Spoiler Specials: Knives Out

Published: Nov. 29, 2019, 11 a.m.

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, Dana Stevens and Forrest Wickman discuss Knives Out, the whodunnit from Rian Johnson. Renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey\u2019s death following his 85th birthday party sparks a twisted hunt for the murderer. The suspects: his own family. Can celebrity detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) pin down Thrombey\u2019s eccentric family intent on avoiding suspicion. What happens when they find out Harlan\u2019s personal nurse, Marta, will receive his fortune? And what role does ICE have in a potential motive?\xa0\n\nYou can read Dana Stevens\u2019 review here.\xa0\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\nPodcast Production by Rosemary Belson.\xa0\n\nHosts\nDana Stevens is Slate\u2019s movie critic.\nForrest Wickman is Slate\u2019s culture editor.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices