Slate's Spoiler Specials

On the Spoiler Specials 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 movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Vox editor-at-large and co-creator of the podcast Arden, Emily VanDerWerff.

Twenty years after the events of The Matrix Revolutions, Thomas Anderson, also known as Neo (Keanu Reeves) is once again confronted with a decision to forgo his ordinary life and open his mind to The Matrix. 

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

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On the Spoiler Specials 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 movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate features editor Jeffrey Bloomer to spoil the latest Jane Campion movie, Power of the Dog.

When domineering rancher Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) meets his brother’s new wife Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), he takes an instant dislike to them. Phil tirelessly mocks his new family members until Peter makes an unexpected discovery.  

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

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Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. You can read her review here. 

Jeffrey Bloomer is Slate’s features editor.

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On the Spoiler Specials 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 movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel and New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme to spoil the latest movie from Ridley Scott, House of Gucci.

When Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), a woman whose glamor belies her working-class lifestyle, meets Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) at a party, she senses an opportunity for something more. The film follows their romance as it grows, and then morphs into something more sinister.

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

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Podcast production by Cleo Levin.

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Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. You can read her review here. 

Heather Schwedel is a Slate staff writer.

Rachel Syme is a New Yorker staff writer.

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On the Spoiler Specials 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 movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams and Slate editorial assistant Nadira Goffe to spoil the newest Marvel film, Eternals.

The Eternals, a group of immortal beings with superpowers, reunite following an unexpected tragedy to fight the evil Deviants.

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

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Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. You can read her review here. 

Sam Adams is a Slate senior editor. 

Nadira Goffe is Slate’s editorial assistant. 

Sam and Nadira both contributed to “The Casual Marvel Fan’s Guide to Eternals”

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On the Spoiler Specials 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 movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to spoil the new adaptation of the 1965 sci-fi novel Dune.

In the year 10,191, Paul Atreides, along with his family and people, must travel to a dangerous planet at the behest of the emperor of the universe. Once there, violence explodes and Paul must test his training and power to survive.

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

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Podcast production by Cleo Levin.

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Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. You can read her review here. 

Sam Adams is a Slate senior editor. You can read his breakdown of the ways to see the movie here. 

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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 senior editor Sam Adams is joined by Laura Miller, a books and culture columnist for Slate, to spoil the new Mike Flanagan miniseries Midnight Mass.

Riley Flynn returns to his home on an offshore fishing village to find that the local priest has been replaced by a newcomer. The arrival of the magnetic Father Paul Hill brings religious fervor to the town, along with mystery and monstrosity. 

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

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Sam Adams is a Slate senior editor. You can read his review here. 

Laura Miller is a books and culture columnist for Slate. 

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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 Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic and host of the popular podcast Too Long, Didn’t Watch, Alan Sepinwall to spoil the new Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. 

The film follows a young Anthony Soprano, growing up in a very tumultuous era in Newark, N.J. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss: Tony Soprano.

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

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Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. You can read her review here. 

Alan Sepinwall is Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic and host of the popular podcast Too Long, Didn’t Watch. You can read his review here.

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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 senior editor Allegra Frank is joined by fellow Slate senior editor, Sam Adams, to spoil Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 

Shang-Chi is living a quiet, normal life in San Francisco working as a valet parking attendant with his best friend Katy when suddenly he’s confronted by his dark past. He soon realizes that it’s up to him and his friends to save the world from ancient soul-eating demons. 

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

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Hosts

Allegra Frank is Slate’s senior editor. You can read her review here. 

Sam Adams is Slate’s senior editor and editor of Slate’s culture blog Brow Beat. You can read his review here.

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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 contributor Isaac Butler and The New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme to spoil Mike White’s The White Lotus.

What happens when a group of extremely privileged and wealthy people arrive at The White Lotus Resort in Hawaii for a week of relaxation in the sun? The answer is nothing good.  

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

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Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Dana Stevens is a movie critic at Slate. You can hear her talk more about The White Lotus here. 

Isaac Butler is the co-host of Slate’s Working podcast. You can listen to his interview with the show’s composer here.

Rachel Syme is a staff writer at The New Yorker. You can read her piece about the show here.

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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 staff writer Karen Han is joined by Slate’s senior editor Sam Adams to spoil James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, a soft reboot of the original 2016 Suicide Squad. 

What happens when the US government brings together a few of the world’s most dangerous supervillains to save the day? You get chaos, blood, gore and The Suicide Squad. 

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

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Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Karen Han is a staff writer at Slate. You can read her review here.

Sam Adams is a senior editor at Slate and editor of Slate’s culture blog, Brow Beat. 

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