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).

Slate Spoiler Specials: Marriage Story

Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil Marriage Story.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Knives Out

Dana Stevens and Forrest Wickman spoil Knives Out.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Frozen 2

Sam Adams and Marissa Martinelli spoil the sequel to Frozen.

Doctor Sleep

Spoiling the sequel to The Shining.

Last Christmas

Spoiling the holiday rom-com … with a twist.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Terminator: Dark Fate

Dana Stevens, Forrest Wickman, and Sam Adams spoil the nostalgic follow-up to T2.

Jojo Rabbit

Spoiling Taika Waititi’s Hitler Youth spoof.

Slate Spoiler Specials: Parasite

Dana Stevens, Forrest Wickman, and Inkoo Kang spoil Parasite.

Slate Spoiler Specials: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Willa Paskin and Sam Adams spoil El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Joker

Our critics spoil Todd Phillips’ new film.

Downton Abbey

June Thomas and Seth Stevenson spoil the movie.

Slate Spoiler Specials: It: Chapter Two

Jeffrey Bloomer, Laura Bradley, and Jack Hamilton spoil Andy Muschietti’s It sequel.

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.