Thirty Twenty Ten
A pop culture time machine! Each episode covers one week that very week from 30 years ago, 20 years ago and 10 years ago, which means each show is loaded with forgotten movies, timeless TV episodes and songs best left to the past. We'll examine TV, movies, music and video games from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Come remember with us!
Episodes
Nightcrawler, Ray, Saw, Stargate: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 25-31
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Please enjoy one of the weirdest sci-fi franchises of the last 30 yers, the viopic to rule them all, a defiant Skinemax, Nickelodeon Monsters, and more!
29/10/24•2h 48m
Clerks, John Wick, The Grudge: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 18-24
Peter Jackson goes legit, a trip to wine country, George Lucas' forgotten movie and more!
26/10/24•3h 19m
Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Team America: World Police: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 11-17
Two of the BEST MOVIES OF ALL-TIME, screwing puppets, and the best WW2 movie of the 21st century?! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime
12/10/24•3h 21m
Ed Wood, Friday Night Lights, Whiplash: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 4-10
The greatest movie ever about making movies, Sonic meets Knuckles, rush vs drag, TV's greatest Flash, and more. https://www.patreon.com/lasertime
08/10/24•3h 37m
Will Smith is Fishy, Meryl Streep Goes Rafting, and David Fincher Gets Gone, Girl
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Muriel’s getting married, Albert Brooks scouts Brendan Fraser, Clarissa finishes explaining, R.E.M. is a monster, Daniel Craig eats cake, Joaquin Phoenix fights fires, William Shatner is a lawyer, Serial takes over podcasting, Nicolas Cage is left behind, Annabelle is creepy, and nothing can possib-lie go wrong at Itchy and Scratchy Land. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.
30/09/24•2h 44m
Denzel Equalizes, Friends Debuts, and Shaun of the Dead
Sept. 20-26: Lost breaks everyone’s brains, Charlie Sheen jumps out of a plane, Quentin Tarantino thinks Top Gun is gay, angels go touching people, Green Day aren’t idiots, John Waters’ last film, Katie Holmes in the White House, the Boxtrolls take your stuff, we learn how to get away with murder, and Katamari absorbs the universe. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.
27/09/24•3h 1m
The Running Maze, Sky Captain, JCVD Splits Time, and The Tick
Sept. 13-19: Jean Reno and Natalie Portman are professional, Margaret Cho is too Asian for TV, a Mountie, ER and Chicago Hope walk into the Windy City, Hitler yells about memes, Werner Herzog goes to Loch Ness, Bernie Mac plays ball, Justin Long is the walrus, Liam Neeson goes for a walk, Tina Fey leaves you and you get a car! And you get a car! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
15/09/24•2h 39m
The Next Karate Kid, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Dolphin Tale 2: Thirty Twenty Ten - Sept 6-12
Batman begins again, Hillary Swank is next, Bumpy's big break, Idris Elba's bad deed, Ms Frizzle's TV debut, and Resident Evil: The Movie 2! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime
13/09/24•2h 27m
Milk Money, Frank, Father of the Pride: Thirty Twenty Ten - Aug30-Sept5
Roger Ebert: The Movie, Simpsons summertime, the best Pikmin, the last Sims, Hitchcock talk, and costliest failure in TV animation history.
10/09/24•2h 14m
Napoleon Dynamite, Natural Born Killers, It's Pat: Thirty Twenty Ten - Aug 23-29
Oliver Stone interprets Quentin Tarantino, the wrongest SNL movie, found horror in the Paris catacombs, the end of Johnny Bravo, and let's not sugarcoat it: THE WORST WEEK OF MOVIES IN THIRTY TWENTY TEN HISTORY. Give here: https://www.patreon.com/lasertime
31/08/24•2h 37m
Zach Braff Mopes, Bojack Horseman Sulks, so Horray for Blankman
Aug. 16-22: Bruce Willis kills the erotic thriller, Seth Green goes camping, the first Exorcist prequel, Scott Pilgrim goes forth, GamerGate gives everyone a bad name, Terry Gilliam’s hung up on math, Sin City returns, and Chloe Grace Moretz might go. All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
18/08/24•2h 34m
The Aussie Desert Gets Dragged, We Lose to AVP, and an Ill-Timed Cop Comedy
Aug. 9-15: Sly Stallone is expendable again, the good Woodstock revival, Pauly Shore joins the army, baseball shuts down, we go inside the Actor’s Studio, the Princess Diaries return, Richard Linklater takes 12 years to make a movie, Jeff Bridges is giving, Outlander goes to the highlands, and we miss Robin Williams. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week!
11/08/24•2h 29m
Adam Sandler’s a Lone Ranger, Tom Cruise Hijacks Jamie Foxx, and the Ninja Turtles Go Big
Aug. 2-8: Harrison Ford’s in danger, Ang Lee makes us hungry, Alfalfa sings, Dave Matthews craps on Chicago, horror on the open water, The Venture Brothers begin, Sharknado minus sharks, and we spend five nights at Freddy’s. All that and more, this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
09/08/24•2h 33m
Guardians of the Galaxy, The Mask, The Village: Thirty Twenty Ten Jul 26-Aug2
Marvel's biggest cinematic risk breaks out, M. Night Shyamalan silliest twist yet, and Jim Carrey becomes one of comedy's biggest stars. Plus Manchurian remakes, a James Brown biopic, Justice League will never die, Harold and Kumar begin their quest, and the end of Rugrats. All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
05/08/24•2h 44m
Lucy, Catwoman, North, and the death of Dinosaurs: Thirty Twenty Ten Jul 19-25
Jim Henson's darkest ending ever, as Elijah Wood defies expextations, Scarlett Johansson defies limits, and the actual worst DC movie ever made?! All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago.
29/07/24•3h
True Lies, Sex Tape, I Robot: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul 12-18
James Cameron’s James Bond, Will Smith Adapts Asimov, Cameron Diaz’s Sex Tape and more. Patreon.com/LaserTime
25/07/24•2h 45m
Forrest Gump, Anchorman, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul 5-11
This episode is like a box of chocolates! Two sci-fi classics, one comedy masterpiece, and one Oscar Winner for Best Picture. All that and more, coming in hot from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
13/07/24•2h 56m
The Shadow Knows, Melissa McCarthy Hits the Road, and Spider-Man Returns
June 28-July 4: John Hughes makes a baby movie for babies, Tommy Lee Jones is a mad bomber, Julia Roberts hates trouble, Bruce Campbell gets a ham sandwich, Eric Bana tries to outrun evil, and 2% of the world disappears. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.
01/07/24•2h 3m
The Lion King, Transformers 4, Fahrenheit 9/11: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jun21-27
The biggest animated movie ever meets the biggest documentary ever (kinda!) Plus white chicks and mega men, Larry flips back, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams charm their way to stardom, and Transformers has dinosaurs now. Whatever! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime
27/06/24•2h 40m
Non-Soprano Jersey Boys, Jack Nicholson’s Werewolf and Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller Dodge Balls
June 14-20: Everyone watches the world’s slowest car chase, Macaulay Culkin gets even, Jackie Chan goes around the world, Tom Hanks gets stuck, the best Six Feet Under death, Kevin Hart thinks like a man, Joe Rogan ends a show like a man, and it was only a kiss, how did it end up like this? All that from this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
16/06/24•2h 12m
Jump Street and Riddick Get Sequels and the Bus that Couldn’t Slow Down
June 7-13: The OJ saga begins, Garfield is on screen (the first time), video games bust a move, Nicole Kidman is a robot, dragons continue to be trained, TLC is on fire, Zelda gets more swords, Tracy Morgan has a close call, and the Nights Watch fights mammoths. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
13/06/24•2h 43m
Harry Potter 3, Fantastic Four, and Edge of Tomorrow: Thirty Twenty Ten - May 31 - Jun6
The Fault in Our Stars has the opposite problem of cinema's first (abandoned) attempt at a Fantastic Four movie, a great Tom Cruise movie with a bad title, Sopranos penultimate finale, Harry Potter movies click into gear, the greatest abortion comedy ever made, and Game of Throne and Silicon Valley hit series highs!
11/06/24•2h 48m
Angelina Jolie Gets Revenge, a Freezenado Hits Tomorrow, and Yabba Dabba Live Action!
May 24-30: Beverly Hills Cop disappoints, celebrity marriages that look like publicity stunts, The Eagles freeze over hell, Keanu is the Buddha, Mario Van Peebles honors his dad, Kevin Hart takes to the air, Jon Favreau cooks something up, Family Guy goes west, Mad Men lands on the moon, and the best Mario Kart ever. All that and more looking back 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
26/05/24•2h 53m
Shrek 2, X-Men Days of Future Past, and Star Trek: The Next Generations Says Goodbye: Thirty Twenty Ten May 17-23
Angle, Static Shock, Bob Ross and TNG come to a close, X-Men returns to form, the Babadook continues to haunt us, happiness and adventure return to the modern movie western just as Brisco County Jr says bids adieu, Aladdin and Shrek get sequels, and we celebrate the final piece of the Sandler/Barrymore trilogy.
24/05/24•3h 22m
The Crow, Godzilla, Troy: Thirty Twenty Ten - May 10-16
Brandon Lee leaves a damn good legacy, the last time anybody saw The Jetsons, Godzilla Raids Again (again!), Frasier Crane says goodbye (again!), Spike Lee changes course, Homer adapted, the greatest dream seqeunce in all of television, Penny Dreadful and more! Take a look at our world 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
15/05/24•2h 49m
The End of Friends, Van Helsing and the most forgotten Robin Williams: Thirty Twenty Ten - May 3-9
There's a Robin Williams movie out there that deserves a proper restoration, Universal kills its Monsters Universe AGAIN, Seth Rogen and Zach Effron must learn how to live together, Stephen King's second most famous TV mini-series, Being Human should be properly restored, Friends are no longer there for you, arguably Jurassic Park's best game, and as always, it's the children who are wrong.
04/05/24•2h 40m
Amazing Spider-Man 2, Mean Girls, PCU: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 26-May 3
Spider-Man falters, John Oliver breaks out, Principal Skinner gets fired, PCU is appropriately dated, only YOU can save JFK, and Mean Girls might be the best high school movies of the entire 2000s.
30/04/24•2h 47m
Bad Girls, Man on Fire, The Other Woman and more: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 19-25
Cowgirls doin it for themselves, Denzel's violent bodygaurd movie, Cameron Diaz's last comedy, Adult Swim and South Park are at their apex, Streets of Rage closes fr a good while, a really dumb video game movie, the lady Big and the black American Graffitti. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago
26/04/24•2h 12m
Kill Bill Vol 2, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Punisher vs Space Ghost: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 12-18
Johnny Depp dials it in, the premiere of the two best things to ever happen to television (both courtesy of Ted Turner), the cringiest Sopranos outing, Chevy Chase's last stand, Community says goodbye for the first time, Hugh Grant becomes a made man, and good times with Quentin Tarantino at his most indulgent! All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/lasertime
19/04/24•2h 47m
Oculus, Wing Chun, The Raid 2, Kurt Cobain passes: Thirty Twenty Ten - Apr 5-11
Rio is back for probably the last time, Silicon Valley premieres alongside another meteroic HBO show, a very 90s Threesome, Oculus is scarier than Meta, Kevin Costner drafts, we remember The Alamo, Metroid becomes a classic franchise. and a massive blow to the music world.
06/04/24•2h 43m
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Clifford, Home on the Range: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 29-Apr 4
The end of a road for Disney animation, Home Movies and How I Met Your Mother conclude so Danny Phantom and Hellboy can live, Martin Short's weirdest movie ever, Guillermo Del Toro introduces us to Hellboy, Community's delusion is half the battle, and the best movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe premieres!
02/04/24•3h 6m
The BEST Wes Anderson movie, MIGHTIER Ducks, and the WORST Coen Bros Movie: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 22-28
The Coens strike out for the first time, Scooby-Two, a Biblical Epic (seriously), Michael Bluth Breaks Bad and more.
26/03/24•2h 52m
Leslie Nielsen’s Final Insult, When Harry Forgot Sally, and the Muppets are Beaten by Dauntless
Deadwood shows how the west was won — with mud and cursing, monks make bank, Prince’s monster guitar solo, South Park goes anime, Kevin Sorbo fights God, Jim Carrey’s best movie, fast zombies are OK with us, Rick and Morty plugs in the interdimensional cable box, Harvey Keitel has a monkey, and Community plays Dungeons and Dragons — and it’s advanced! All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
17/03/24•2h 54m
Jesse Pinkman’s desire for Velocity, Johnny Depp’s Life Gets Burned, and It’s Time to Talk Schindler's List
The Coen brothers invent the hula hoop, Denis Leary ruins Christmas, Nicolas Cage is Driving Miss Shirley MacLaine, Nancy Kerrigan whiffs SNL, Cody Banks goes to London, Stephen King writes about a writer, Curb Your Enthusiasm hits the stage, one of our aircraft is missing, Review debuts to five stars, crowd-funding saves a teenage detective, and Fox goes to space. All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
10/03/24•2h 45m
Peabody and Sherman, Duckman debuts, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape: Thirty Twenty Ten - Mar 1-7
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson waste time and money on 70s nostalgia, Rocky and Bullwinkle's best bit takes the spotlight, EWW a 300 sequel, Leonardo Dicaprio heats up in a way many choose to forget, "Hello, Fellow Sopranos!", South Park puts the TV and game industry to shame, and one of the most influential cartoon shows of the 1990s is sadly the most forgotten: Duckman Debuts! All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
09/03/24•2h 30m
Club Dread, In the Name of the Father, Passion of the Mel: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 23-29
Broken Lizard's follow up to Super Troopers, Mel Gibson makes a very lucrative, kinda insane horror movie, Luke Perry stars in a movie with a title tailor-made for late nite monologues, Daniel Day Lewis earns his paycheck, Homer's ultimate dumb job, Liam Neeson is once again Liam Neeson. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
01/03/24•2h 44m
Reality Bites, two Pompeii movies, and the Saga of Malibu Stacy - Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 16-22
Sex and the City ends, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon begins, Reality Bites helps define Generation X (like it or not), Lisa hates hearing from her favorite toy, Lindsay Lohan is a drama queen, two stupid explodey volcano movies, the Trip series goes Euro, and Steven Segal is ridiculous. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
23/02/24•2h 38m
50 First Dates, What We Do In the Shadows, and at least THREE remakes: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 9-15
Apu steps into the spotlight, the Robocop remake is so close, the centerpeice of the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore trilogy, Taiki Waititi brings us a documentary with fangs, Seinfeld's greatest moment (or at least George's), True Detective rules, and one of the weirdest, worst movies we've ever seen. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago
14/02/24•2h 35m
Ace Ventura, The Lego Movie, and the lost musical from the creator of The Simpsons: Thirty Twenty Ten - Feb 2-8
Every episode of Thirty Twenty Ten is special, but this might be THE SPECIALIST. We've got a rare and facisnating look into a musical we were never supposed to see! We're also looking back on 10 years of The Lego Movie, the simulteanoulsy horrific and timeless effort that shot Jim Carrey into a new stratosphere of stardom, and one of the greatest sports movies of all-time. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
02/02/24•2h 49m
Charlize Theron's Monster, Jon Lovitz's Critic and Janet Jackson's Boob: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan26-Feb1
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace debuts, the stupidest controversey of the entire 2000's, Charlize's Oscar-winning performance, a dance movie we didn't see serves a sic burn to the lexicon, James L. Brooks short-lived follow-up to The Simpsons, Harvey Keitel goes full frontal, the third Body Snatchers remake, and here come the Quizno's rats! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
28/01/24•2h 34m
Broad City, Chappelle's Show and Frankenstein return, and TEKWAR! - Thirty Twenty Ten: Jan 19-25
Some of the worst movies you ever never seen, plus a good one with Bruce Dern. We're also traveling back in time to see when Comedy Central prioritized original entertainment with the anniversay of not one, but TWO beloved shows. Charles Bronsons's Death Wish comes true for the final time. And sorry to be stern, but you kids are gonna have to learn about TekWar sooner or later. Why not TODAY?! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
22/01/24•2h 4m
Philadelphia, Ride Along, Along Came Polly: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 12-18
True Dective kicks off the decade's best four season run, Jack Ryan's most obscure outing, The Nut Job exists, Kevin Hart is bigger than ever despite the obvious, the most forgotten Fallout, and Mega Man times 10! All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
16/01/24•2h 14m
Cabin Boy, Big Fish, Lone Survivor: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jan 5-11
New Year, New Season. The beginning and the end of Chris Elliot's movie career, the start of Mark Walberg's IRL war franchise, and the stupid show that gave us an even stupider president.
05/01/24•2h 23m
Season 8 Season Finale, Paranormal Activity 5, New Words, New World! Thirty Twenty Ten - Dec 29-Jan 4
It's a new year/season finale! Very few movies, but we're reflecting on the years that were, and boiling down our absolute strongest recommendations from 30, 20 and 10 years ago. 1993, 2003 and 2013 never saw it comin!
02/01/24•2h 12m
Leo’s a Wolf, Val Kilmer’s your Huckleberry, and the Office Closes
Dec 22-28: The most under-rated Batman movie, Lemmon and Matthau are grumpy, terrifying Mexican Santa, a legendary Zelda bomb, Nicole Kidman gets cold, Steve Martin’s got too many kids, Ben Affleck’s in it for the paycheck, Rocky fights Raging Bull, Keanu fights ronin, Ben Stiller daydreams, and the Doctor turns Scottish. All that and more as we look 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
23/12/23•2h 1m
Pelican Brief, Anchorman 2, and The Return of the King: Thirty Twenty Ten - Dec 15-21
Lord of the Rings closes out the greatest trilogy of all-time, MTV makes two incredible debuts in the same week, Ron Burgundy returns to the new, John Grisham strikes again, Disney Disney-fies it's own history, an all-star Hustle, and Bob's Burgers has the best Christmas episodes!
19/12/23•2h 40m
Bilbo vs Smaug, Wayne's World 2, and DOOM Begins: Thirty Twenty Ten - Dec 8-14
Sister Act and Wayne's World get sequels, GTA goes mobile while one of the most important games of all time hits PC, The Hobbit Trilogy is almost done, Charlie Brown's Christmas gets a sequel, and is this the Farrelly Brothers best movie?! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
09/12/23•2h 55m
Rick & Morty debut, The Last Samurai, and Hanna- Barbera is hanging in there - Thirty Twenty Ten: Dec 1-7
Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Dinklage break out, Pennsylvania is depressing, Tom Cruise is turning Japanese, holiday specials are heating up, plus Chrismukkah, Dogecoin and Rick and Morty debut! All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten
05/12/23•2h 20m
Mrs Doubtfire, Bad Santa, Frozen - Thirty Twenty Ten: Nov 24-30
Disney's biggest animated success in ages, a different kind of Christmas classic, both Brian Griffin and Paul Walker die, Cartoon Network's first original program, and (arguably) Nickelodeon's greatest live-action series and Robin Williams most enduring performance. Plus special guest Sonya Ballentine joins us to talk about one of the biggest live tours of the decade!
23/11/23•2h 26m
The Addams Family Celebrates Thanksgiving, Mike Myers Ruins a Kids Book, and Jennifer Lawrence is on Fire
Nov 17-23: Two Oldboys go head to head, Atari’s last chance, Anthony Hopkins represses himself, Kathy Ireland is an alien, Sam and Max hit the road, Snoop Dogg finds the perfect drink, Halle Berry is insane, South Park gives a history lesson, Matthew McConaughey drops the weight, Dr. Who hits 50, and an entire network devoted to food? All that and more as we look 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
19/11/23•3h 10m
Spiritual Sequels to Space Jam and Scarface, Master and Commander, Love Actually - Thirty Twenty Ten: Nov 10-16
Another modern Chrismas Classic, Captain Russell Crowe becomes a beloved underdog, a Looney Tunes move done right, Pacino is Lation again, a great week for infamous game music, and the biggest week ever for debuts on The New Mickey Mouse Club. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
10/11/23•2h 44m
Matrix 3, Thor 2, and 12 Years a Slave - Thirty Twenty Ten: Nov 3-9
Steven Universe and the Nanny debut, while Robocop, The Matrix, and the talking baby movies close out their trilogies. We've also got a modern Christmas classic, the worst Marvel movie(?), a sacriligious religious sequel, and the most difficult to watch Best Picture Oscar winner we've ever had to discuss!
06/11/23•3h 20m
A Sci-Fi Novel is Finally Onscreen, a Forgotten Disney film, and Before Christmas is a Nightmare
Ron Howard is the world’s greatest narrator, Ned Fladers is the devil, witches take over Broadway, Eliza Dushku talks to dead people, a drama of mothers and mahjongg; erotic thrillers get their Naked Gun, Michael Bay shoots Aaron Burr, Mike takes over the Satellite of Love, Meg Ryan gets dirty, Joaquin Phoenix gets animated, The Hangover for boomers, and finally! A World War II video game! All that and more as we look 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
28/10/23•2h 38m
Rudy and Radio tackle football, and so many Jackass spinoffs: Thirty Twenty Ten - Oct 20-26
The No Country For Old Men sequel you never knew existed, baseball is wrapping up while two football movies teach us how to feel, Comedy Central's biggest shake up yet, wrapping up the legacy of Super Mario Advance, and Jackass gets THREE SPINOFFS in a single week. All that an more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
21/10/23•2h 18m
Ernest's Big Movie, TWO horror masterpieces remade, and Stallone vs Schwarzenegger FINALLY - Thirty Twenty Ten: Oct 13-19
Try and guess the most underrated movie and soundtrack of 1993. Also, Carrie and Texas Chainsaw Massacre get respectable remakes, Arnold and Sly team up twenty years too late, TV's most connective character turns in his badge, South Park drops the ball, Mystic River Revisted, and The Beverly Hillbillies is sorta not bad?! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
13/10/23•2h 4m
Kill Bill Vol 1, Demolition Man, Captain Philips - Thirty Twenty Ten Oct 6-12
Tarantino releases half a movie, Stallone hunts Wesley Snipes in the future, The Simpsons biggest parody to date, Hulk goes Mom, the Coen Bros worst, Uwe Boll rises, Gettysburg is long, Nokia changes mobile gaming forever, and Bruce Campbell’s greatest performance ever?! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
09/10/23•2h 52m
Jack Black Rocks, Sandra Bullock Defies Gravity, and Walter White’s Final Act
Sep 29-Oct 5: Alec Baldwin is God, Bill Murray is lost in Japan, the Jamaican bobsled team triumphs, Homer wins a Grammy, a perfect GoodFellas follow-up, Grace Under Fire, Denzel’s out of time, a jukebox musical worth walking 500 miles, Michael Sheen masters sex, and happy anniversary Kenan Thompson. All that and more as we look 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
01/10/23•2h 33m
The Rock’s Big Break, Macaulay Culkin Kills, and the Biggest TV Shows You Probably Don't Care About: Thirty Twenty Ten - Sept 22-28
Cloudy with a Chance of Puffy Shirts! The Rock's got his first giant role, a quiet movie about the last day of high school in the 70s slowly becomes a classic, Boy Meets World debuts, Dexter says goodbye, and CBS will unleash two of the biggest hits in television history. Miley wrecks it, the semi-forgotten inaugural MCU TV series, and Kevin McCallister KILLS! All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
29/09/23•3h 4m
Kelsey Grammer is Listening, Kate Beckinsale Fights Werewolves, and Hugh Jackman’s a Prisoner
Sept. 15-21: Martin Scorsese gets high-class, Bruce Willis is on a boat, the NYPD gets blue, Rocko gets modern, Martha Stewart conquers everything, thirteen-year-olds gone wild, Beyoncé fixes the choir, Hugh Jackman gets grim, Brooklyn cops get silly, and Diana gets her own movie. All that and more as we look 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
16/09/23•3h 1m
Tarantino Gets Romantic, Robert Rodriguez Closes the Desperado Trilogy, and the Truth is Out There on TV
Sept. 8-14: Bill Nye brings the science, Saved by the Bell has a new class, Ricki Lake and Ellen and Conan start talking, a brand-new Superman, Paul Giamatti is a comic-book legend, Kathleen Turner is undercover, HBO goes to the circus, Robert De Niro’s family gets meta, Eli Roth has the fever, British gangsters get peaky, and the Warner Bros. and the Warner sister Dot. All that and more as we look 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
09/09/23•3h 12m
Brad Pitt is a murderer, David Spade is a has been, and this Vin Diesel movie is Riddick! - Thirty Twenty Ten - Sept 1-7
Chevy Chase was the worst late night host of all-time, David Duchovny is not the lead you’re looking for this week, Calendar Girl and Calendar Girls are thankfully not a franchise, Vin Diesel comes crawling back to another franchise, Dickie Roberts is terrible and Mac is back, baby!
07/09/23•2h 36m
Dawn of the Power Rangers, Bruce Cambell's Big TV Show, and Remembering the Relevance of MTV's VMAs - Thirty Twenty Ten: Aug 25-31
Stephen King closes Castle Rock, Mario get his first remaster while we get the last ever F-Zero, looking back on when MTV's award shows were can't-miss entertainment, John Cusack hunts humans, Power Rangers turns 30, Mel Gibson's directorial debut, and Bruce Cambell's biggest post-Ash role was too good for TV
29/08/23•2h 53m
JCVD x John Woo, Two Woody Allen Movies, and The World's End: Thirty Twenty Ten - Aug 18-24
The end of of Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy, the greatest debut in the history of professional wrestling, the movie most worthy of cancelation stars Lisa Kurdrow and isn't the two directed by Woody Allen, and John Woo comes to American.
19/08/23•2h 19m
The First of the Steve Jobs Movies, Jason Goes to Heck THEN Meets Freddy, and Who is Lee Daniels and His Butler?
Aug. 11-17: Laurence Fishburne plays chess, Robert Downey Jr. is haunted, Brittney Murphy moves uptown, Kevin Costner returns to the west, Kick-Ass rides again, Breaking Bad’s endgame begins, Paw Patrol rescues your kids’ boredom and Duck Tales and Futurama are back…again. All that and more on our weekly report on the state of 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
12/08/23•2h 41m
Matt Damon’s Space Heist, Lindsay Lohan Gets Freaky, Harrison Ford Didn’t Kill His Wife
Aug. 4-10: The last action rocket, Fry sells his soul to the Robot Devil, heavy metal murder, a Black superhero hit by a meteor, Deadpool spins off, too many TV adaptations, no one calls it The OC, Dane Cook flies, Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston’s road trip, a zom rom com, and magic gets gathered. All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
11/08/23•2h 16m
Denzel and Marky Mark go deep, Miyazaki's first last movie, Sean Connery in Senpai, and Bennifer strikes out - Thirty Twenty Ten: Jul 28 - Aug 3
Mel Brooks introduces the world to Dave Chappelle, 2 Guns is 2 inessential, the rise of Mario Golf, Miyazaki's second to last retirement, Mike Meyers steps out of Wayne's World, Rising Sun is too racist for 1993, and Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's offscreen relationship ignites one of the biggest bombs in movie history. All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago! [Apologies for the audio quality this week]
01/08/23•2h 21m
Wolverine gets a Second Chance, Game Over for Spy Kids and Lara Croft, and the Coneheads Conquer the Earth
July 21-27: Janet Jackson gets poetic, Bill Maher gets politically incorrect, Bob Dylan makes a movie, Tobey Maguire loves horsies, FX gets edgy, Reno’s finest bust criminals, backup singers in the limelight, Aubrey Plaza’s got stuff to do, Steve Carell is a bad stepdad, and the worst excuse for a Nintendo game. All that and more on our weekly report on the state of 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
21/07/23•2h 18m
Bad Boys 2, Free the Sanderson Sisters, and The Conjuring Begins: Thirty Twenty Ten - Jul 14-20
The dawn of Queer Eye and KOTOR, WB simultaneously saves and dooms a whale, Hocus Pocus and Bad Boys compete over becoming the slowest moving franchise in Disney history, Mr Bean is James Bond, Teen Titans start serious, and Ryan Reynolds becomes a snail and ghost cop ON THE SAME DAY!
17/07/23•2h 24m
Jack Sparrow Sets Sail, Another Weekend at Bernie’s, and Robots vs. Monsters
July 7-13: Clint Eastwood stops an assassin, Sean Connery forms a league, the Sharknado strikes, Nick goes to Weinerville, Netflix goes to prison, Ryan Coogler shows off Oakland, Adam Sandler hangs out with his friends some more, there’s no rule says a kid can’t play major league baseball, and we get drunk and talk about history. All that and more on our weekly report on the state of 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
07/07/23•2h 20m
Tom Cruise Runs, Terminator Ends The World, and The Lone Ranger For Some Reason: Thirty Twenty Ten Jun 30 - Jul 6
The John Grisham Cinematic Universe Begins, the first (and best) of several Cameron-less Terminators, the Minions are officially a franchise, Legally Blonde squanders its potential, Pauly Shore breaks out, Dreamworks abandons traditional animation, Larry Sanders speaks the unspeakable, and The Lone Ranger is the most pointless movie ever made. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten
06/07/23•2h 38m
Tom Hanks is Sleepless somewhere, R-Rated Lady Cops, Danny Boyle Tackles the Undead - Thirty Twenty Ten - Jun23-29
Mickey Mouse is back while Ren & Stimpy are ruined, Sandra Bullock isn't in 28 Days Later, Dennis the Menace will never die, Charlie's Angels is fine, Sleepless in Seattle becomes an unstoppable harbinger, and THE ROOM IS THE MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIE EVER MADE! All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten
26/06/23•3h 6m
Arnold Plays Himself, an Oscar Winner Tackles the Hulk, and Sully and Mike Join a Frat
June 16-22: Brad Pitt fights zombies, Tilda Swinton swings both ways, the Bulls threepeat, Google sucks up your data, the American Idol movie, gory French horror, Harry Potter joins a terror cell, Emma Watson’s robbing the rich, and Elijah Wood’s a maniac. All that and more on our weekly report on the state of 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
18/06/23•2h 42m
Welcome to Jurassic Park, Superman Returns Again, and The Holy Rugrats Trilogy concludes - Thirty Twenty Ten: Jun9 -15
We've got a special guest onboard to help us ring in the 30th anniversary of THE BEST DINOSAUR MOVIE EVER MADE! Both Ethan Hawke and Tommy Pickles close out trilogies, film's finest bromantic apocalypse movie, and DC's cinematic universe has officially survived from ten years. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten
09/06/23•3h 11m
The First Purge, Paul Walker Goes 2 Fast, and Tina Turner Will Live Forever - Thirty Twenty Ten: Jun 2-8
MULTIPLE THIRTY TWENTY TEN FIRSTS THIS WEEK! First up, we have two movies with the same script, the same writer, premiering decades apart! Second, and more tragically, we get to talk about one of the most revered musical biopics in cinematic history in the extremely recent wake of the subject's passing. We're also looking at how Fast and the Furious 2 almost slammed the door shut on one of film's most lucrative franchises while simultaneously paving the way for what's to come. Plus the first Purge (according to release, please don't overthink it), adult animation aplenty, the apex of adventure games, and Game of Thrones most infamous episode!
06/06/23•3h 5m
Magic Robberies, Missing Fish, the first Mario Movie and Will Smith is all over the place - Thirty Twenty Ten: May 26 - Jun 1
Heists! Most magic and Italian, Nintendo's first bigscreen adventure, The Wire gets its first renewal, Stallone cliff hangs, the 90s ghetto subgenre gets Menaced, Liberace lights up HBO, Christopher Lee thrashes, The Fresh Prince of Nepotism, and is Finding Nemo the perfect Pixar movie?! All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
27/05/23•2h 33m
80s TV is officially over but the Fast & Furious, The Hangover and Hot Shots series continue mightily: Thirty Twenty Ten - May 19-25
Cheers, Saved by the Bell, and several other shows effectively end the 1980s on television. Sharon Stone is naked again, while The Fast and the Furious officially becomes a completely different, and better, franchise. Meanwhile, the Hangover series goes out with a dark bang, Hot Shots goes out with a war, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer leaves us with one of TV's best finales. Plus Flappy Bird is born, Jim Carrey is God, and more so than any other Thirty Twenty Ten episode, watch the media landscape drastically change throughout one of our most jampacked episodes ever!
18/05/23•3h 37m
The Matrix Reloads, Star Trek Re-Wraths, and Krusty Gets Canceled
May 12-18: The Wonder Years and The Office say goodbye, the new Star Trek reboot is also a remake, The Simpsons' most star-studded finale, Urkel gets people fired, a modern Doris Day movie, Paul Rudd gets a makeover, Dawson makes his crying face, Don Draper does speed, a Black western, and we still don’t know what a Pentium is. All that and more on our weekly report on the state of 30, 20, and 10 years ago!
12/05/23•2h 57m
Leonardo DiCaprio Toasts a Literary Classic, a Mighty Wind’s a’Blowin’, and the Worst Animated Film of All Time
May 5-11: Kevin Kline’s the president, a Bruce Lee biopic, Chris Farley’s motivated, the worst videogame mascot suits up, Eddie Murphy babysits, Angel beats the big bad, Eve goes Online, Matthew McConaughey is muddy, and Quantum Leap ends. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
05/05/23•2h 34m
Iron Man 3, X-Men 2, and The Simpsons hit 420
Marvel's best solo movie meets the best non-MCU Marvel flick. Also Barry White saves snakes, the majesty of Blood in Blood Out, Amy Schumer lets us inside, and NBA Jam debuts. All that and more as we look at the world of pop culture 30, 20 and 10 years ago!
05/05/23•2h 43m
Michael Bay Breaks Good, the Real World Movie, and Conan O’Brien and Walker, Texas Ranger are Together Forever
Apr 21-27: They give Late Night to some random guy, John Cuasck has no identity, Dustin Hoffman has confidence, an extra creepy dating show, South Park puts kids in danger, Teen Titans get silly, De Niro goes to the big wedding, and Thrawn bites the dust. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
22/04/23•2h 29m
Johnny Depp Channels Chaplin, Shia Labeouf is in a Hole, and Tom Cruise Finds Oblivion
April 14-20: Rob Zombie burns through the witches, The Beatles are in a new format, there’s lots of apocalypses going around, Michael Jordan’s last dance, the Branch Davidian saga ends badly, Wesley Snipes is boiling, Seinfeld gets smelly, Jamie Kennedy is unwanted, Chow Yun-fat is bulletproof, and Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
15/04/23•2h 40m
Indecent Proposal, Anger Management, The Sandlot and 42 - Thirty Twenty Ten Apr 7-13
WAY TOO MUCH BASEBALL, the last of Scary Movie and Clone High (for now), mutated Rugrats, one of Adam Sandler's worst, Chadwick Boseman's breakthrough performance, Rob Zombie's first flick, and Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson need money, like, real bad. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
14/04/23•2h 25m
Colin Farrell makes a call, Evil Dead returns, and the last Burt Reynolds movie - Thirty Twenty Ten: Mar 31-Apr 6
Elijah Wood breaks through with a classic adaptation, Evil Dead might be the best remake of all-time, the first ever Simpsons clip show, Hannibal is better than it deserves to be, Alicia Silverstone seduces audiences, and Kiefer Sutherland harasses Colin Farrell over the phone. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
04/04/23•2h 31m
Melanie Griffith Remakes, Dwayne Johnson Resets, and Chris Rock Presides
Mar 24-30: John Travolta makes a movie that’s basic, Indiana Jones joins the commies, Hilary Swank journeys to the center of the earth, Quantum Leap breaks its rules, Ryan Gosling rides again, Doogie Howser graduates, the hobbits are getting naughty, Tyler Perry yields to temptation, Stephanie Meyer is possessed by aliens, and RIP Brandon Lee. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
25/03/23•1h 52m
Ninja Turtles 3, Boat Trip, Stephen King's Worst and The Croods - Thirty Twenty Ten: Mar 17-23
ONE OF THE WORST WEEKS FOR MOVIES OF ALL-TIME! The Ninja Turtles make a great case for not existing, a Boat-based Trip that should at least see Cuba Gooding Jr returning half his Oscar, and the worst Stephen King movie all the money in the world can buy. Plus Punk'd, Seinfeld's Junior Mints, South Park turns 100, Fallen Olympuses, Croods, and so very much more!
19/03/23•2h 22m
Chris Rock Raps, Aliens Abduct and Steve Carell and Jim Carrey Make Magic
March 10-16: The Chicks get canceled, Lisa needs braces, Reese Witherspoon helps elephants, Crispin Glover loves rats, Liam Neeson goes sledding, Frankie Muniz is a spy, white smoke from the Vatican, Halle Berry takes the call, and The Office tries to spin off. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
11/03/23•2h 3m
Disney Returns to Oz, MTV Changes Animation, and Nic Cage and Sam Jackson Remind Us of Racist Radio
Mar 3-9: Bill Murray’s a gangster, swing kids fight Nazis, Fitty is in da club, Bruce Willis is a Navy Seal, Queen Latifah’s harassing Steve Martin, Colin Farrell is dead, ad History channel gets its own Game of Thrones. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
03/03/23•2h 26m
Falling Down, Nathan For You and Jet Li and DMX reteam - Thirty Twenty Ten Feb 24-Mar 2
Jet Li vs DMX, Simpsons hit 300, a soap opera hits prime time, Clone High says goodbye (for now) Michael Douglas Falls Down, going back to Waco, Bryan Singer comes for your fairy tales, and Nathan Fielder brings us one of the funniest shows of the decade. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
25/02/23•2h 23m
Bruce Campbell goes medieval, Will Ferrell starts a frat, and The Rock Snitches
Babylon 5 is ahead of its time, America's most deadly band, Homer gives up beer, Ali G comes to the states, Evil Dead's miraculous third movie, Will Ferrell hits the big time, HBO's first big drama bids adieu, The Rock tattles, and Kevin Spacey kills himself expensively. All that and more this week no Thirty Twenty Ten!
22/02/23•1h 57m
Ben Affleck’s First Superhero, John McClain Goes Out with a Whimper and It’s Groundhog Day!
Feb 10-16: Nicolas Cage has writer’s block, Michael J. Fox is homeward bound, Christian Slater has a baboon heart, Nicole Kidman has a fake nose, The Venture Brothers sneak onto TV, Josh Duhamel is safe, Michael Jackson opens up, we choo-choo-choose you, and more Seinfeld, not that there’s anything wrong with that. All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten!
11/02/23•2h 26m
Naked Gun meets Lethal Weapon, A Flintstones Wedding, and New TMNT is Best TMNT - Thirty Twenty Ten 3-9
Richard Gere does his thing, the first Ninja Turtles Reboot is great, THE BEST National Lampoon's movie no one talks about, we forgot about May, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson can't do it again, a prehistoric television event, and the rise of Rupaul! All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten!
04/02/23•1h 42m
The Worst Movie Ever Finds its Audience, John Goodman’s B Movie, and a Zom Rom Com
Jan. 27-Feb 2: Detective Munch is the center of the universe, Nick Nolte does his own research, the Super Bowl halftime show becomes serious business, Peter Falk suits up one last time, another space disaster, a Dickens speedrun, Laurence Fishburne on wheels, Colin Farrell is recruited, Pacino and Walken hang out, and The Americans and House of Cards change TV. All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
27/01/23•2h 11m
A New Network Goes Prime Time, Chappelle’s Show and Mythbusters Debut, and the Most Star-Studded Comedy Bomb
Jan. 20-26: Chicago has all that jazz, Disneyland gets toonified, Jimmy Kimmel gets kidnapped, Vine deserved better, Jeremy Renner’s hunting witches, Shirley MacLaine is used, Sam Rockwell has a dangerous mind, and an actually good ski movie?! All that and more, this week on Thirty Twenty Ten.
20/01/23•2h 18m
Ethan Hawke Eats People, Conan vs Marge vs the Monorail, Arnold's Last Stand and Kangaroo Jack
Stimpy's stank is too rank for Nickelodeon, a rapping kangaroo scams millions, the Brazilian Goodfellas, Arnold's return to stardom, Jessica Chastain's second #1 in a row, Devil May Cry's offshoot, and quite possibly The Simpsons most famous episode. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten!
14/01/23•2h 27m
Spike Lee Does 9/11, Chris Pratt Kills Bin Laden, and the Era of Big Daddy Pacino Begins
Al Pacino yells, RDJ get his first HUGE role, Ed Norton says goodbye, one of the longest running horror franchises begins, say hello to The Bachelorette, Marlon Wayans makes another scary movie, and the dawn of the greatest Star Trek series?! All that and more on this week's Thirty Twenty Ten!
10/01/23•2h 23m
All the Years Best Movies - Thirty Twenty Ten Season 7 Finale
Forget those other shows that recap the year's best films, we're counting down THREE YEARS of the greatest films. In addition to other anniversary milestones, we're throwing down our very favorite movies of 30, 20 and 10 years ago in order to find the absolute cream of the crop. All that and more, as we look back at pop culture Thirty, Twenty and Ten years ago!
31/12/22•2h 35m
Django Unchained, Catch Me If You Can, Hero and Les Mis
Dec. 23-29: Back to the Future is finally retired from the screen, Danny DeVito kills Jimmy Hoffa, Jet Li is heroic, Russell Crowe sings, Tom Hanks catches Leo, and the chains come off Django. All that and more on Thirty Twenty Ten!
24/12/22•2h 20m
Lord of the Rings Part 2, Knocked Up 2 (sorta), and Robin Williams' Weirdest Movie Ever
Dec. 16-22: Tom Cruise's failed franchise, Steve Martin and Robin Williams' most unpalatable comedies ever, the sequel to Knocked Up nobody asked for, Mel Gibson is temporarily ageless, Martin Scorsese's return to New York gang crime is big and boring, confusing games and more! All that and more on this week's edition of Thirty Twenty Ten!
17/12/22•2h 58m
Ultimate Muppet Christmas, Bilbo Begins, and Star Trek TNG says Goodbye to the Big Screen
Darkwing Duck’s last hurrah, The Muppets' first movie since the death of their dad, Tom Hardy kills Star Trek: The Next Generation, Tom Cruise thinks he’s entitled to The Truth, Anthony Hopkins makes Psycho, and we have a lot to say about the first 1/3 of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. All that and more on Thirty Twenty Ten!
09/12/22•2h 29m
Eddie Murphy Plays Politics, Christian Bale Rips off The Matrix, and Cartoons Close at Christmas
Dec. 2-8: Dwight brings Belsnikel to The Office, Eddie Murphy's abandoned movie, The Matrix but dumb, THE WORST comedy sequel ever made, and Tiny Toons and Invader Zim take a holiday bow. All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago.
02/12/22•2h 5m