Spoiler Specials

Plot holes, twist endings, and other secrets of current movies.

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About the Show

On Slate’s Spoiler Specials, Slate critics, such as Dana Stevens and Willa Paskin, discuss new movies and TV shows in spoiler-filled detail. We dissect twist endings, plot holes, and other secrets you won’t read in reviews.

WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers (duh).

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Slate Spoiler Specials: Blinded by the Light

Sam Adams, Inkoo Kang, and Nitish Pahwa spoil Blinded by the Light.

Hobbs & Shaw

Forrest Wickman and Sam Adams spoil the first Fast & Furious spinoff.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Our critics spoil Quentin Tarantino’s new movie.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Midsommar

Dana Stevens, Sam Adams and Daniel Schroeder spoil Midsommar.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Sam Adams, Alex Barasch and Inkoo Kang spoil Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Yesterday

Sam Adams, Inkoo Kang, and Chris Molanphy spoil Yesterday.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Toy Story 4

Dan Kois, Marissa Martinelli, and Forrest Wickman spoil the latest Pixar film.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Late Night

Dana Stevens, Inkoo Kang, and Sam Adams spoil Late Night.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Always Be My Maybe

Slate Spoiler Specials: Fleabag

Marissa Martinelli, Heather Schwedel, and Inkoo Kang spoil Fleabag Season 2.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Booksmart

Dana Stevens, Jeffrey Bloomer, and Christina Cauterucci spoil Booksmart.

Slate Spoiler Specials: John Wick: Chapter 3

Three critics discuss the latest movie in the Keanu Reeves franchise in spoiler-filled detail.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Detective Pikachu

June Thomas, Benjamin Frisch, and Daniel Schroeder discuss Pokémon: Detective Pikachu.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Avengers: Endgame

Forrest Wickman, Dana Stevens, and Jamelle Bouie discuss Avengers: Endgame.

Slate Spoiler Specials: After

Marissa Martinelli, Rachelle Hampton, and Daniel Schroeder discuss After.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Little

Marissa Martinelli, Inkoo Kang, and Heather Schwedel discuss Little.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Shazam!

Sam Adams and Marissa Martinelli discuss Shazam!

Slate Spoiler Specials: Us

Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discuss Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Captain Marvel

The critics discuss the new superhero flick, its ’90s nostalgia, and a theory about Goose the cat.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Isn’t It Romantic

Marissa Martinelli, Aja Hoggatt and Heather Schwedel discuss Isn’t It Romantic.