Curt Holman
Film and Theater Critic
Curt is Creative Loafing's long time movie critic who also covers theater, books and general culture for CL. He's an Atlanta native and has won numerous awards over the years for his film and theater criticism.
Articles By This Writer
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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SCREEN TIME: To stream or not to stream? Article
Monday December 10, 2018 01:11 pm EST
Netflix’s new classic, “Roma”
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SCREEN TIME: Real-life scares of ‘Boy Erased’ more chilling than ‘Suspiria’s sluggish witchery Article
Thursday November 1, 2018 05:55 pm EDT
Joel Edgerton’s gay conversion drama captures Southern homophobia better than the horror remake evokes its haunting predecessor
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SCREEN TIME: Big swings see big success in ‘A Star is Born’ Article
Thursday October 4, 2018 05:46 pm EDT
Bradley Cooper’s remake of classic Hollywood romance gives Lady Gaga a de-glammed star turn
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SCREEN TIME: Atlanta’s fall film productions Article
Sunday September 30, 2018 05:00 am EDT
New releases across genres share spotlight with other fall film events
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SCREEN TIME: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ brings Spike Lee back in a big way Article
Monday August 13, 2018 05:00 am EDT
Fact-based 1970s drama finds disturbing parallels with today’s politics
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SCREEN TIME: Boots Riley’s ‘Sorry to Bother You’ offers head-spinning satire of 21st century life Article
Sunday July 1, 2018 12:52 pm EDT
The surreal Sorry to Bother You demonstrates that it’s better to be a movie with too many ideas than too few. Just some of the themes tackled by writer/director/rapper Boots Riley include income inequality, racial code-switching, political activism, viral fame, and other hot-button issues.
Atlanta co-star Lakeith Stanfield stars as Cassius, a.k.a. Cash, a broke young man who takes a lousy...
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Tuesday June 12, 2018 04:11 pm EDT
“Star Wars” prequel and low-budget thriller “The Endless” creates shared universes on different scales.
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