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“I have listened to most of these podcasts and have always found Dana Stevens to be an engaging and interesting host--while still wondering what the point of spoiling a movie is when most listeners of this podcast have likely seen the movie and would be better suited by more analysis of scenes not mentioned in other reviews rather than mere spoiling. As I tell my college writing students all the time--critique, do not simply summarize the plot!
However, after Stevens' discussion of Tinker Tailor and Haywire, I'm really starting to question the usefulness of a podcast that is determined to spoil and reveal key plot details when Stevens clearly doesn't even have a cursory understanding of the plots of many films. The latest entry, which had Stevens and her co-host bumbling through a misinformed summary of Haywire's B-grade, simplistic plotting, was particularly insufferable.
So, let me get this straight: After Soderbergh shows the broach in the corpse's hand, then shows a flashback to Mallory wearing the broach, and then has McGregor's character discuss putting the broach in the corpse's hand to frame Mallory...this was STILL a detail that slipped Ms. Stevens' attention.
Trust me. I'm not one to argue for the logic in Haywire--it plays like a young boy's sexual fantasies come to life. But this new trend of critics clearly not paying attention to movies, and then acting smug about how incomprehensible a film is rather than simply admitting that they are the ones who failed to follow it is starting to grow tiresome.
Here's my suggestion: if you're being paid to simply watch movies (a job most of us would gladly do), why not enjoy your privileged job and pay close attention to the movie playing in front of your face rather than spending time thinking of smug things to say on your podcast, or making faces at your boyfriend during the film as Ms. Stevens admitted in her Tinker Tailer podcast. I think you might find that movies are a little easier to follow and "spoil" when you actually watch them!”Read full review »
imalwaysright via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/12
More reviews of Slate's Spoiler Specials
“Each episode of Slate's Spoiler Specials is a brief (30 minute) discussion, between the host (Dana Stevens) and an informed guest, about a particular film. What sets it apart from any other podcast, about films (I've heard), is how focused, informed and beautifully presented it is. If...”Read full review »
someone1969 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/23/13
“We've all had the experience when we get together with friends and start to discuss a movie, then discover that one of us hasn't seen it yet. It's frustrating trying to share our opinions with each other without spoiling the movie for others. A film critic is always in that...”Read full review »
utroorat via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/07
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