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D. K. Holm D. K. Holm Douglas Kimball Holm (born February 11, 1953) is a movie reviewer, Internet columnist, radio broadcaster, and author. Holm was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended David Douglas High School and the University of Oregon. From 1976 to 1978, Holm was the co-editor and contributor to "Cinemonkey" film magazine (the magazine continues on in the form of a website by the same name). From 1985 to 1995, Holm was a film reviewer for the alternative weekly "Willamette Week" and from 1995 to 1998, film editor for the biweekly "PDXS" newspaper; both in Portland, Oregon. Holm is currently a