On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Slate’s movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate staff writer, Dana Stevens, to spoil Cruella, the new Disney live-action origin story for one of it’s most infamous villains, Cruella de Vil.  
Who was Cruella before she became the Cruella we all know and hate? This teen-friendly backstory holds the answers. 

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.
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Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

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Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. 
Karen Han is staff writer at Slate and you can read her review here.
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Cruella

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).

TV & Film

Film Reviews

TV Reviews

This week’s Spoiler Specials takes on M3gan, with Slate’s movie critic Dana Stevens and features director Jeffrey Bloomer.

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.

Read another Slate review here.

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Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola.
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M3gan: The Uncanny Valley of the Dolls

This week, Slate's Dana Stevens and Dan Kois spoil Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the sequel to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. 

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.

Read Dana’s review here. 
 
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

This week, Slate's Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to his 2009 film. Is it true that “the most dangerous thing on Pandora is that you’ll grow to love it too much?” 

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.

Read Dana’s review here. 

Read Sam’s advice on which version to catch here.
 
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Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola
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Avatar: The Way of Water

This week, Slate's Dana Stevens and Dan Kois spoil Tár, Todd Fields’ first film in 16 years. Cate Blanchett stars as a world-famous conductor whose life takes an unexpected turn as she prepares for a career-changing opportunity.

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.

Read Dana’s review here. 

Read Dan’s review here.
 
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Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola
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Tár

This week, Slate's Dana Stevens and Nadira Goffe spoil Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the sequel to Marvel’s Black Panther. 

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.

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Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola
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Cruella

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