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. Below, Slate movie critic Dana Stevens, Slate staff writer Amanda Hess, and Slate culture editor Dan Kois discuss Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson based on E.L. James' best-selling book. Does the film live up to its hype? What do we make of a “BDSM porn romance,” as Stevens calls it? Can it even qualify as BDSM?

Listen to them discuss these and other questions below. You can also check out past Spoiler Specials in our archive, and you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Note: As the title indicates, each installment contains spoilers galore.

Previous Spoiler Specials
Serial
Birdman
Dear White People
Gone Girl
Transparent