Linda Holmes
For a night with relatively few surprises but some very enjoyable winners, it was a solid show that honored an awful lot of good movies, and movies that drew significant audiences.
Best picture, best original screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and actress, best actress, and best editing — Everything Everywhere All at Once won big again and again.
As families gather for the holidays, you may find yourself talking television, film, books or podcasts. Pop culture critic Linda Holmes — who shares her favorite things for a living — has some tips.
Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners voted on the top movies of all time to win best picture at the Oscars.
Stephen Sondheim has died at 91. Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Linda Holmes looks back on her favorite Sondheim tunes.
The Crown, Hacks, Ted Lasso and The Queen’s Gambit all did well on Sunday night. But the Emmys also laid bare the problems with production and representation that plague nearly every awards season.
Shark Week, a Discovery Channel staple, is now 33 years old.
Meghan, duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry talked to Oprah Winfrey about darkest moments, family conflicts, the persistence of racism and the symbiosis between the royal family and the tabloid press.
The very good movie version of Hamilton, filmed with the original cast at the height of the show’s popularity, will perk up faithful cast album fans — and new viewers, too.
The ESPN documentary series follows the Bulls and Jordan through their hugely successful run of championships in the 1990s, and through the last season they had together.
Monday night, the Emmy Awards will try to crown the best of television. We have everything you need to know to enjoy the show.
The new Starz drama, ‘Vida,’ “is free of, as my friends over at Code Switch would say, the explanatory comma,” says NPR’s Linda Holmes.
Recent stories of sexual harassment and abuse in Hollywood inspired black dresses and unexpected guests at the Golden Globes. In the actual awards races, Three Billboards, Ladybird, and Amazon scored.
It’s cold outside, but we’ve got 50 Wonderful Things from 2017 listed on our blog. Plus, the Pop Culture Happy Hour panel digs into some of the stuff that made it a year worth watching and reading.
After a highly successful first season, the Netflix monster mystery endeavors to overcome the challenges that have plagued sequels for decades.
The 43rd season of NBC’s Saturday Night Live kicked off, unsurprisingly, with Alec Baldwin’s impression of the president. But its sharpest political moments lay elsewhere.
The Big Bang Theory is the most popular scripted show on broadcast TV. But that doesn’t keep people from asking the question: “Why do you watch that show?”
As summer gives way to fall, blockbusters give way to award contenders. Here are some of the best, buzziest and otherwise noteworthy films coming to theaters.