The Movie Ladder Podcast

This week we have a conversation about THE LIVES OF OTHERS (on streaming rental). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:24:40). 
Submit your comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to [email protected].
Connect with us on Letterboxd (@TheMovieLadder), Twitter (@LadderMovie) and Instagram (@laddermovie). Check out our Letterboxd watchlist to see all the movies suggested on this podcast. You can find us individually on Twitter (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza) and Letterboxd (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza). 
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

Sammy Chester (@gosnowso) joins us for the first time to have a conversation about MATCH POINT (on Prime, Paramount+, Kanopy and many other places). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:22:37). 
Submit your comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to [email protected].
Connect with us on Letterboxd (@TheMovieLadder), Twitter (@LadderMovie) and Instagram (@laddermovie). Check out our Letterboxd watchlist to see all the movies suggested on this podcast. You can find us individually on Twitter (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza) and Letterboxd (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza). 
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

This week we have a conversation about MARRIAGE STORY (on Netflix). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:18:50).
Submit your comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to [email protected].
Connect with us on Letterboxd (@TheMovieLadder), Twitter (@LadderMovie) and Instagram (@laddermovie). Check out our Letterboxd watchlist to see all the movies suggested on this podcast. You can find us individually on Twitter (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza) and Letterboxd (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza). 
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

This week we have a conversation about STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (on Disney+). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:44:05). 
Submit your comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to [email protected].
Connect with us on Letterboxd (@TheMovieLadder), Twitter (@LadderMovie) and Instagram (@laddermovie). Check out our Letterboxd watchlist to see all the movies suggested on this podcast. You can find us individually on Twitter (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza) and Letterboxd (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza). 
Listen to our 2019 discussion post-Rise of Skywalker here (Star Wars talk begins at 1:07:00). You can also listen to some Movie Ladder Podcast origin lore. Listen to Zach talk The Last Jedi on Board Game Box Office too.
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

This week we celebrate May the Fourth with a conversation about STAR TREK [2009] (on Paramount+). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:30:00). 
Submit your comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to [email protected].
Connect with us on Letterboxd (@TheMovieLadder), Twitter (@LadderMovie) and Instagram (@laddermovie). Check out our Letterboxd watchlist to see all the movies suggested on this podcast. You can find us individually on Twitter (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza) and Letterboxd (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza). 
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.