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A film and pop culture podcast that travels 10 years into the past and dissects the topics that once obsessed us. Hop in your DeLoreans and join us monthly as we go back to the decade. Hosted by Thomas Adams and Nick Hoffman. Theme song by Kyle King. A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.

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    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Edge of Tomorrow and Snowpiercer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 90:40


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    X-Men: Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 80:46


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Paddington and The LEGO Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 54:04


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Season 4 Finale! - The Top 10 Films of 2013 and Previewing the Films of 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 112:43


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    2013 Wrap Up Part 2 - About Time, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Inside Llewyn Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 86:05


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    2013 Wrap Up Part 1 - Her, The Wolf of Wall Street, Gravity, Captain Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 112:01


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Fall 2013 Part 1 - Prisoners, Behind the Candelabra, Rush, Short Term 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 105:03


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Summer 2013 Part 2: This is the End, The Before Trilogy, (and Barbenheimer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 100:45


    This month we revisit a comedy classic, dive into a historic trilogy and for a show concerned with films that came out a decade ago, spent way too much time talking about Barbenheimer. The July 2033 episode should be a doozy.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Summer 2013 Part 1 - Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby, Frances Ha

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 90:12


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Spring 2013 Part 2 - Evil Dead, Pain & Gain, and Mud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 102:30


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Spring 2013 Part 1 - Spring Breakers, Stoker and The Place Beyond the Pines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 120:27


    The first of this 2-part episode on the films of Spring 2013 is one I like to refer to as "The Kids Are Not Alright.." The running theme of F**ked Up teens is strong with this group of films. Whether it be the cult classic that is SPRING BREAKERS or the somewhat forgotten auteur/star driven triumphs that are STOKER and THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, there's plenty to discuss with this batch.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Season 4 Premiere - Previewing the films of 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 79:51


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Season 3 Finale! - Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, and re-doing the 2013 Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 105:29


    Its the final episode of Season 3. And we are wrapping up 2012 but covering two best picture contenders and also, for the third time, selecting our own personal choices for who should have won the Academy Awards. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.com

    Fall 2012 Round Up - Wreck It Ralph, Silver Linings Playbook, Argo, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 147:41


    In our second to last episode of the season, we make up for lost time by covering 5 HUGE films from the Fall 2012 slate. Including a Disney classic, TWO Oscar winners, a franchise staple and... Cloud AtlasHosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    September 2012 - Dredd, Looper and The Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 94:57


    This month we cover two of this generations most influential filmmakers. Rian Johnson's LOOPER and Paul Thomas Anderson's THE MASTER are this episodes subject matter. Along with DREDD, an undersung remake that just happens to rule.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    Summer 2012 Wrap Up - The Dark Knight Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 110:51


    We are back from Summer vacation to talk about one of our very favorite pieces of pop culture from the 21st Century: Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy. In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this saga's conclusion, not only did we talk about these movies, but the history of Batman in film. And not to mention 2022's THE BATMAN. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    June 2012 - Killing Them Softly and Prometheus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 97:42


    After a short delay, we're back talking about the films of Summer 2012. This time we tackle the divisive KILLING THEM SOFTLY and Ridley Scott's (perhaps misunderstood masterpiece) PROMETHEUSHosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    May 2012 - Men in Black 3, Moonrise Kingdom and Marvel's The Avengers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 93:35


    Listener's assemble! Summer 2012 kicks off with two blockbuster hits in addition to the summer's big indie charmer. We cover Marvel's The Avengers, Men in Black 3 and Moonrise Kingdom on this months episode!Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    April 2012 - The Raid and The Cabin in the Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 83:45


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    March 2012 - 21 Jump Street and The Hunger Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 84:28


    In the first review oriented episode of Season 3, were looking back at a couple classics that started their own franchises. May the odds be ever in your favor!Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    Season 3 Premiere! Previewing the Top films of 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 80:48


    In the Season 3 Premiere, we count down our pre-season list for the top 10 films of 2012. We also recap the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    Season 2 Finale! - MI4: Ghost Protocol, Young Adult and re-doing the 2012 Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 106:58


    We are back to wrap up the films of 2011 and put a bow on another great season of the show. We'll cover two of the most important Christmas releases from the year and in the spirit of Oscars, we'll go back and select who we would have chosen from each of the major categories! We'll also count down our top 10 movies of Season 2.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    November 2011 - The Descendants, The Artist and Hugo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 75:28


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    October 2011 - Martha Marcy May Marlene and Take Shelter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 85:41


    Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    September 2011 - 50/50, Drive and Moneyball

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 107:24


    September 2011 was jam-packed with Oscars contenders and cult classics. This episode we'll cover 3 films that all made it into our top 5 list at the start of the year. We revisit 50/50, DRIVE and MONEYBALL to find out just how well these beloved gems hold up. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    August 2011 - Contagion, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Warrior

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 111:23


    What better way to reflect on movies from 10 years ago then to litigate the current horrors of the world for the billionth time?! We fittingly have two pandemic movies on this months episode. One that just kills much of humanity and another that wipes us all out and lets apes take over. We also cover a 3rd movie hulky mammals fighting each other.. and its not the one with apes. Its Contagion, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Warrior on the August 2011 edition of BACK to the Decade!Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    July 2011 - Captain America: The First Avenger, Horrible Bosses and Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 116:15


    Summer movie season is wrapping up and we're covering 3 of 2011's biggest hits. We're talking genetically enhanced Super Soldiers, poorly planned murder plots and Nick's overwhelming crush on Ryan Gosling in this month's edition of Back to the Decade!Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    June 2011 - X-Men: First Class, Beginners and Super 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 78:49


    This month on back to the decade we're talking mutant origins, the movie star charisma of Melanie Laurent and Lens flairs. We're going back to June 2011 to review three iconic films of that year.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    May 2011 - Thor, Bridesmaids and The Tree of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 98:46


    This month on back to the decade we're talking gods of thunder, colonial women on the wings of planes and the sweet, sultry sound of Brad Pitt whispering. We're going back to May 2011 to review three iconic films of that year. We also have a belated discussion about the debacle that was the 2021 Oscars ceremony. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    April 2011 - Fast Five, Hanna, Source Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 103:33


    Salud, Mi FamiliaWe're approaching Summer movie season which can only mean one thing: time for the big, dumb popcorn flicks. This episode has everything. Weaponized sports cars. 13 year old female super soldiers. Jake Gyllenhaal on a TRAIN. The action was endless in April 2011 and we're here to unpack it all. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    March 2011 - Rango, The Lincoln Lawyer, Limitless

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 99:04


    Season 2 is off and running with 3 films that few people probably remember existing. One won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. One was based on a Best-selling book. The other became a network TV series 4 full years after being released in theaters. We break it all down, including the fascinating careers of the movie stars at the center of these films.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    2011 Preview Show - Top 5 Films from the year and planning Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 109:25


    It's Season 2 at Back to the Decade! Before starting our in depth reviews next month, we preview the year at large. Looking back at 2011 in sports, TV and film while also glimpsing ahead at what we're excited for in 2021. Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    2010 Year End Wrap Up! - Tron: Legacy, True Grit, The Fighter and re-doing the 2011 Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 112:55


    A little late - but we are back to wrap up 2010 as we gear up for a new year. We have 3 reviews, including the final 2 films left from the Best Picture Nomination list. And in the spirit of Oscars, we'll go back and select who we would have chose from each of the major categories!Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    November 2010 - Unstoppable, 127 Hours, The King's Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 74:57


    As our 2010 run nears it's close, we visit Tony Scott's final film while also reviewing two of that year's biggest Oscar darlings.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    October 2010 - Black Swan and The Social Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 91:07


    In honor of the Halloween season, Nick and Thomas talk about some of their favorite horror films before diving into in depth reviews of two of the more iconic films from the 2010s.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    September 2010 - Easy A and The Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 78:27


    In their first episode since becoming parents, Thomas and Nick catch up on their early experiences of Dad life. Then they go back to cover two movies with very different tones: Easy A and The Town.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    August 2010 - Scott Pilgrim vs The World and The Other Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 120:40


    August 2010 featured two of our favorites in Scott Pilgrim and The Other Guys. We dive deep on those films while also going into some recent hits. We cap off the episode by discussing our 5 favorite Will Ferrell movies.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    July 2010 - FIFA World Cup, NBA Finals, Inception, The Kids Are All Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 101:54


    July 2010 was jam packed with major sporting events, summer blockbusters, and indie darlings. Join us as we look back at them all.Hosted By: Thomas Adams and Nick HoffmanTheme Song By: Kyle KingTwitter: @DecadePodFacebook: Back To The DecadeEmail us at backtothedecade@gmail.comWe Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispodwww.wemadethispod.com

    June 2010 - Time: The Kalief Browder Story, Winter's Bone, Toy Story 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 103:05


    We spend time discussing the Black Lives Matter movement by breaking down a case from 2010 and its relation to the current climate. We also dive into a couple best picture nominees from the 2010 Oscar season.

    May 2010 - Iron Man 2, Robin Hood and the NBA Conference Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 85:44


    We go back to May 2010 and hit on the biggest blockbuster event of the summer: Iron Man 2. Nick reflects on his visit to the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in which he snuck into the after-party for the Robin Hood premiere. We also talk some NBA action and...

    April 2010 - Hot Tub Time Machine, Mother, and Shutter Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 89:19


    This month Thomas and Nick go back to discuss some big movies from spring of 2010. They visit one of Nick's favorite studio comedies in Hot Tub Time Machine, take a look at an early work from Academy Award winning director Bong Joon-ho, and dive deeper...

    Introduction - You Gotta Come Back With Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 79:38


    In the debut episode of Back to the Decade, Thomas and Nick preview the pop culture and entertainment from 2010 and rank their 5 favorite movies from that year.

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