Spoiler Specials: Cats
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, Sam Adams and Marissa Martinelli discuss Cats, the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, which was based on poems by T.S. Eliot. Many jokes have been made about Tom Hooper\u2019s Cats, mostly stemming from the \u201cdigital fur technology.\u201d After the premiere, Universal Pictures released an updated version with \u201csome improved visual effects.\u201d But the 1981 musical wasn\u2019t free from criticism either - yet it was still a hit. Does the movie adaptation have more of a plot? Does the star-studded cast add to the many cat introductions? Which cat at the jellicle ball will be picked for another life? And what exactly does jellicle mean?\xa0\n\n\nYou can read Marissa Martinelli\u2019s review here.\xa0\n\nYou can read Dana Stevens\u2019 review here.\xa0\n\nYou can read Violet Kim interview with Cats\u2019 \u2018feline movement expert\u2019 here and read the investigation into how many times the Cats in Cats Say \u201cCats\u201d here.\xa0\xa0\n\n\nYou can also check out past Spoiler Specials, and you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Note: As the title indicates, spoilers galore.\n\nEmail us at spoilers@slate.com.\n\n\nHosts\nSam Adams is a Slate senior editor and the editor of Slate\u2019s culture blog, Brow Beat.\nMarissa Martinelli is a Slate assistant editor.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices