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 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).

And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

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 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).

And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

Happy New Year!

6 years of Movie Laddering in the books and we're taking one last look back at 2025 on the podcast. We review this year's ladder and look ahead to 2026. ⁠Check out our Letterboxd movie stats for the year.⁠

We'll be back next week to discuss The Martian (now on YoutubeTV OnDemand and streaming rental) and kick off year 7. Submit your questions, comments, rating and suggested connections 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).

⁠⁠And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026!

This week we discuss MARY POPPINS. We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:29:27). 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 (1:29:27).

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).

And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2026.

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.

⁠⁠See the the 2026 list here! Create your own and comment with your link.

For reference, you can view the 2025 list as well.⁠⁠ Join us for the challenge and keep us posted how it's going!

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.

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)

This week 8-timer Shut Up Tim and 7-timer Allix O join us to discuss Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback, review previous ladder connections and decide on our next connected cinematic rung (1:51:57). So (re)watch the film (currently streaming on streaming rental) and listen along with us. Then stay tuned to hear what connected film we pick for next week (1:51:57).

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).

Start thinking of your suggestion for our season 7 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 10 of our watchlist.

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