Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast

LARPing is absolutely a sport, and today Caroline Darney and Kyle Bandujo are talking fighting fake kings, adults who shouldn't be around kids, and everything else in "Role Models," voted to be covered in January by the BSS Patreon group.  Follow Caroline and Kyle on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books ar...

"10 years?! I've gotta lay off the peyote." "Talladega Nights" is the perfect comedic commentary on NASCAR and the South, and on today's BSS, Alex McDaniel and Kyle Bandujo are breaking it down.  Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel and Kyle @kylebandujo, or follow on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. Yo...

Big Screen Sports has changed a lot in six years, going from a podcast about the authenticity of sports movies to...whatever it is now. Caroline Darney and Ryan Nanni join Kyle Bandujo to give listeners, new and old, a breakdown of the history of BSS, its categories, and years of bits and inside jokes. 3:45 - Switching Christmas and Valentine's Day 9:00  - Origin of BSS 26:55 - Category Explanatio...

Home burglary (not robbery), bad parents, and one potentially murderous child are all on the docket as Caroline Darney, Alex McDaniel, Ryan Nanni, and Kyle Bandujo wrap up the year by breaking down "Home Alone." Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel, Caroline @cwdarney, Ryan @celebrityhottub and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated"...

The town of Hope Springs, NY is way too cool with the concept of a snowman coming to life. Alex McDaniel and Kyle Bandujo talk hot snowmen, overzealous cops, how Hallmark movies are like cereal, and everything else in "Hot Frosty." Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever book...

The NFL meets Hallmark, and on the latest episode of Big Screen Sports Caroline Darney, Alex McDaniel, and Kyle Bandujo are talking lucky hats, friendless adults, a family overtly desperate for their daughter to get married, and everything else in "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story." Follow Caroline @cwdarney, Alex @alexmcdaniel, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Spor...

In 1989, future SportsCenter legend Kenny Mayne took on Harold Reynolds and future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. in a wiffle ball throwing competition. Kenny joins Big Screen Sports to discuss his new documentary "Wiffle Ball," and his humorous search for potential proof that he beat Griffey in the contest.  Watch " Whiffle Ball" on Fubo! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Ti...

The greatest football movie of all-time? Probably not. The greatest football movie speech of all-time? Maybe! Writer Jake Kring-Schreifels joins Kyle Bandujo to talk the brutal lives of football players, Al Pacino's locker room brilliance, the rapid rise of Willie Beamen, and everything else in "Any Given Sunday."  Follow Jake on Twitter @jakeks19 and Kyle @kylebandujo Check out Jake's work on his...

We're wrapping up TV Pilot Month talking chaotic kitchens, mother-daughter relationships, and gazebos. Caroline Darney, Alex McDaniel, and Jaclyn Bandujo join Kyle Bandujo to break down the pilot episode of "Gilmore Girls." Follow Caroline @cwdarney, Alex @alexmcdaniel, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or w...

On today's TV Pilot Month episode, Kyle Bandujo and Matt Scalici make Caroline Darney take her first trip to the Island, to break down Part 1 and Part 2 of the LOST Pilot episode! Follow Caroline @cwdarney, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support Big Screen Sports, get s...

Play the music, because our second episode of TV Pilot Month has Caroline Darney getting Kyle Bandujo to finally watch "The X-Files." Talking Mulder being a freak (respectfully), the show's impact on fandom, cameos, and how quickly you'd believe in aliens.  Follow Caroline @cwdarney, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustra...

We're diving into TV Pilots for the next month on BSS, starting off with the first episode of "Friday Night Lights." Caroline Darney and Kyle Bandujo take clear eyes and full hearts into talking Dillon's lack of QB development, Mack Brown's cameo, and if Jason Street could've hung at Notre Dame.  Follow Caroline @cwdarney, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of...

The podcast that finally settles the Hostess vs. Little Debbie argument. Alex McDaniel, Caroline Darney, and Ryan Nanni join Kyle Bandujo to talk survival rules, worst celebrities to be stuck with during a zombie apocalypse, mummy lawyers, and everything else in "Zombieland.":  Follow Alex @AlexMcDaniel, Caroline @cwdarney, Ryan @celebrityhottub, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The G...

To celebrate the great baseball being played in the MLB postseason, on the latest Big Screen Sports we're talking some of the bad baseball in "Major League: Back to the MInors," a movie that while not great, is still entertaining.  Follow Danny @DannyWiser, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books...

Has anyone ever been less French than Chris O'Donnell? On the latest BSS, Caroline Darney, Ryan Nanni, Kaitlin Steer, and Kyle Bandujo talk wild hair choices, evil cardinals, hot Oliver Platt, and everything else in "The Three Musketeers" Follow Caroline @cwdarney, Ryan @celebrityhottub, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illu...

NOTE: This episode was recorded and released in the BSS Patreon group earlier in September. Kyle Bandujo & Alex McDaniel break down the season finale of Shoresy, S1, 'Don't Poke The Bear' Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support Big Screen Sports...

To celebrate the release of "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time Analyzed and Illustrated" Caroline Darney and Kyle Bandujo break down one of the featured movies in the book, the classic golf film "Tin Cup." Follow Caroline @cwdarney and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books ar...

The Sudberry Blueberry Bulldogs get ready to take on the Soo. Alex McDaniel & Kyle Bandujo break down Shoresy S1's penultimate episode.  Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be cover...

It's senior whale shit hockey, not the Knight's Watch. Alex McDaniel and Kyle Bandujo continue recapping Shoresy S1, diving into Episode 4, 'If You Can't Win, Don't Play.' Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule u...

Jack Jokinen, host of the George's Box podcast and author of the new children's book "A Stray Dog for Christmas" joins BSS to talk his new book and deep dive on the best and worst of 90s baseball movies.  Buy "A Stray Dog for Christmas: How Suzy Was Adopted" here or wherever books are sold. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wh...

The first rule of Kumite is literally everyone needs to talk about Kumite. On the latest Big Screen Sports, Carline Darney, Ryan Nanni, and Kyle Bandujo talk weird accents, medical protocol at Kumite, the Army's desire to bring one rouge solider to justice, and everything else in "Bloodsport." Follow Caroline @cwdarney, Ryan @celebrityhottub, and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Great...

The Sudberry Blueberry Bulldogs get on the ice, and Alex McDaniel, Adam Amin, and Kyle Bandujo are breaking down the action, talking house music drops, Shoresy's quips, and how old is too old to be sleeping on a floor mattress.  Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel, Adam @adamamin and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or w...

This episode is best enjoyed at a BBQ mixer-mingler. Alex McDaniel, Mike Golic Jr., and Kyle Bandujo talk getting the team together, popcorn chicken vs. popcorn shrimp, calling your parents, and everything else in the S1 Ep2 of Shoresy, 'Veteran Presence.' Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel, Mike @mikegolicjr and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Map...

Big Screen Sports is back in the TV business, and we want to Never Lose Again. Alex McDaniel, Brian Floyd, and Kyle Bandujo dive into the first episode of the hockey comedy, "Shoresy." Follow Alex @alexmcdaniel, Brian @BrianMFloyd and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support...

The Dude abides, and today Matt Scalici and Kyle Bandujo are talking the Coen Brothers, their appreciation of bowling alleys, nihilism, and everything else in "The Big Lebowski." Follow Matt @mattscalici and Kyle @kylebandujo Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support Big Screen Sports, get sche...