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).

Tenet

Sam Adams and Alissa Wilkinson spoil Christopher Nolan’s puzzling, yet stunning, new movie.

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Dana Stevens and Matthew Dessem spoil Charlie Kaufman’s twisty ending.

I May Destroy You

Spoiling Michaela Coel’s compelling drama about sexual assault, consent, and empathy.

An American Pickle

Dana Stevens and Isaac Butler spoil Seth Rogen’s comedy about a man perfectly preserved in pickle brine for a century.

Palm Springs

Spoiling the charming time loop rom-com starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti.

Irresistible 

Jon Stewart’s comedy about unchecked money in politics oversimplifies America’s current political landscape.

Hamilton

A spoiler-filled, live episode breaking down the Hamilton movie.

Da 5 Bloods

Dana Stevens and Aisha Harris spoil Spike Lee’s film about Black Vietnam War veterans.

The Hunger Games Prequel: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

President Snow’s origin story departs from the YA dystopian genre shaped by the Hunger Games trilogy.

The Lovebirds

Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani’s murder mystery rom-com, in spoiler-filled detail.

Hollywood

Ryan Murphy’s revisionist Netflix series trades history for self-serving fantasy.

Too Hot to Handle

Spoiling Netflix’s new reality dating show that banned hot contestants from sexual contact.

Tiger King

The increasingly sordid documentary series about murder plots, charismatic big cat owners, and conning people out of zoos.

Star Trek: Picard

Three Trekkies spoil the newest installment in the sci-fi franchise.

Contagion

Spoiling the eerily relevant pandemic film from 2011.

Onward

Spoiling Pixar’s comedic quest about brothers attempting to bring back the rest of their father.

Emma

Marissa Martinelli and Heather Schwedel spoil the Autumn de Wilde adaptation.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Spoiling the captivating 18th-century French romance.

Slate Spoiler Specials: The Witcher

Should you toss a coin to your witcher?

Cats

Sam Adams and Marissa Martinelli come to the Jellicle Ball to spoil Cats.