'Wolf Man' is toothless

NPR | By Linda Holmes,

Glen Weldon, Joelle Monique , Hafsa Fathima, Lennon Sherburne, Mike Katzif, Jessica Reedy

Published January 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM EST

Christopher Abbott in Wolf Man. — Christopher Abbott in *Wolf Man*.

Everything old is new again, it seems, and there's no reason that wouldn't apply to werewolves. We now have a chance to enjoy a new Wolf Man starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner. Directed by Leigh Whannell (The Invisible Man), it maintains that sometimes the monster is inside you all along.

Plus, we take a minute to remember director David Lynch.

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Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.

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Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.

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