Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast

NOTE: This full episode can be found on the Big Screen Sports Patreon feed. On the latest Big Screen Sports we're hopping in a Gypsy Cab and reuniting with our estranged father, as Matt Scalici, Caroline Darney (for a bit) and Kyle Bandujo talk the whimsical but dark world of Wes Anderson by diving into "The Royal Tenenbaums." Follow Matt, Caroline, and Kyle on social media and subscribe to "For T...

The best movie about (and starring) some of the worst people. Actor Temple Baker joins Kyle Bandujo to talk out everything that's cooler than a million dollars in "The Social Network." 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...

There's no crying in baseball, and none on this episode of Big Screen Sports, where Matt Scalici and Kyle Bandujo talk the Tom Hanks Mt. Rushmore, the highest-grossing baseball movies, if Dottie dropped the ball on purpose, and everything else in "A League of Their Own." Follow Matt and Kyle on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrate...

Caroline missed the "Knives Out" episode, but couldn't let the movie pass by without relaying her takes on Chris Evans, his sweaters, and how much she enjoys a good murder mystery.  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 are sold. You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule up...

On today's Big Screen Sports, Ryan Nanni and Kaitlin Steer join Kyle Bandujo to talk about arguably the best fictional movie about a hockey player turned Olympic figure skater ever made, "The Cutting Edge." Follow Ryan and Kyle on BlueSky! 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 Sp...

It's a doughnut hole in a doughnut's hole! On the latest Big Screen Sports, Alex McDaniel and Kyle Bandujo talk southern drawl, a terrible family, murder mysteries, and everything else in "Knives Out." Follow Alex Kyle on BlueSky! 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...

NOTE: This full episode can be found on the Big Screen Sports Patreon feed. We're wrapping up Rom-Com Month with Alex McDaniel, Kyle Bandujo, and special guest Adam Amin talking scorching hot Gosling, on-screen chemistry excellence, David Lindhagen, and everything else in "Crazy, Stupid, Love."  Follow Alex, Adam and Kyle on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, A...

If you're a die hard Red Sox fan, maybe you should just date another Red Sox fan. On the latest BSS, Caroline Darney, Alex McDaniel, and Kyle Bandujo talk food poisoning on a first date, dating superfans, and everything else in "Fever Pitch." Follow Caroline, Alex, and Kyle on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or whereve...

On the second week of Rom-Com Month, we get to talk about a nice version of Hugh Grant. Alex McDaniel, Caroline Darney, and Kyle Bandujo break down "Notting Hill." Follow Caroline, Alex, and Kyle on BlueSky! 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...

We're kicking off Rom-Com Month with Alex McDaniel and Caroline Darney joining Kyle Bandujo in talking workplace flirting, devious men, outdated beauty standards, and everything else in "Bridget Jones's Diary" Follow Caroline, Alex, and Kyle on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold. You can support...

We'll be upfront with you: might be the strangest episode of BSS yet. Matt Scalici and Kyle Bandujo pay tribute to the soon-to-close show at Disney's Hollywood Studios, MuppetVision 3D! We're talking the universal approval of Kermit, friends who act like Muppets, and Fox News contributor Sam Eagle.  Follow Matt and Kyle on BlueSky! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Ana...

While "Major League 2" works as a piece of 90s nostalgia, could it have been way better? Daron Vaught returns to Big Screen Sports and joins Kyle Bandujo in breaking down "Major League 2," the good, the really bad, and how they could've fixed it. Of note, recorded before the death of the great Bob Uecker.  Check out Daron's new show 'Rintaro' available now on the D1 Baseball Podcast Feed. Buy "Mov...

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...