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).

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil Marvel’s new movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The new Nicolas Cage action comedy gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Keith Phipps.

Bridgerton (Season 2)

Marissa Martinelli and Rebecca Onion spoil the latest season of the Netflix hit.

Deep Water

Dana Stevens, Jeffrey Bloomer, and Dan Kois spoil Adrian Lyne’s adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel.

Turning Red

Dana Stevens and Karen Han spoil the animated film from Disney and Pixar.

The Batman

Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil Matt Reeves’ take on the caped crusader.

Marry Me

Dana Stevens and Heather Schwedel spoil Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson’s new rom-com.

Scream (2022)

Jeffery Bloomer, Sam Adams, and Josh Levin spoil Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Scream.

The Lost Daughter

Allegra Frank and Rebecca Onion spoil Maggie Gyllenhal’s adaptation of an Elena Ferrante novel.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Allegra Frank and Sam Adams spoil the latest installment in the superhero franchise.

The Matrix Resurrections

Dana Stevens and Emily St. James spoil the fourth installment in the Matrix series.

Power of the Dog

Dana Stevens and Jeffrey Bloomer spoil the Western drama.

House of Gucci

Dana Stevens, Heather Schwedel, and Rachel Syme spoil the biographical crime drama.

Eternals

Dana Stevens, Nadira Goffe, and Sam Adams spoil the newest Marvel film.

Dune

Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil the epic space opera.

Midnight Mass

Sam Adams and Laura Miller spoil the new Mike Flanagan miniseries.

The Many Saints of Newark

Dana Stevens and Alan Sepinwall spoil the Sopranos prequel.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Allegra Frank and Sam Adams spoil the new Marvel movie.

The White Lotus

Spoiling the HBO mini-series.

The Suicide Squad

Karen Han and Sam Adams spoil James Gunn’s reboot of a 6-year-old movie.