Slate's Spoiler Specials

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 Slate’s web editor Nitish Pahwa to spoil Old, the new thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. 

When a family takes a relaxing tropical vacation, they make a terrifying discovery. As the children play in the sand on a nearby secluded beach, their parents notice that in the span of just a few hours, their children have suddenly aged. It’s not long before the parents realize that they themselves are aging too! It’s a race against time as they attempt to escape the beach before it’s too late. But can they find a way out? 

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

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Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Allegra Frank is a senior editor at Slate. 

Nitish Pahwa is a web editor at Slate and 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 Slate staff writer, Karen Han, to spoil Space Jam: A New Legacy, the long-awaited sequel to the original 1997 Space Jam starring Michael Jordan. 

This time, LeBron James finds himself trapped in digital space by a rogue AI villain. In order to get back home and save everyone, LeBron must team up with the Looney Tunes gang to win the ultimate high-stakes basketball game and save the day. 

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

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Allegra Frank is a senior editor at Slate. 

Karen Han is staff writer at Slate and you can read her 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 staff writer, Karen Han, to spoil Black Widow, the new Marvel origin story for one of it’s Avengers, Black Widow.  

Who was Black Widow before she became the beloved and troubled hero we’ve all come to know over the years? 

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

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

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

Karen Han is staff writer at 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 staff writer Karen Han is joined by Slate’s movie critic Dana Stevens to spoil Luca, the new animated film from Pixar. 

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy named Luca is experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: he is a sea monster from another world just below the water's surface.

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

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Karen Han is staff writer at Slate.

Dana Stevens is a movie critic at Slate and you can read her 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 associate editor at Slate Marissa Martinelli and Slate’s new editorial intern Sofia Andrade to spoil In the Heights, the new film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s play of the same name. 

Set in Washington Heights, New York, a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies a vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is a magnetic bodega owner (Anthony Ramos) who dreams and sings about a better life.

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

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

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Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic and you can read her review of the film here.

Marissa Martinelli is Slate’s associate editor 

Sofia Andrade is Slate’s editorial intern 

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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 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.

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

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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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 Brow Beat nights and weekends editor Matthew Dessem is joined by Slate books and culture columnist Laura Miller to spoil Woman in the Window, the new Netflix thriller based on the book by A. J. Finn.  

Agoraphobic Dr. Anna Fox (Amy Adams) witnesses something she shouldn't while keeping tabs on the Russell family, the seemingly picture perfect clan that lives across the way. What could possibly go wrong? 

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

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Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

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Laura Miller is a books and culture columnist for Slate

Matthew Dessem is Slate’s Brow Beat’s nights and weekends editor

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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 Brow Beat's nights and weekends editor, Matthew Dessem, to spoil Mortal Kombat, the new action/fantasy movie based on the 1990’s video game. Hunted by the fearsome warrior Sub-Zero, MMA fighter Cole Young finds sanctuary at the temple of Lord Raiden. Training with experienced fighters Liu Kang, Kung Lao and the rogue mercenary Kano, Cole prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions to take on the enemies from Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe.

You can read Karen’s review here.

You can read Matt’s review here.

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

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

Email us at [email protected].

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Hosts

Karen Han is a Slate staff writer. 

Matthew Dessem is Slate Brow Beat's nights and weekends editor

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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 Brow Beat nights and weekends editor at Slate, Matthew Dessem, to spoil Godzilla vs. Kong, the new action-packed sci-fi movie from director Adam Wingard.  

Kong and his protectors go on a perilous journey to find his true home but soon find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla as he cuts a swath of destruction across the globe. But the initial confrontation between the two titans is only the beginning of the deeper mystery that lies within the center of the earth.

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

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts

Allegra Frank is a Senior Editor at Slate.

Matthew Dessem is Slate’s Brow Beat’s nights and weekends editor

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme to spoil Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, the new adventure-filled comedy by real life best friends and the writers who brought us Bridesmaids, Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo. 

When lifelong best friends and roommates Barb (Annie Mumolo) and Star (Kristin Wiig) leave their Midwestern hometown for the first time ever, they embark on a vacation to Vista Del Mar, Florida. What starts out as a bit of harmless fun in the sun, quickly becomes the most unexpected, bizarre and even dangerous adventure of a lifetime for the pair. Will they ever be the same?

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

Email us at [email protected].

Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. 

Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens’ classic movies podcast Flashback. Sign up now to listen and support our work.

Hosts

Dana Stevens is a movie critic at Slate.

Rachel Syme is a staff writer at The New Yorker and you can read her review here.

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