Yo listeners all we want to know is if we can go the distance? How does one man single-handedly define a film genre? Before Rocky its hard to say sports movies existed, because without Stallone and the titular Italian Stallion maybe sports movies wouldn't exist like they do today. Now with over £2bn in earnings and 9 movies in its universe, it has become THE sports movie franchise that serves as the measuring stick for all others.

Joe and James grapple with real coaching development this season, highs and lows of a full athlete experience from 30-70 years old. If you watch this series as a movie in its self about the life of its main character, maybe you can understand a lot of what the whole human experience is about?

The Hosts

Joe Walker is a Sports Coach and graduate of Loughborough University, with 16 years coaching experience and a degree in Sports Coaching. His first passion has always been movies and the stories that they tell.

James Marshall is a 2x National Championship winning athlete and graduate of Loughborough University. He has a background in a variety of sports including American Football, Athletics and Swimming. He grew up with aspirations to pursue a life in Drama and Acting.

Contact Info

Instagram - @championsofcinema

Tiktok - @champions.of.cine

Email- Championsofcinema@gmail.com

On any given Tuesday you're gonna make a podcast or you're gonna fail. The point is - can you make a podcast like a man? If you want a hyper-realistic movie about all of the things the NFL wants you to forget about pro football, then look no further than Any Given Sunday! Oliver Stone makes the conspiracy theorists dream football movie which pulls no punches in the locker room shower, from dodgy doctors to crazy coaches, Any Given Sunday has everything that is needed for a Hall of Fame sports movie

Two American Football Movies in a row? Madness, but thats how we finish up season 2 of the champions of cinema before a little festive break to rest and recuperate before coming back in 2025 with a new series!

The Hosts

Joe Walker is a Sports Coach and graduate of Loughborough University, with 16 years coaching experience and a degree in Sports Coaching. His first passion has always been movies and the stories that they tell.

James Marshall is a 2x National Championship winning athlete and graduate of Loughborough University. He has a background in a variety of sports including American Football, Athletics and Swimming. He grew up with aspirations to pursue a life in Drama and Acting.

Contact Info

Instagram - @championsofcinema

Tiktok - @champions.of.cine

Email- Championsofcinema@gmail.com

Who said you had to be good to make podcasts? Little Giants tells the story of misfit children who just want to be allowed to compete in an aggressive and competitive arena with the bigger boys (and girls) who are just cooler and more suited to it than them....I dont feel seen, you feel seen!

Its time for another American Football Movie and this time Joe and James are breaking the first rule of show-business "Never work with animals or children". Until we cover Air-bud we wont quite know the subtle differences between the two. This family friendly episode covers a movie inspired by a Superbowl commercial which explores the lure and joy of youth sports in Apple Pie America.

The Hosts

Joe Walker is a Sports Coach and graduate of Loughborough University, with 16 years coaching experience and a degree in Sports Coaching. His first passion has always been movies and the stories that they tell.

James Marshall is a 2x National Championship winning athlete and graduate of Loughborough University. He has a background in a variety of sports including American Football, Athletics and Swimming. He grew up with aspirations to pursue a life in Drama and Acting.

Contact Info

Instagram - @championsofcinema

Tiktok - @champions.of.cine

Email- Championsofcinema@gmail.com