk about the new HBO show "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty."
55 min
121
"Palm Springs" with Alex McDaniel, Caroline Dar...
Gang's all here folks. Alex, Caroline, Mike, and Kyle talk finding your Irvine and committing crimes in a time loop with their breakdown of "Palm Springs" to wrap up Rom-Com Month on Big Screen Sports.
105 min
122
Rom-Com Month: "Set It Up" with Caroline Darney...
In the latest episode of rom-com month, Caroline Darney & Mike Golic Jr return to the podcast to join Kyle Bandujo in talking tough bosses, incredible needle drops, and great speeches in "Set It Up."
96 min
123
Rom-Com Month: "Sleeping With Other People" wit...
It's "When Harry Met Sally" but for jerks. Alex McDaniel & Kyle Bandujo breakdown Jason Sudeikis as the anti-Ted Lasso in "Sleeping With Other People."
78 min
124
Rom-Com Month: "When Harry Met Sally" with Alex...
Starting off rom-com month with perhaps the greatest of all-time. Alex McDaniel and Michael Felder join Kyle Bandujo to break down "When Harry Met Sally."
118 min
125
"Mr. Baseball" with Daron Vaught
Kyle Bandujo and Daron Vaught head to Japan to talk great mustaches, questionable training techniques, and a terrible romantic subplot in "Mr. Baseball."
90 min