Ideal Remake

A HUGE shout-out to all of my guests and listeners in 2019! This episode is for you. 2019 was a super fun podcasting year for me and I couldn’t have done it without all of you. So thank you. And … Continue reading →

It’s Christmas! Or, at least, it was a few days ago! So let’s celebrate the end of 2019 and the end of Ideal Remake Season 2 with another Shane Black-mas episode! This year we’re talking about LETHAL WEAPON with guest … Continue reading →

It’s time to go on a journey into The Zone. It’s a realm that we do not understand. It is dangerous. It is terrifying. But in the center of The Zone is a room that is said to fulfill your … Continue reading →

Hey kids! Remember a time when everything in the movie Sixteen Candles was okay? Well not anymore! Brigid Marshall (@BrigidMarshall) is going to help Sam Gasch (@SamGasch) bring this John Hughes movie into the 21st century! We’re talking racism! We’re … Continue reading →

Do you think you can handle it? Are you a coo-oo-oo-oo-l rider? Well I hope you checked out episode 56, because now we’re doing the sequel! It’s GREASE 2! And returning to Ideal Remake is fantastic development exec and fellow … Continue reading →

It’s rare that you get an opportunity to talk about a movie that takes place in the present. Like, the actual present. Like this movie takes place in Los Angeles in November 2019. WHOA! This week, thanks to Kevin Mosteller … Continue reading →

We here at Ideal Remake would like to take a moment to thank you for being hopelessly devoted to this show. Oh sure, it’s unhealthy. And everyone has told you that you can do better… but you DON’T! You change … Continue reading →

It’s shfifty-five! #90s We’ve got third-time returning guest KEVIN MOSTELLER (@KevMostStellar) here to talk about BEETLEJUICE! This classic Tim Burton horror-comedy is absolutely amazing. We agree it should never be redone, but when it eventually is, here’s the way to … Continue reading →

It’s just a regular backpacking trip. At night. When there’s a full moon. What could possibly go wrong. CUT TO: David is in a hospital, Jack has been murdered, and only Paul Presley (@PoppinURCulture) and Sam Gasch (@SamGasch) can figure … Continue reading →

They said it couldn’t be done. They said we were FOOLS! But nothing can stop Alex Caine (@acaine47) and I from remaking and re-imagining PIXELS!! This is the newest movie I’ve yet to discuss on the podcast, outside of long-running … Continue reading →

Have you ever known, deep within your heart, that something was true? And you were meant to go off on a grand adventure to find it? Jim Hawkins did! And joining Sam Gasch (@SamGasch) is Matthew Barnette (@DrKnowhere)! And together, … Continue reading →

Everyone get up, get on the floor. Everyone… we’re walking the dinosaur! Nick Assunto (@NickJAss) is returns to discuss the SUPER MARIO BROS movie! This movie is outlandishly bad and crazy, so we’ve got some crazy ideas to throw at … Continue reading →

Everybody get up, it’s time to slam now. We got a real jam goin’ down. So welcome… to the Space Jam – 50th episode spectacular! And we have some All Star returning guests! Meredith Hackman (@Big_Mer), Dianne Bloom (@Dibster), and … Continue reading →

Don’t get consumed by The Nothing! Go on an adventure by reading a book! Shout a crazy name into the winds of a storm! Listen to this week’s episode! Because we’re talking about THE NEVERENDING STORY with Jessica Lynn Verdi!! … Continue reading →

No, it’s the not the one with Keanu Reeves. That’s 47 Ronin. This… is RONIN!! (with Robert DeNiro and also other people) We have another entry into the Movies-Sam-Hadn’t-Heard-of-Before, so a big thanks to guest Dianne Bloom (@dibster) for suggesting … Continue reading →

Welcome to Remake, Ideal Remake. This week we’re having a long conversation about James Bond. What makes for the best Bond movie? What’s important for a Bond movie to have? And if guest Chris Lord (@Lordopher) and Sam (@SamGasch) were … Continue reading →

This week we’re breaking through the glass ceiling only to find a different and even MORE glass ceiling! I guess we better figure out a way to break through that too! Joshua Koffman and Gretchen Krull (@gretchenkrull) are here to … Continue reading →

You ever feel like you’re stranded in a desert landscape? Probably in Australia? With nothing but your wits and a complete inability to give a shit about other people’s nonsense? Well then TANK GIRL is the movie for you! When … Continue reading →

You ever feel like the mob is out to get you and you just want to adopt a random child off the streets? Well then this movie is for you!! We’re talking DICK TRACY with special guest J Hanna (j.hanna.username)! … Continue reading →

Vampires: Hominus Nocturna. We here at Ideal Remake are enlisting the help of Zach Luna (@ZacharyJLuna) to help Sam (@SamGasch) remake the tale of bringing them DOWN. Are you ready for us to talk about Blade? Because the world you … Continue reading →