Ideal Remake

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, who’s the most Ideal Remake of them all? We’re not even THIRD?? Well this episode better start putting up numbers because we went all the way to Loser Like Me and The Home for Wayward … Continue reading →

They’re here… and they have BITS! Only one thing can protect us from sheer abject terror of CLOWNS! Or is it Klowns? I suppose that’s for the philosophers to decide. Either way it’s the Ideal Remake HALLOWEEN EPISODE!! For this … Continue reading →

We are here because you can NEVER have too many dinosaurs! Although, importantly, quite a few of the animals in this movie, strictly speaking, are NOT dinosaurs. And that’s why we have guest Elli Gonzalez (@nadxiellirosa on Instagram and Threads) … Continue reading →

Oh man we’re late for podcasting! Here random neighborhood kid, you finish this game of Gallaga for us! Because today we’re remaking WARGAMES! Screenwriter Julia Bergeron (@JuliaBergeron on the socials) are going to have to figure out how to win … Continue reading →

EPISODE 193 (except for realsies!) The Planet of Druidia has so much delicious air. They probably don’t need all of it. Or even most of it! Luckily the Spaceballs, from Planet Spaceball, are willing to do them a solid and … Continue reading →

You know how sometimes you’re doing podcast homework and decide that MAYBE you should also watch the 2002 version of a movie, in addition to the 1975 version, and then all of a sudden you have SO MUCH MORE to … Continue reading →

Sometimes you just want your toys to be real. If only there was SOME sort of story that guided us through a world where that was possible! Luckily, thanks to vertical integration at a massive corporation, that’s now possible! Introducing … Continue reading →

As someone who had never seen this movie, I was shocked, SHOCKED to learn that Chinatown is an absolute bummer. Who could possibly have foreseen that? Well my guest, Jennifer Lynn Warren (@jenniferlynnwarren on Instagram), definitely know! She walked into … Continue reading →

I was going to do a series of jokes with programming language to indicate that today we’re remaking Tron! But then I got nervous I might actually mess with the podcast feed by doing that. So… um… WE DID A … Continue reading →

EXTRA EXTRA!! A new threat threatens this great country of these United States. Saucers! Flying in the sky interrupt the heavens! Only one thing can frighten these celestial frights, and that’s good, old fashioned American ingenuity! Oh no… the visitors … Continue reading →

His name is Dar. He travels with an eagle, two ferrets, and a tiger that’s been painted black. It’s a tale as old as time. A tale of being METAL as HECK! Bart Gold, incredible writer and current creator of … Continue reading →

It was just a normal day. You played frisbee with your dog in the park, got in an argument with your little brother, and fell into a ravine. Normal stuff! But now you go home and some COMPLETELY different people … Continue reading →

We know that deep down in your heart, your most secretest of desires, was for there to be a new episode of Ideal Remake today! And lucky for you we’re feeling generous, so wish granted! But oh no! Monkey’s Paw! … Continue reading →

Lucky for you, this is a special episode! This episode has been in a glass bottle, bobbing in the ocean, for nearly three months! But now it’s here! Only slightly damaged from the water, so it’s still good! And we … Continue reading →

Hey thanks for coming in, what can I getcha? Oh just a gin and tonic? Alright one sec… BIG CRASHING NOISE! Okay so I never learned how to do all the bottle flips and tricks that Tom Cruise learned in … Continue reading →

Ideal Remake RETURNS for Season 9! And what better way to make a grand entrance than riding a motorcycle through FOUR flaming hoops and over a bakers dozen school buses! We certainly wouldn’t have had to make sort of nefarious … Continue reading →

A quick little episode to summarize all the movies I remade this year with an incredible selection of guests, all of whom I absolutely adore! But also a huge thank you to everyone who listens to this show. Especially if … Continue reading →

To every season, there is a finale. And this one is a real doozy! Writer and Director Meredith Berg (@merebergerwin on Instagram) joins me to talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No… no not that one. The movie. We’re talking … Continue reading →

An iconic movie from 1950 with an often misquoted final line, Sunset Boulevard is one of those movies that I probably should have watched by now. But oh well! No time like the 75 years ago! For this week’s episode … Continue reading →

As tempted as I am to have this description just be a full transcription of Frank Sinatra’s L.O.V.E., there are other parts of this movie that have absolutely cemented themselves into my subconscious! This week, we have the amazing new … Continue reading →