Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast

The first (and maybe the last, we'll see) Journalism July theme month kicks off with Ryan Nanni and Temple Baker talking the death of journalism, leather jackets, cheeseburger diets, and everything else in "The Insider." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With...

"Journeyman" might be one of the best boxing movies of the last thirty years, and almost certainly one of the most under-seen. Jeff Pearlman returns to BSS, joining Kyle Bandujo to talk the dark side of boxing.  You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: T...

Full episode is available on the BSS Patreon feed. On the latest BSS, Caroline Darney returns, joining Kyle Bandujo to hop right into the middle of the original 'Star Wars' trilogy (if you're looking on this feed for a previous A New Hope episode, you won't find it), breaking down The Empire Strikes Back! You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upc...

For no reason in particular, on the latest BSS, Matt Scalici, Ryan Nanni, and Kyle Bandujo explore the best and worst of 1983 in movies! Check out Matt weekly on For the Watercooler, and Ryan on Phantom Island.  You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: T...

Kicking off June on BSS with Matt Scalici returning to join Kyle Bandujo in talking what's arguably Wes Anderson's best film (and also a downhill sledding movie), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Fil...

Wrapping up Ani-May with this month's Patron Pick, as Danny Wiser returns to break down "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." Full episode available on the BSS Patreon feed.  You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed...

Brian Gill returns to Big Screen Sports, joining Kyle Bandujo to talk Pixar's stellar contribution to the superhero genre, "The Incredibles." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrate...

Author Tom Coyne joins to discuss his new book, "A Course Called Home: Adventures of an Accidental Golf Course Owner" and his experience adapting his debut novel, "A Gentleman's Game" to the big screen! Buy A Course Called Home wherever books are sold! You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/b...

We're (thankfully) moving on from Ass April and into another year of "Ani-May," breaking down animated movies. Matt Scalici joins Kyle Bandujo to talk Wes Anderson's stop-motion masterpiece, "Isle of Dogs." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Gr...

We're wrapping Ass April with the assiest of them all. Danny Wiser joins Kyle Bandujo to talk the worst baseball movie ever made, "Trouble With The Curve." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped,...

Ryan Nanni returns to talk about the EDSBS Charity Bowl, and debate with Kyle Bandujo which year was a bigger year for ass movies: 1996 or 2004.  Donate to the 2026 EDSBS Charity Bowl here: https://www.edsbscharitybowl.com/ You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies W...

Ass April catches Robert Redford in his sappy old guy era, as Temple Baker returns to join Kyle Bandujo in talking problematic tropes, bad Southern accents, and seeing the field in "The Legend of Bagger Vance." Go check out Temple's new movie, "The Long Shot," available now on VOD! You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joinin...

It's hard to overstate how ass this movie is. Alex McDaniel, Ryan Nanni, and Caroline Darney join Kyle Bandujo to talk about the bad acting, bad CGI, and just bad, absolutely everything of "Morbius." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest...

We've got a brand-new theme month on Big Screen Sports: "Ass April." It's a month of breaking down movies that are complete ass, starting off with Matt Scalici joining Kyle Bandujo to discuss a mule kicking in the NFL in the 1976 Disney movie, "Gus." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/big...

Big Screen Sports is back talking Shoresy, with Alex McDaniel joining Kyle Bandujo to recap the 1st episode of Season 2, "Get'em Focused." Ep2 to drop on the Patreon feed this week! You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of Al...

On today's BSS we're spending winter at The Overlook Hotel, with Matt Scalici joining Kyle Bandujo to talk creepy kids, bad jobs, hedge maze expertise, and everything else in "The Shining." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Fil...

Cooking is absolutely a sport, and few films do the sport better than "Chef." Ben Cruz joins Kyle Bandujo to talk knife skills, father/son bonding, marrying out of your league, and everything else in the 2014 comfort classic.  You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movie...

Eight whiskey sours. On the latest Big Screen Sports, Temple Baker joins Kyle Bandujo to talk Leo & Brad, the magic of 1960s LA, and everything else in "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films o...

This full episode is available on the Big Screen Sports Patreon page. We're wrapping up rom-com month with Alex McDaniel and Ryan Nanni talking big stunts, French dogs, and everything else in "The Fall Guy." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The G...

Rom-Com Month visits the 80s, with Matt Scalici joining Kyle Bandujo to talk young Nic Cage, an incredible soundtrack, questionable step-mom intentions, and everything else in "Valley Girl." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Fi...

Rom-Com Month rolls on with an elevated Hallmark movie that might not know ball. Ryan Nanni and Temple Baker join Kyle Bandujo to talk "Sweet Home Alabama." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped,...

In our latest Two Minute Drill, Bobby Wagner of the Tipping PItches Podcast returns to Big Screen Sports to breakdown the baseball scene from "Twilight." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, an...

It's time for our 4th Annual Rom-Com Month, and we're kicking it off with the gold standard in the genre. Alex McDaniel joins Kyle Bandujo to talk socialite weddings, Jimmy Stewart's juice, the worst 24 hours a groom has ever had, and everything else in "The Philadelphia Story." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining o...

It's time to grab your orange balls and take a paddle to the ass from Mr. Wonderful, because on the latest episode of BSS, Ben Cruz and Matt Scalici join Kyle Bandujo to talk the best sports movie of 2025 (and maybe this decade) in "Marty Supreme." You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigsc...

Introducing a new miniseries on Big Screen Sports! We're breaking down classic sports movie scenes in Two Minute Drill, starting with Coach Yost's classic "Leave No Doubt" speech from "Remember the Titans," with guest host Danny Wiser. You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports. B...