The Movie Ladder Podcast

By The Movie Ladder Podcast with Zach Brooks and Brendan Fitzpatrick

Weekly movie podcast where we climb the rungs of cinematic connections. Each week Brendan and Zach watch a movie that is somehow connected to the movie we watched the previous week. We discuss the mov... more

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March 11, 2026 Say Anything... (Coast to Coast Romance with Lili Taylor)
This week we have a conversation about Say Anything... (on streaming rental). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:11:30).
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).
🏆Join Brendan’s Oscars pool!🏆
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.
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1h 38min
March 04, 2026 Mystic Pizza (Coming of Age Difference)
This week we have a conversation about MYSTIC PIZZA (on Kanopy, Hoopla and Amazon Prime). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:16:08).
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).
🏆Join Brendan’s Oscars pool!🏆
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.
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1h 44min
February 25, 2026 Licorice Pizza (PDA)
This week we have a conversation about LICORICE PIZZA (on Netflix). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:23:25).
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).
🏆Join Brendan’s Oscars pool!🏆
And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.
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1h 48min
February 18, 2026 Punch-Drunk Love with Taylor Cotter Bruneaux (One Sandler After Another)
Taylor Cotter (@taylorcotter) joins us for the 9th time and we have a conversation about PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (on Kanopy and Hoopla). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:23:30).
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.
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1h 53min
February 12, 2026 Uncut Gems with Kyle King (In a Pickle)
Kyle King (@cbjking) joins us for a conversation about UNCUT GEMS (on HBO Max). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:56:22).
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.
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2h 27min
February 04, 2026 Caught Stealing with Meaghan Thee Librarian (King of '98)
26-timer Meaghan Thee Librarian (@meaghan) joins us for a conversation about CAUGHT STEALING (on Netflix in the US and Crave in Canada). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:24:14).
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.
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2h 1min
January 29, 2026 Enemy of the State (Rewinding Hackman)
This week we have a conversation about ENEMY OF THE STATE (on YoutubeTV on demand and AMC+). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:15:00).
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.
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1h 38min
January 22, 2026 The Conversation (Garr Phone)
This week we discuss THE CONVERSATION (on Amazon Prime and Kanopy). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:09:42).
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.
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1h 34min
January 14, 2026 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Potato Waaave)
This week we discuss CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KINDS (on streaming rental). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:09:11).
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.
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1h 40min
January 07, 2026 The Martian (Let’s Go Take a Flight)
This week we kick off our 7th year with THE MARTIAN (on Paramount+) . We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:21:50).
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.
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1h 44min

FAQs about The Movie Ladder Podcast:

How many episodes does The Movie Ladder Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 340 episodes available.