Linda Holmes

Washington, D.C., United States

Pop Culture Correspondent at NPR

Host, NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour. Author, FLYING SOLO (out now!) and NYT Bestseller EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER (now in paperback). IG: lindaholmes97

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Our 2025 Oscars Recap : Pop Culture Happy Hour

1 month ago | npr.org | Stephen Thompson |Linda Holmes |Aisha Harris |Glen Weldon |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy | +2 more

Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar for her role in Anora. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar for her role in Anora. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images This year's Oscars was a big night forSean Baker's Anora, including wins for best picture and director. The film's star Mikey Madison scored one of the night's few upsets, winning best actress.
Settle in for the spy-show pleasures of 'The Night Agent' : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Jan 24, 2025 | npr.org | Linda Holmes |Aisha Harris |Candice Lim |Hafsa Fathima |Jessica Reedy

Settle in for the spy-show pleasures of 'The Night Agent' Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1226561689/1265234626" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Gabriel Basso in season two of The Night Agent. Dan Power/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Dan Power/Netflix Gabriel Basso in season two of The Night Agent.
NPR's Linda Holmes discusses the Oscar nominations

Jan 23, 2025 | npr.org | Linda Holmes |Michel Martin

Oscar nominations were revealed Thursday morning. We get reaction from NPR critic Linda Holmes.
Our 2024 Holiday Movie Guide : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Dec 5, 2024 | npr.org | Linda Holmes |Aisha Harris |Hafsa Fathima |Lennon Sherburne |Jessica Reedy |Mike Katzif

Our 2024 Holiday Movie Guide Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1217308653/1263147460" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Lindsay Lohan in Our Little Secret. Chuck Zlotnick/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Chuck Zlotnick/Netflix Lindsay Lohan in Our Little Secret. Chuck Zlotnick/Netflix It's holiday movie season, and there are so many new movies to choose from.
They're just as fearless in Season 2

Nov 15, 2024 | gpb.org | Linda Holmes

It's a dark-hearted relief to know from the very beginning of the first season of the Apple TV+ black comedy series Bad Sisters, which was released in 2022, that John Paul ends up dead. It might be too much to take if you didn't. John Paul (or JP), played with breathtaking vileness by Claes Bang, is the cruel, emotionally and physically abusive husband of Grace (Anne-Marie Duff). Grace makes excuses for him; her sisters will not.
It's more complicated than it is good

Nov 1, 2024 | gpb.org | Linda Holmes

The marketing of the film Here has heavily emphasized its status as a Forrest Gump reunion for Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and director Robert Zemeckis. (The script is also from Gump screenwriters Zemeckis and Eric Roth.) Whether or not a Forrest Gump reunion was something people were looking for 30 years after the fact, Here does have a lot in common with its predecessor, including the sense that it's sometimes more tricky - both technically and narratively - than good.
Marriage and politics are tough negotiations in 'The Diplomat' : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Oct 30, 2024 | npr.org | Stephen Thompson |Linda Holmes |Cristina Escobar |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

Marriage and politics are tough negotiations in 'The Diplomat'In the Netflix drama The Diplomat, Keri Russell plays an ambassador who's thrust into an international incident with massive stakes. She's also sorting through a tumultuous marriage with her husband, a hotshot veteran diplomat (Rufus Sewell). The series combines the tension of Homeland with the administrative drama of The West Wing.
'Woman of the Hour' is a true crime story that isn't focused on the killer : NPR

Oct 20, 2024 | npr.org | Linda Holmes

For once — a true crime story that isn't focused on the killerIn a lot of true crime stories, no one is treated as more interesting than the criminal at the center. Mildly interesting are the police, the journalists, and the family involved. But not the person who got hurt, let alone the people who just barely didn't get hurt. In the new Netflix film Woman of the Hour, however, there's little interest in the thinking or the life of real-life convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala.
Strong performances highlight the scary (and funny) 'The Front Room'

Sep 10, 2024 | wrvo.org | Linda Holmes |Byron Brown

Maybe you think you've seen every scary mother-in-law fiction has to offer — you absolutely haven't. In the new movie , a pregnant woman (Brandy Norwood) allows her mother-in-law (Kathryn Hunter) to move in. In a film that's part creepy and part very darkly funny, the two women square off for control of the house and the child on the way.
Yes, chef: 'The Bear' has a lot going on in its third season : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Jul 2, 2024 | flipboard.com | Linda Holmes |Ronald Young Jr |Greta Johnsen |Mike Katzif |Hafsa Fathima |Jessica Reedy

Yes, chef: 'The Bear' has a lot going on in its third season : Pop Culture Happy HourThe Bear just returned for its third season and it's still one of the most stressful and most interesting shows on TV. Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) are launching their new fine dining restaurant, but he's estranged from some of the people who are closest to him just as he …

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