We're wrapping up Ani-May (in June, per tradition) on Big Screen Sports with Alex McDaniel, Caroline Darney, and Kyle Bandujo talking cooking rats, animated Paris, Gusteau's libido, and everything else in "Ratatouille." Follow Caroline, Alex, and Kyle on X & BlueSky. Come see BSS LIVE at The Sports Podcast Festival on August 23rd in Raleigh! Buy "M…

Week three of Ani-May, and Bobby Wagner & Matt Scalici return to Big Screen Sports to take Kyle Bandujo through his first Miyazaki movie, talking "Howl's Moving Castle." Follow Bobby, Matt, and Kyle on X & BlueSky. Come see BSS LIVE at The Sports Podcast Festival on August 23rd in Raleigh! Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Ti…

Follow Temple and Kyle on Instagram & BlueSky, and check out Temple's new film "The Salamander King." 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 covered in upcoming episodes by joinin…

Alex McDaniel, Caroline Darney, and Kyle Bandujo are kicking off the second annual "Ani-May" by debating best Disney soundtracks, sports what-ifs you'd change if you had a genie, if Agraba would've been worse off with Jafar, and everything else in "Aladdin." Follow Alex, Caroline, and Kyle on social media. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sport…

It's the 20th anniversary of Mr. Darcy rolling up in that morning fog, so on Big Screen Sports Caroline Darney, Matt Scalici, and Kyle Bandujo are talking smelly people, annoying moms, attractive Brits, and everything else in "Pride and Prejudice." Follow Matt, Caroline, and Kyle on social media. Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of…

If you're nostalgic for a time where Hollywood dumped money into comedy westerns and you didn't know too much about Mel Gibson, today's episode of BSS is for you. Alex McDaniel, Ryan Nanni, and Kyle Bandujo talk poker, gunslinging, Russian Oligarchs, and everything else in "Maverick." Follow Ryan, Alex, and Kyle on social media. Buy "Movies With Ba…

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…

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,…

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 F…

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. Y…

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 wher…

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 book…

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 Wit…

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, …

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 sup…

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…

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 …

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' availa…

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, M…

"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…

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…

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 Fil…

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, Analyz…

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 @kyl…

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…