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Douglas Kimball Holm (born February 11, 1953) is a
movie reviewer Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: Journalism, journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-m ...
,
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columnist,
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, and
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. Holm was born in
Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
. He attended David Douglas High School and the
University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...
.


Published work

From 1976 to 1978, Holm was the co-editor and contributor to ''Cinemonkey'' film magazine (the magazine continues on in the form of a
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by the same name). From 1985 to 1995, Holm was a
film reviewer Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...
for the alternative weekly ''
Willamette Week ''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history ''Willame ...
'' and from 1995 to 1998, film editor for the biweekly '' PDXS''
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; both in Portland, Oregon. Holm is currently a columnist for
Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film '' Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, ...
's website QuickStopEntertainment and film editor for the
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'' The Vancouver Voice'' (of
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). Holm also regularly contributes to the paper'
blog
Holm is additionally a co-host of the semi-weekly movie review radio program "On The Aisle" on
KQAC All Classical Portland (89.9 FM, "KQAC") is an American classical radio station licensed to serve the community of Portland, Oregon. KQAC is owned by All Classical Public Media, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. This classical music ser ...
. Holm has also appeared in a video performance piece by
Miranda July Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, singer, actress and author. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations and live performance art. She w ...
called ''The Swan Tool'', and as a cameo in James Westby's movie, ''Film Geek''.


Books

As of 2006, Holm has authored five books. ''
Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contem ...
'' (
Pocket Essentials {{italic title ''The Pocket Essentials'' is a series of small, A6 sized books on various subjects. The publisher is also known as Pocket Essentials. Each book is written by a different author. The books have been credited with being full of rare in ...
, 2003, revised edition 2005, ) is the first book-length critical study of the underground cartoonist published in English. ''R. Crumb: Conversations'' (
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, 2004, ) is an anthology of previously published interviews with Crumb spanning the cartoonist's career. ''
Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, dark humor, non-linear storylines, cameos, ensembl ...
'' (Pocket Essentials, 2005, ) is a critical study of the film director's work. ''
Kill Bill ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' is a 2003 American martial arts film Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment ...
: An Unofficial Casebook'' ( Glitter Books, 2005, ) is a time-coded annotation to Tarantino's film, and also includes an anthology of contemporary reviews. ''Film Soleil'' (Pocket Essentials, 2006, ) is a critical study of an aspect of film noir, also known as
neo-noir Neo-noir is a revival of film noir, a genre that had originally flourished during the post-World War II era in the United Statesroughly from 1940 to 1960. The French term, ''film noir'', translates literally to English as "black film", indicating ...
. The two books on Tarantino have a
on-line corrections blog


Personal life

In 2008, Holm was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. A benefit was held at a local Portland theatre featuring a
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, readings of his more memorable reviews, and a musical appearance by (among others)
Pink Martini Pink Martini is an American band that was founded in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale in Portland, Oregon. Group members call it a little orchestra that crosses several styles, such as classical, latin, traditional pop, and jazz. The co-lead vo ...
's Thomas Lauderdale, in April 2008.


References

*
A 1994 New York Times article
on Portland in which Holm is quoted.


External links


Holm's column at QuickStopEntertainment.comthe online magazine Cinemonkey
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, D.K. American film critics American columnists Writers from Portland, Oregon 1953 births Living people American broadcasters David Douglas High School alumni