Thirty Twenty Ten

July 18-24: Steve Buscemi makes an indie movie, Free Willy gets free-er, the Real World hits the road, penguins are on the march, Rob Zombie’s rejects, Billy Bob coaches little league, Michael Bay is a clone, Jake Gyllenhaal gets in the ring, and the best game for dating pigeons. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 2025

July 11-17: Windows 95 starts up, Hugh Grant makes a bit of a mistake, Frank Oz adapts a classic, weddings are crashed, San Andreas spills its coffee, Johnny Depp’s got a golden ticket, Snape kills Dumbledore on page 574, Ian McKellen’s game is afoot, Amy Schumer is a trainwreck, Andy Samberg plays tennis and Bojack’s back. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

July 4-10: TLC gives boating advice, aliens get sexy, Richard Gere’s at the round table, Jennifer Connelly gets wet, Chris Evans is flaming, a reality-show dynasty begins, Jared from Subway is busted, and the Minions get a billion bananas. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2025

June 27-July 3: Judge Dredd is the law, Leprechaun goes to Vegas, Martin Lawrence coaches, the other Bennifer is born, male entertainers go on a road trip, TV gets gay, Anne Rice gets devilish, and The State dips its balls for the last time. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025

June 20-26: Julianne Moore is allergic, the biggest artwork ever, Reddit gets a thumbs up, Nicole Kidman is a terrible witch, Lindsay Lohan gets a magic car, Dwayne Johnson balls, Jon Stewart leaves (the first time), and Mr. Robot fights Evil Corp. All this and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2025

June 13-19: The greatest break-up album of all time, people stop running around the market for prizes, the 10th Doctor appears, Hilary Duff catfishes her mother, Jeb! asks you to clap, Cersei does the walk of shame, and we’ll never think of golden escalators the same. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2025

June 6-12: Parker Posey is an It Girl, Ernie Hudson saves Congo, Jurassic Park finally opens, Harvey Keitel smokes, yacht rock is born, Shark Boy fights Mr. and Mrs. Smith, TNT does their biggest western yet, a teen weepie, and why is there a Honeymooners movie? All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

Both McCarthy's rise, a talking dog, Pants that travel, Entourage AND Community's thrilling conclusion. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  Support us on Patreon, get more stuff: https://www.patreon.com/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2025

May 23-29: Keanu’s a human hard drive, Tales from the Hood, a friendly ghost, Dr. Katz can see you now, Adam Sandler plays football (again), Lost opens the hatch, Bradley Cooper says Aloha, and Tom Cruise couch jumps. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

May 16-22: Mr. Burns gets shot, French weirdness, Billy Crystal plays basketball, The Critic cancelation stinks, another Exorcist prequel, CSI is buried alive, Raymond’s love lost, George Clooney tries to make the future better, and Top 10 reasons we miss David Letterman. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

May 9-15: Hugh Grant goes up a hill, another talking pig, Stephen King’s worst, Sega’s big fail, Jet Li is unleashed, Will Ferrell kicks it, Enterprise is scuttled, the Bellas are back, it was Agatha Christie all along, W’s close call, and we finally see Shelbyville. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2025

May 2-8: Matlock rests his case, Jurassic Park crushes TV, Jimmy Smits is family, Leroy Jenkins is the hero we deserve, Paris Hilton dies, Gwen Stefani is bananas, Arnold’s best acting, and 2/3rds of 9 to 5 comes to Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

April 25-May 1: Evil blond kids, Tarantino loves Top Gun, Chuck Norris gets a dog, Danny Boyle makes millions, Sealab explodes for the last time, hitchhiking the galaxy, fusilli Jerry, and Family Guy’s triumphant return. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025

April 18-24: Leo plays basketball, David Caruso gets the kiss of death, Sandra Bullock becomes a star, Psychonauts go forth, Father Ted deserves better than its creator, there’s a new pope (again), Nicole Kidman interprets, the Enterprise has a goatee, everyone’s mad at Turkey, Michael Scott dribbles and domestic terrorists are jerks. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week.

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025

Kids in the Hall and Justified conclude (for the first time), Pan Anderson's sitcom, multiple Mortal Kombats, and Pauly Shore's last stand. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2025

Goofy gets A Movie (title TBA), the BEST EVER Jimmy Fallon movie, a modern sc-fi classic, one of The Simpsons best musical moments, one of Hollywood's biggest disasters of the entire 2000s, MTV's greatest animated feat, and Game of Thrones saves streaming. All this and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Robert Rodrigieuz most faithful comic adaptation, Michael Scott at his absolute worst, Fast and the Furious' greatest interquel concludes, and sadly, Chris Farley's greatest work ever. All that and more this week, 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

The American Office debuts, as does Sliders. Kathy Bates gets a psuedo Stephen King sequel, Damon Wayans channels Charleton Heston, Kevin Hart hardens Will Ferrell, Fox slides some an underdog sci-fi classic onto network TV, a forgotten CG movie, and ERMEGERD BLURDBURNE! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Candyman, The Ring and Divergent get sequels, The Simpsons head to the future, Glee takes a bow, and Community heads into its pre-movie final season!  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

March 7-13: That movie you watched in 2020, Siskel and Ebert give The Critic thumbs down, Wonder Shozen confuses kids, one of the best episodes of ER, Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson are adequate, Adam Sandler and his stupid shoes, the forgotten live-action Disney and slow horror. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2025

Jay Sherman comes to Springfield, Netflix's best comedy debuts, Chappie drops the ball, John Travolta is so cool he's cold, a wonderfully enjoyable Stephen King adaptation, and Vin Diesel makes his requisite kids family film.  Support us: https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

The other famous Avatar, Frasier's retcon, Tyler Perry makes it happen, one of the best made-for-TV movies ever made, Wes Craven's most Cursed movie, and the Pawnee Parks Dept wraps it up! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025

Adult Swim's longest running show, a very meta Brady movie, Keanu Reeves forgotten superhero movie, and Cartoon Network's wonderful public pilot program! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Will Smith get's Hitched, Breaking Saul, Dawn of the Sandman, sexy sex on the bigscreen, Sam Raimi's forgotten western, the best comic book movie with no comic book and MOAR POOH! All that and more, this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2025

Happy Groundhog Day! You don't get the movie, but Hollywood tackles genocide, Spongebob sells out, Bart sees a comet, and the Wachowskis tackle Jupiter! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

The Before trilogy begins and Highlander's trilogy concludes, Robert De Niro does something different, say goodbye to SNICK, and Clint Eastwood's very costly baby.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

Lucasfilm's final fumble, Jackie Chan conquers the West, a culty Gen X classic, one last massive morsel of Venture Bros for the year(s), and Johnny Depp is trying too hard. All that an more on our journey back 30, 20, and 10 years ago! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2025

Michigan J Frog becomes infinitely more famous, Resident Evil changes the game, Paul Newman is old and wonderful, and the worst Marvel movie?! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025

New Year, new years. Welcome to the FIVES as we explore Danny Boyle's first movie, the debut of Agent Carter, Liam Neeson screwing everything, and a Springfield conspiracy EXPOSED! All that and more, this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

Dec. 27-Jan. 2: Picking our favorites of the year, plus Robert Altman gets fashionable, King George gets mad, Kevin Spacey sings and dances, Sean Penn plots, a ski trip goes downhill. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2024

Dec. 20-26: Steve Martin’s nuts, Macaulay Culkin’s rich, Walter Matthau is Einstein; Jodie Foster is babbling, Winona Ryder is little, Bill Murray is underwater, the Fockers are met, Amy Adams has big eyes, Benedict Cumberbatch invents computers, Meryl Streep heads into the woods. All that are more, 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 27 December 2024

Dec. 13-19: A political rom-com, Jet Li’s punchy, the worst MST3K, Marcel the monkey, Adam Sandler speaks Spanglish, Johnny Depp finds Neverland, Jamie Foxx has warbucks, the museum finally closes at night, Craig Ferguson wraps up, and the Venture Bros. fight Krampus. All that and more, 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 26 December 2024

Dec. 6-12: Wesley Snipes drops twice, Australian family drama, Christian Bale celebrates Passover, the Maltese Falcon is lost, Christmas comes to Family Guy and Baywatch, and the end of the NES. All this and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024

Nic Cage steals Christmas, Natalie Portman strips, Reese Witherspoon goes wild, and Godzilla wraps it up. https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024

Arnold's best worst movie, more horribe bosses, the best Madagascar isn't Madagascar, Ollie Stone's historical waste of time, the worst Xmas movie, and so muc more.  Help, ya'll https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2024

An exploration of 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

Tim Allen grunts over Christmas, while Tom Hanks celebrates the Holiday in the uncanny valley. The best Farrelly Bros movie returns, Michael Keaton reckons with superheroism, and the best vampire movie of the last century?! All that and more this week, 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime  

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2024

The best super hero movie ever made? The best Pixar movie ever made? WHAT IF THEY'RE THE SAME MOVIE?! Plus the most misguided remake of a classic movie ever, a video game adaptation worse than the Mario Bros movie, Star Wars chess, and more. 

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2024

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!

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2024

Peter Jackson goes legit, a trip to wine country, George Lucas' forgotten movie and more!

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2024

Two of the BEST MOVIES OF ALL-TIME, screwing puppets, and the best WW2 movie of the 21st century?! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2024

The greatest movie ever about making movies, Sonic meets Knuckles, rush vs drag, TV's greatest Flash, and more.  https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2024

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.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

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.

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2024

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.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 2024

Roger Ebert: The Movie, Simpsons summertime, the best Pikmin, the last Sims, Hitchcock talk, and costliest failure in TV animation history. 

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2024

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  

Transcribed - Published: 31 August 2024

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!

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2024

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!

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2024