In a Place Like This
by Chris Michael Smith
A positive space to discuss the movies we love. A no-gatekeeping zone, feel free to sit back, relax, and have a fun discussion to geek out.
Podcast episodes
Season 3
Season 2
That's Entertainment! A Celebration of the Movie Musical
Special Guest Krista Roman (@kristaaaak on Instagram) and I discuss some of our favorite and recent Movie Musicals, and the weird trend of hiding the fact that movies are Musicals. Rotating Segment: Wrong Answers Only, where we guess the plot of Manborg (2011) by looking only at its poster (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2060525/mediaviewer/rm3940851968/?ref_=tt_ov_i)
New Year's Reappraisal 2024 - Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Joined by guest Johnny Rome (@ItsJohnnyRome on all Socials), we make a case in favor of 2004's Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and why it deserves a new appraisal from today's lens. Rotating Segment: Double Feature, and since it's been a while, we have a Five-Double-Feature Special!
The "In a Place Like This" Holiday Special 2023
Joined once again by Edmundo Sanchez Jr. (@edworld15 on Instagram, @ed_world15 on Twitter), we discuss some of our favorite Holiday movies: Home Alone 1&2, Klaus, Love Actually, The Holiday, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Noirvember: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made of
Joined once again by friend of the show, filmmaker and host of the incredible new podcast "One Season Wonders" (@oneseasonpod on all the Socials) Shane Anderson, we take a deep dive into Film Noir, its influence, versatility and staying power. Recurring Segment: Reappraisals! Shane and I discuss the 2013 Comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and why it deserves a second chance. Show Notes: Shane quoted this incredible article, give it a read: https://fugitives.com/introduction-of-film-noir-explained-martin-scorsese-2022-filmmaking/