Curt Holman
Film and Theater Critic
Curt Holman was first published in Creative Loafing in 1993. A longtime film critic and former president of the Southeastern Film Critics Association, he also writes about television, theater, books and Southern culture. He has been published in local and national publications and has won the Green Eyeshades Award for Criticism and the Association of Alternate Newspapers’ award for Arts Criticism. Since 2016 he has co-hosted the Comics Canon podcast, reviewing the great comic book stories of yesterday and today. Follow him on Twitter at @Curt_Holman and on Letterboxd at Curt_Holman.
Articles By This Writer
Screen Time: When everything is television Article
Sunday November 8, 2020 03:34 pm EST
The Object Group’s ‘The Stranger’ and David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ bring live performances to the small screen
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SCREEN TIME: Georgian dystopia Article
Thursday October 8, 2020 12:05 pm EDT
‘All In’ presents the nightmare of voter suppression, ‘Only’ a fictional pandemic
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SCREENTIME — The Atlanta film scene list Article
Wednesday September 2, 2020 03:17 pm EDT
What to do when the big screen is dark
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SCREEN TIME: Covideo on Demand? Article
Tuesday June 2, 2020 08:00 am EDT
Lockdown invites a closer look at 'Becky,' 'Shirley,' and other VOD releases
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SCREEN TIME: Protect the Plaza Article
Friday May 1, 2020 12:00 am EDT
Saving a local landmark; screening double features at home
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SCREEN TIME: Two tough mothers Article
Monday March 2, 2020 02:37 pm EST
Low-budget, locally-filmed indie thrillers showcase female protagonists
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SCREEN TIME: ‘1917’ puts viewers in the trenches Article
Friday January 3, 2020 11:04 am EST
World War I film brings combat to life; Stephen King returns to Georgia with “The Outsider”
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SCREEN TIME: Mister Rogers movie offers “Neighborhood” watch Article
Tuesday December 3, 2019 05:30 pm EST
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” ignores biopic clichés for surprisingly perfect holiday fare
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SCREEN TIME: Out on Film Festival captures the culture Article
Wednesday September 25, 2019 11:25 am EDT
Atlanta’s 32nd annual LGBTQ event presents films with urgency
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SCREEN TIME: Atlanta’s Fall Film Events Article
Thursday August 1, 2019 05:02 pm EDT
The season gets cool with local film productions, festivals, and more
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SCREEN TIME: Atlanta Shortsfest showcases new wave of movies in miniature Article
Friday July 5, 2019 01:57 pm EDT
Are we seeing a golden age of short films?
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SCREEN TIME: Atlanta Film Festival turns spotlight on local scene Article
Monday April 1, 2019 02:50 pm EDT
43rd cinematic celebration screens home-grown productions
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Screen Time: ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ reveals WWI’s true colors Article
Monday February 11, 2019 02:05 pm EST
Colorized documentary offers immersive experience of men at war
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STORIES THAT CLICK Article
Friday February 1, 2019 12:01 am EST
The Creative Loafing Fiction Contest 2019
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SCREEN TIME: “Vice” riffs on political power via the career of Dick Cheney Article
Friday January 11, 2019 10:14 am EST
Satiric humor spices up portrayal of institutional corruption
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