Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Somehow, JJ Returned)

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] 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.