Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast

On Nick Dais' podcast "Veteran's Minimum" you can catch him every week talking everything from the NBA playoffs, to MMA, to all other topics in what's going on with sports and culture. Today he's stopping by Big Screen Sports to talk sports movies, specifically his Top 5.  Follow Nick on social media @TheLambShow and subscribe to "Veteran's Minimum" wherever you get your podcasts.  Big Screen Spor...

Hosts Alex McDaniel and Kyle Bandujo continue on with the Big Screen Sports rewatch of Season 1 of Ted Lasso, this week talking the second episode, "Biscuits." They'll break down being a lion or a panda, potentially the best salad-dressing related joke in TV history, and Jamie Tartt: nightmare teammate.  Enjoyed the first episode of our "Ted Lasso" re-watch? Let us know with a 5* rating and a revi...

A Throwback Thursday clip talking the best scenes from the classic sports comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" with guest Tim Miller, from the 6/22/20 episode of Big Screen Sports.  You can check out the entire episode on the Big Screen Sports podcast feed. Episode 2 of the "Ted Lasso" re-watch drops on Monday, May 24th.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Yo...

We're taking the Big Screen Sports formula to AFC Richmond, and adding a co-host to the mix. Podcaster, video strategist, and huge Ted Lasso fan Alex McDaniel joins the show for a ten-episode re-watch, starting with the Pilot episode of "Ted Lasso." Alex and host Kyle Bandujo talk what makes the show special, the stellar performances by the entire cast, and pick their favorite aspects of the episo...

Andrew Rotondi of Bronx Pinstripes joined earlier this week to talk "61*." Here's a throwback clip from his first appearance on the show talking the best scenes of "Pride of the Yankees." Follow Andrew on Twitter @AndrewRotond i and check out his work over at @BronxPinstripes . Help out Big Screen Sports by taking a quick five-minute survey ! Big Screen Sports covers your favorite (and least favor...

When making a movie about legendary member of the New York Yankees, it's best when done by a fan. Iconic comedian and die-hard Yankees fan Billy Crystal directed "61*" about Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris' quest for Babe Ruth's home run record. Another die-hard Yankees fan, co-host of Bronx Pinstripes Andrew Rotondi, returns to Big Screen Sports to break down what's sneakily a top-tier baseball & s...

If you're someone who watches a lot of movies, and you haven't downloaded Letterboxd, you're doing yourself a disservice. Or, you're just not a loser like our host Kyle Bandujo and today's guest John Duda.  John returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss what makes the app enjoyable, and to debate on a few movies we feel the other might have rated a bit incorrectly, including discussion on: "The Mast...

This podcast episode is guaranteed to get results. USA Baseball's Daron Vaught returns for ten questions about the Tom Emanski commercials, one of the most important pieces of baseball pop culture from the 90's.  Follow Daron on Twitter @DaronVaught and check out Covering The Bases, the official podcast of USA Baseball, wherever you get your podcasts.  Help out Big Screen Sports by taking a quick...

If you missed "McFarland, USA" when it premiered to film audiences, you're not alone. Kevin Costner seems more known for sports movies like "Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams," but McFarland has a claim to being Costner's best sports movie in nearly three decades. Authors Jeff & Catherine Pearlman return to Big Screen Sports to discuss the true story behind the film, realism of the cross country s...

A Throwback Thursday talking about the worst things from "Summer Catch" with Goose from Foul Pole Sports.  Help out Big Screen Sports by taking a quick five-minute survey ! Big Screen Sports covers your favorite (and least favorite) sports movies every Monday.. Get updates on the movies on the schedule by following Big Screen Sports on Twitter @Big_ScreenSport or joining the Big Screen Sports Face...

The spiritual sequel to  "Dazed  and Confused" doesn't have its predecessor's popularity (yet), but "Everybody Wants Some" is a Hall of Fame sports movie. NBC Sports' Chris Crawford joins host Kyle Bandujo on Big Screen Sports to talk about Richard Linklater's ode to 1980 and college baseball. The best scenes, impeccable casting, and how a movie with only one baseball scene might be the most baseb...

A top-tier Adam Sandler movie that's also a first-ballot Hall of Fame golf movie, "Happy Gilmore" is still incredible 25 years later. Guest Wes Blankenship ( Outsider.com ) returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss what makes this a HOF golf movie, and break down how the film might have actually been ahead of its time in the world of golf. Wes and host Kyle Bandujo also talk the legacy of Shooter Mc...

Spike Lee + Denzel is a match made in movie heaven, but a standout performance from future Hall of Famer Ray Allen might be what pushes "He Got Game" over the top into basketball movie royalty. Mike Schubert returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss the film's place among the top basketball movies ever made, Denzel playing Ray Allen in 1 on 1, and riding in a car with Big Time Willie.  Check out Mik...

Can The Rock, Sean William Scott, and an out of his mind Christopher Walken make a good action movie? Guest Ben Cruz and host Kyle Bandujo think so, and break it down on today's Big Screen Sports.  Follow Ben on Twitter @cruzkontrol and go check out Vover! Big Screen Sports covers your favorite (and least favorite) sports movies every Monday.. Get updates on the movies on the schedule by following...

Before LeBron's sequel arrives this summer, it's time to talk about why "Space Jam" has endured over 25 years later. The hosts of 'Air Buds' (Mike Brenner, Jamel Johnson, and Peter Moses) return to Big Screen Sports to discuss the film that Michael Jordan willed to $200+ million at the box office,  talk about their ideal Monstars lineup, and make predictions for the sequel. Follow Air Buds on Twit...

"Senna" is a nearly perfect sports documentary, and Baseball America's JJ Cooper returns to Big Screen Sports to tell us why. JJ and host Kyle Bandujo talk the legendary Ayrton Senna, the pacing and filming style of director Asif Kapadia, and the two villains of the film—one deserving, and one who got a bad edit.  Follow JJ  on Twitter @jjcoop36 and check out what's new at Baseball America.  Big S...

Every Hall of Fame sports movie deserves a two hour podcast. The hosts of Tipping Pitches return to Big Screen Sports to talk Brad Pitt, baseball scout lingo, and a few notable players left out of the big screen depiction of the 2002 A's in "Moneyball." Following Tipping Pitches on Twitter @tipping_pitches and subscribe to their show wherever you get your podcasts.  Big Screen Sports covers your f...

"Moneyball" is so damn good that we recorded a two-hour episode about it with the hosts of Tipping Pitches. Here's a 20 minute preview. Make sure you're subscribed to get the full episode in your feed when it drops Monday.  Big Screen Sports covers your favorite (and least favorite) sports movies every Monday.. Get updates on the movies on the schedule by following Big Screen Sports on Twitter @Bi...

Listeners have had 2+ years of my bad sports movie takes, now it's your turn. Send an MP3 or WAV file to kyle.bandujo@gmail.com with the subject line "Big Screen Sports - Fictional Uniforms." An iPhone voice memo would likely work, or you can try Garage Band or Audacity on a laptop.  Big Screen Sports covers your favorite (and least favorite) sports movies every Monday.. Get updates on the movies...

"42" had lofty expectations to live up to: to be a biopic that lives up its subject matter. Casting Chadwick Boseman was a good start, but NYT best-selling author Jeff Pearlman and son Emmett return to Big Screen Sports to break down how "42" fared in honoring a legend. We talk Boseman, Harrison Ford in heavy prosthetics, and speculate on what a Spike Lee version of the Jackie Robinson story would...

Early in the Big Screen Sports run (very early, like under the old name early) we took a run at Friday Night Lights, and it wasn't our best effort. Righting wrongs and paying due to the greatest HSFB movie of all time with guest Chris Van Vliet. Chris and host Kyle Bandujo talk Derek Luke's standout performance as Boobie Miles, the incredible football action in the film, and how the movie conveyed...

During the 2004 MLB playoffs history was made; Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore starred in a rom-com together for the first time. Gabrielle Starr (Founder of Girl at the Game, co-host of Locked On Red Sox) joins to discuss a movie that is really better than people give it credit for.  Gabrielle and host Kyle Bandujo talk to the Fallon-Barrymore chemistry, a cinematic look at a legendary baseball se...

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, and a whole bunch of horses. A stacked cast leads "Seabiscuit" to the winner's circle, and Play Virginia's Dann Stupp returns to the podcast to break down what worked and what didn't work about the 2003 Best Picture nominee.  Follow Dann on Twitter @dannstupp.  Big Screen Sports covers your favorite (and least favorite) sports movies every Monday.. Get up...

Kenny Powers finally gets called back to the big leagues (or so he thinks) and true KP form, goes out guns blazing. Ben Cruz joins hosts Kyle Bandujo and Jeremy Los to talk Kenny's credit score, how Stevie made it to adulthood, and who got screwed over the worst in this episode.  The "Eastbound & Down" re-watch wraps up on Monday with a listener questions episode on the Big Screen Sports podcast f...

Ashley Schaeffer and Reg Mackworthy return to "Eastbound & Down," and hosts Kyle Bandujo and Jeremey Los are breaking it down. Kenny finds his pitch, gets April back, and saves some Oxycontin for later.  The "Eastbound & Down" re-watch continues Monday on the Big Screen Sports podcast feed. Get updates on the movies on the schedule by following Big Screen Sports on Twitter @Big_ScreenSport or join...