Slate's Spoiler Specials
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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Flashback: The Apartment (1960)
A tight script and superb acting from Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon bring together this Billy Wilder classic.
73 min
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Karen Han and Sam Adams spoil Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
44 min
53
Coming 2 America
Allegra Frank and Rachelle Hampton spoil the new Eddie Murphy film, Coming 2 America.
58 min
54
Saint Maud
Dana Stevens, Jeffrey Bloomer and Ruth Graham spoil the long-awaited horror film Saint Maud.
50 min
55
Bridgerton
Willa Paskin and Nichole Perkins spoil the new Netflix series Bridgerton.
57 min
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Promising Young Woman
Dana Stevens and Karen Han spoil Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman.
46 min
57
Soul
Karen Han and Dan Kois spoil the new animated film Soul.
40 min
58
Flashback: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Revisiting the Hollywood epic that grappled with questions of colonialism and morality.
119 min
59
Mank
Dana Stevens and Mathew Dessem spoil the technically dazzling film, Mank.
55 min
60
Happiest Season
Christina Cauterucci and June Thomas spoil a charmingly queer Christmas rom-com.
50 min
61
Freaky
Sam Adams and Karen Han spoil the new body-switching slasher film Freaky.
35 min
62
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil the long awaited sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2006 film, Borat.
53 min
63
The Haunting of Bly Manor
56 min
64
Enola Holmes
Marissa Martinelli and Laura Miller spoil the lighthearted, feminist adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown.
35 min
65
Tenet
Sam Adams and Alissa Wilkinson spoil Christopher Nolan’s puzzling, yet stunning, new movie.
73 min
66
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Dana Stevens and Matthew Dessem spoil Charlie Kaufman’s twisty, trippy ending.
63 min
67
I May Destroy You
Spoiling Michaela Coel’s compelling drama about sexual assault, consent, and empathy.
49 min
68
An American Pickle
Dana Stevens and Isaac Butler spoil Seth Rogen’s comedy about a man perfectly preserved in pickle brine for a century.
40 min
69
Palm Springs
Spoiling the charming time loop rom-com starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti.
48 min
70
Irresistible
Jon Stewart’s comedy about unchecked money in politics oversimplifies America’s current political landscape.
41 min
71
Hamilton
A spoiler-filled, live episode breaking down the Hamilton movie.
52 min
72
Da 5 Bloods
Dana Stevens and Aisha Harris spoil Spike Lee’s film about Black Vietnam War veterans.
53 min
73
The Hunger Games Prequel: The Ballad of Songbir...
President Snow’s origin story departs from the YA dystopian genre shaped by the Hunger Games trilogy.
61 min
74
The Lovebirds
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani’s murder mystery rom-com, in spoiler-filled detail.
39 min
75
Hollywood
Ryan Murphy’s revisionist Netflix series trades history for self-serving fantasy.
49 min