Film Study

Ben Fox, Courtney Barrick and Jim Oxley break down the 2005 film "Green Street Hooligans." The gang discusses how the film fits into the pantheon of sports movies, what its strengths and weaknesses are, how well the movie depicts the game of soccer (or football, our listeners outside the states), and decides how flawed and how good the movie is.

Ben Fox, Courtney Barrick and Jim Oxley break down the 1988 film "Bull Durham" The gang discusses how the film fits into the pantheon of sports movies, what its strengths and weaknesses are, how well the movie depicts the game of baseball, and decides how flawed and how good the movie is.

Ben Fox, Courtney Barrick and Jim Oxley break down the 2017 film "Battle of the Sexes." The gang discusses how the film fits into the pantheon of sports movies, what its strengths and weaknesses are, how well the movie depicts the game of tennis, and decides how flawed and how good the movie is.

Ben Fox, Courtney Barrick and Jim Oxley break down the 1992 film "The Mighty Ducks." The gang discusses how the film fits into the pantheon of sports movies, what its strengths and weaknesses are, how well the movie depicts the game of hockey, and decides how flawed and how good the movie is.

Ben, Courtney and Jim dive into the 2000 film "Love & Basketball." The gang discusses how the film fits into the pantheon of sports movies, what its strengths and weaknesses are, how well the movie depicts the game of basketball, and decides how flawed and how good the movie is.

Ben, Courtney and Jim discuss the 2012 film "Trouble with the Curve." How flawed is the movie? How good is the movie? That and more is discussed about "Trouble with the Curve", and Jason A. Churchill joins the show to talk about real life baseball scouting and how it compares to the movie.

Ben, Courtney and Jim discuss the 2006 film "Stick It." How flawed is the movie? How close to actual gymnastics is the competition in the movie? How good is the movie? That and more is discussed about "Stick It."

Ben, Courtney and Jim discuss the 2000 film "Remember the Titans." How flawed is the movie? How close to the historical record does the story stay? How good is the movie? That and more is discussed about "Remember the Titans."

HERO Sports' newest podcast, Film Study, is a quest to find the least flawed sports movie. We'll take a look back at your favorite sports movies and talk about the good, bad and ugly in each film before assigning it a spot on the flaw scale, from Thor: Dark World to Black Panther. (OK...maybe that won't be the scale). Check back soon for our first episodes on Remember the Titans For the Love of the Game.