Denzel’s Devil, The Martian Needs Saving, and the Serenity Crew Aims to Misbehave

Oct. 3-9: The Juice is loose, Nicole Kidman is to die for, the Hughes Bros. rob a bank, Wishbone makes reading fun, Al Pacino gambles, Rome can’t afford a battle, the Steve Jobs movie you actually should watch, Super Mario World gets annoying, and Robert Redford returns to journalism. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Oasis goes (champagne) supernova, Bon Jovi paints houses, Michael Myers is cursed, might and magic run their course, Philip Seymour Hoffman is the original true-crime fan, Paul Walker goes diving, Viggo Mortensen has a history, President Geena Davis, the Wicked Witch’s backstory, Joseph Gordon-Levitt takes to the air, and Emily Blunt fights cartels. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 19-25: Everyone swoons over Colin Firth, Clerks meets Breakfast Club, JAG takes flight, Johnny Depp marries a corpse, Jodie Foster has a bad flight, Jason Lee tries to redeem himself, minds get criminal, the hatch is opened, the worst gay-rights movie, Robert De Niro in unpaid, and America invades Canada. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 12-18: Drew Carey gets a job, we learn who shot Mr. Burns, Angus scores one for the little guy, Harvey Keitel clocks in, Nicolas Cage is a lord, Reese Witherspoon is a ghost, gangster Johnny Depp, and we learn for the hundredth time while climbing Everest is a bad idea. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 5-11: Freakazoid runs amuck, the Bible gets a spinoff, Oprah breaks into a million little pieces, Naruto stars its long, long run, Jason Sudeikis is a sex addict, Pinky and the Brain do the same thing they do every night, Hayden Christensen is declared dead, M. Night goes on a visit, and Eugene Levy: action star. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 29-Sept. 4: Xena’s adventure begins, an animated film 30 years in the making, buying junk on the internet gets easier, the last time Kanye was right, Christopher Walken is an angel, the world’s dirtiest joke, Ralph Fiennes goes to Africa, Prison Break gets locked up, Robert Redford goes for a walk, Aqua Teens are no longer number one in the hood, JR sings and Diana freaks out and tries to fight God and the former head of FEMA. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 22-28: Scott Bakula is a magic detective, Patricia Arquette and Owen Wilson are both in danger in Southeast Asia, an internet remix goes to Isengard, Matt Damon and Heath Ledger fight fairy tales, Peppa Pig warms our hearts, spooky caves are spooky, Narcos and Fear the Walking Dead debut, and like all men, we talk about Rome way too much. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 15- 21: Who is Keyser Söze, Stephen Colbert’s first show, Rachel McAdams has a bad flight, the Babysitter’s Club goes big, an animated pigeon war movie, Jesse Eisenberg is a better hitman than Agent 47, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen make documentaries, the best country song ever, MTV gives up on rap, and the Six Feet Under finale makes at least one host cry on air. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 8-14: Aeon Flux flexes, Werner Herzog goes to Alaska, Keanu makes wine, Deuce Bigalow returns, Pamela Anderson gets roasted, NWA hits the big screen, RIP Jerry Garcia, and Edward Burns — did you know he’s Irish? All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 1-7: Babe wins our hearts, Denzel goes virtual, Daniel Stern goes to camp, Amy Adams begins, inside the Playboy Mansion, a girl gets a dragon tattoo, Jason Bateman gets a bad gift, and It’s Always Sunny is tasteless for the very first time. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.