This Film Could Be Your Life

Ep. 30 - The Abyss (1989)

In this episode, Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet dive deep into the successes and shortcomings of James Cameron’s 1989 sci-fi classic, The Abyss.

Ep. 29 - Inside Out (2015)

Join Mike Overstreet and Jonathan Divine as they process complex emotions, confront the bittersweet darkness of life as an adult, and rediscover their innermost fears and traumas: all standard fare for Pixar Animation Studios. It's 2015's Inside Out.

Ep. 28 - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Our names are Mike and Jonathan. Our world is movies and winding conversations about movies. Once, we were idealists. We were film-geeks who thought perfectly executed action movies would never become a rarity; spoilt by the riches of our childhoods. As the years passed, each of us in our own way was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy - us, or everyone who had failed to watch George Miller’s follow-up to Happy Feet. On this episode, we finally discuss what might be the greatest movie of the past decade: the 2015 masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Road.

Ep. 27 - Snatch (2000)

It's not always easy to remember, but blockbuster director Guy Ritchie was once a cutting edge indie filmmaker making hilarious dark comedies set in London's criminal underground. Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet return to Ritchie's breakout movie to ask the all important question: de yeh like dags? It's 2000's Snatch.

Ep. 26 - Drive (2011)

There's 100,000 movie podcasts out there. You don't need to listen to all of them. You give hosts Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet 1 hour and 48 minutes, and they give you a ridiculous, winding discussion of just how charismatic Ryan Gosling is. Anything happens in that time, and you get to hear it. No matter what. Anything happens one minute either side of that, and you're on your own. Do you understand? ... Good. Check out this week's episode to hear about one of the most influential movies of the last decade: 2011's Drive.

Ep. 25 - The Matrix (1999)

Hosts Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet have felt it their entire lives, that there's something about 1999's The Matrix, something they need to discuss, to understand more deeply. They don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in their minds, driving them mad. Join them on this episode, as they take a deep dive into the Wachowski's iconic action masterpiece.

Ep. 24 - Dune (2021)

Join Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet as they kick off Season 2 of This Film Could Be Your Life by discussing D E S E R T  P O W E R; and where to place Dune (2021) within the canon of all-time great sci-fi films. 

Ep. 23 - The Terminator (1984)

James Cameron is a master at changing things up for a sequel: Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2 (1991) transformed their respective series into big-budget popcorn summer action films, thrilling huge audiences and making tons of money. The strange effect of Terminator 2's success, though, is that its predecessor is sometimes overshadowed. On this episode, Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet go back to the beginning, and rave about the many ways The Terminator (1984) might actually be better than its more famous follow-up.

Ep. 22 - Pacific Rim (2013)

Here’s the pitch: “Giant monsters called Kaiju are attacking cities. Humanity is defended by giant robots called Jaegers.”

…quite frankly, do you need to hear anything more? 

In this episode, hosts Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet discuss one of the purest big budget action movies of the last twenty years, and try to decide if it’s the dumbest awesome movie ever made, or the most awesome dumb movie ever made. It’s 2013’s Pacific Rim.

Ep. 21 - The Princess Bride (1987)

Inconceivable! On this episode, Jonathan Divine and Mike Overstreet return to an endlessly quoted staple of their childhoods. Full of wit, heart, and a truly staggering amount of charm, they try to locate exactly why it's lodged itself so firmly in their heads: it's 1987's The Princess Bride.