Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast

"The Program" takes a shot that few other football movies have; trying to realistically portray what goes on at a major college football program. That's a tall task.  Barton Simmons (Barton & Bud podcast, CBS Sports) joins Big Screen Sports to grade how the film stacked up in portraying every single aspect of college football that it took a shot at. Barton and host Kyle Bandujo give their thoughts...

What defines a favorite movie is different for everyone. It might be the most rewatchable, or the best movie, or have to do with the circumstances surrounding when you saw it. JR Hickey, host of the new podcast 'So Many Screens', stops by Big Screen Sports to drop his favorite sports movie of all-time, and name his least favorite as well.  Follow So Many Screens on Twitter/IG @SoManyScreens Big Sc...

Brandon Kelly has a new podcast on the Blue Wire network, Golden Goal, discussing the greatest players and moments in soccer history.  Today Brandon joins Big Screen Sports to do the same, but with soccer movies. We'll discuss the soccer movie genre in general, and then Brandon breaks down his top films, where you can stream them, and why you should.  Big Screen Sports is brought to you by Manscap...

The Safdie brothers crushed it with "Uncut Gems," and while they didn't get any Oscars for their troubles, they're getting a bunch of praise in an episode of Big Screen Sports. Sam Esfandiari returns as guest to break down everything that hit right in this movie.  We'll talk the incredible performance by Adam Sandler, the film's fantastic score and pace, the dedication to authenticity that the Saf...

Every listener of this podcast should know by now how great the baseball documentary "50 Summers" is. Martie Cordaro is the President of the team featured in the doc, the Omaha Storm Chasers, and is a central character in the film.  Martie stops by to discuss his appearance in the film, as well as baseball in the city of Omaha. We also get into his career in MiLB, how he got to Omaha, the secret t...

You're a big winner. I'm gonna ask you a simple question and I want you to listen to me: who's the big winner here tonight listening to this podcast? Huh? You, that's who. USA Baseball's Daron Vaught returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss the 1996 comedy "Swingers," the non-sports movie of the month for Big Screen Sports. We talk young Vince Vaughn in the early stages of his "Wedding Crashers" ch...

It's a bold strategy Cotton, lets see if it pays off for them.  Tim Miller joins Big Screen Sports to discuss an all-time sports comedy,  "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story." Tim and host Kyle Bandujo will talk about Vince Vaughn's peak, the plethora of incredible supporting characters in the film, and who White Goodman might've voted for (and why he puts off Donald Trump Jr. vibes).  They'll run t...

"50 Summers" tells the story of fifty years of minor league baseball in Omaha, told through the lens of the Omaha Royals franchise. A few months back we talked to director Dan Napoli and producer Bill Hipsher about their experience making the film. Now that "50 Summers" is available to stream on Amazon Prime, it's a good time to circle back with some of the stars of the film, and that means talkin...

Of Will Ferrell's quartet of sports movie comedies, Talladega Nights takes the cake as his best film. The 2006 NASCAR spoof hits all the right notes, and joining Big Screen Sports to break it down is Atlanta-area media personality, Wes Blankenship. We'll talk about the incredible Dear Baby Jesus dinner scene, the powerhouse supporting cast, and what made this movie a perfect spoof of Southern NASC...

"The 6th Man" might not have completely worked as a basketball comedy, but that didn't stop us from having a good time talking about it. The guys from the Air Buds Podcast join host Kyle Bandujo in talking about a movie that might be best left in the 90's.  The guys talk about the sex lives of ghosts, who the most talented Wayans brother is, and if a ghost was helping a Pac-10 basketball team, wou...

The advent of 30 for 30 has led to what could very possibly be the golden age of sports documentaries over the past decade. Bobby Wagner and Alex Bazeley from the baseball podcast Tipping Pitches return to Big Screen Sports to discuss their sports documentary preferences, what the future of sports documentaries looks like, and pitch a few ideas for baseball documentaries that we'd like to see made...

Mike Schubert has joined Big Screen Sports to cover Quidditch and basketball mixed with musical theater. He's returned for a third time, now to cover A capella in the 2012 musical comedy "Pitch Perfect." Mike and host Kyle Bandujo will break down what worked about the movie, what didn't, and offer their takes on if the film properly depicted A capella. They'll discuss if the Barden Bellas were too...

Last year, Keith Law (The Athletic) joined Big Screen Sports to discuss the worst baseball film of all-time, "Trouble With The Curve." Today he returns under much happier circumstances, discussing his new book "The Inside Game," which applies baseball scenarios to critical thinking and decision making theory. We also discuss the baseball problems with the film "Moneyball," and finish up the episod...

In 1999 Jim Morris completed the ultimate "follow your dreams" story by going from teaching and coaching high school baseball to pitching in the big leagues in a matter of months. Disney followed that up three years later with "The Rookie." Returning guest Dillon Cheverere joins to discuss his experience as an extra in the film, as well as break down all aspects of the film. We talk Dennis Quaid's...

Jim Morris became known to sports movie fans everywhere after the premiere of the 2002 Disney film, "The Rookie." Now, Jim has a new book coming out detailing the twenty years since his follow-your-dreams story. Motivational speaking, life lessons, and a different kind of comeback.  Jim joined Big Screen Sports to discuss the new book, "Dream Makers: Surround Yourself with the Best to Be Your Best...

Today's episode is the first (and maybe last, if it's received poorly) listener questions episode of Big Screen Sports. Questions include: What Olympic event would you make a movie out of? Which historical team would you want to see a movie on? Dream guests for the pod? Major League 2 questions Which fictional batter would you want to hit a game-winner? Favorite Podcasts? Movies that I've apprecia...

The Magic Loogie. Trading Jay Buhner. Two home runs for a sick kid. Seinfeld was full of New York baseball, so there was no one better to have discuss the show's baseball scenes that Scott Reinen from Bronx Pinstripes.  He and host Kyle Bandujo will discuss the show's relationship with baseball, current age New York ballplayers we'd want to see on Seinfeld, and ranking the top five baseball moment...

Gavin O'Connor knows how to make an emotional sports movie. His first sports offering since "Miracle," "Warrior" is cut from the same emotional cloth (but with a lot more grittiness). Dann Stupp (Managing Editor for The Athletic MMA) joins to talk what is pretty easily the best MMA film ever made. He and host Kyle Bandujo will talk intense fight scenes, Nick Nolte's performance, and the current st...

Vontae Mack no matter what. Sounds great, but it's really dumb. Since it's NFL Draft Day, Matt Barr (4th & Gold Podcast)  has joined Big Screen Sports to draft a team made up of the dumbest parts of the film "Draft Day." Is it trading up to draft a linebacker you could've traded up for? Asking other GMs for help? Having an intern start their first day on the actual day of the draft? Plenty to choo...

Even this podcast can't always talk about sports movies. In the first installment of Big Screen No Sports (if you have a better name, by all means let us know) Barstool Sports' Brandon Walker joins to apply our normal episode format to "That Thing You Do!" Brandon & host Kyle Bandujo will pick best scene, the most and least authentic parts of the film, talk about the incredible job Tom Hanks did i...

While there's no MiLB currently being played, the baseball documentary "50 Summers," covering fifty years of minor league baseball as told through the Omaha franchise, might be the next best thing. Director Dan Napoli and producer Bill Hipsher join Big Screen Sports to break down the origin of the film, getting a cast of characters ranging from Warren Buffett to George Brett to talk baseball in Om...

It's pretty much a given that Kevin Costner is the best movie athlete of all-time (at least according to this podcast he is). At the heart of his case is three top tier baseball movies; "Bull Durham," "Field of Dreams," and "For Love of the Game." NBC Sports baseball reporter Jessica Kleinschmidt joins to tell us why "For Love of the Game" is her favorite baseball movie, and to compare & contrast...

It's not sports and it's not a movie, but "Tiger King" is the hottest thing in pop culture right now so Big Screen Sports is going to talk big cats.  Joined by my internet ghost buddy Bird, we'll talk through the worst people in Netflix's docuseries and rank our top-five worst (and for a bonus try to pick someone who's the best).  Next Monday, back to things as usual with a discussion of the baseb...

There's nothing better than sitting at a ballgame, but during quarantine, the next best thing might be talking about the games you wish you could be at. The hosts of Tipping Pitches ( @tipping_pitches ), Alex & Bobby, join to break down all the best fictional games from baseball movies that they wish they could've been in the stands for. The guys and host Kyle Bandujo then dive into what the futur...

"Goon" might be the best hockey comedy of the last forty years, and on this episode of Big Screen Sports we've got Will deFries & Brett Merriman (Washed Media, Circling Back Podcast ) to break it down. Will discuss incredible performances by Sean William Scott & Liev Schreiber, hockey team dynamics, and of course, percocets. Presented by BetOnline.ag. Use promo code "BlueWire" for a 100% Welcome B...