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The Movie Ladder Podcast

The Movie Ladder Podcast

By: The Movie Ladder Podcast with Zach Brooks and Brendan Fitzpatrick
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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 movie, take listener feedback, discuss connections to previous movies and end the episode by picking our next movie based on suggestions sent in by the listeners and brought by your hosts. We've covered 300+ movies over the last few years and look forward to many more.The Movie Ladder Podcast with Zach Brooks and Brendan Fitzpatrick Art
Episodes
  • 2026 Library Ladder Challenge Category Draft with Meaghan Thee Librarian
    Dec 23 2025

    We're back for the 4th annual Library Ladder Challenge. Ahead of the new year, ⁠⁠Meaghan Thee Librarian⁠⁠ joined us to draft the 29(!) categories for the 2026 Library Ladder Challenge. This twice-monthly movie challenge will kick off at the beginning of year and run through 2026. Plus we have a few bonus/replacement categories too.

    ⁠⁠You can view the 2025 list here and we will post the 2026 Letterboxd list soon.⁠⁠ Join us for the challenge and keep us posted how it's going!

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    46 mins
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol with Meaghan Thee Librarian (A Gonzo Story)
    Dec 23 2025

    Meaghan Thee Librarian (@meaghan) joins us for the 25th(!) time as we discuss THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL. We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:23:27). So (re)watch the film (currently streaming on Disney+) and listen along with us. Then stay tuned to hear what connected film we pick for next week (1:23:27).

    Submit your questions, comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to themovieladder@gmail.com.

    Since next week is our last movie of the year, suggest any movie submitted in 2025 for our Season 7 premiere. This year’s suggestions go through I Care A Lot on page 34 ⁠of our watchlist⁠.

    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 (challenge prompts coming this week!). Tune into Meaghan's Letterboxd for the Challenge list and this podcast feed for the draft podcast.

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers with Shut Up Tim (Mulaney’s Multiverse of Magnates)
    Dec 18 2025

    Shut Up Tim joins us for the 9th time as we discuss Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022). We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:46:52). So (re)watch the film (currently streaming on Disney+) and listen along with us. Then stay tuned to hear what connected film we pick for next week (1:46:52).

    Submit your questions, comments, rating and suggested connections for next week’s movie to themovieladder@gmail.com.

    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).

    Get ready for Season 7. Start thinking of your suggestion for our season premiere. You can suggest anything suggested during the year for us to kick off 2026. This year’s suggestions go through I Care A Lot on page 34 of our watchlist.

    And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026 (challenge prompts coming soon)

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    2 hrs and 28 mins
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