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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

NO OTHER CHOICE: The rot consumes. When you eliminate all the competition and all the other employees, what’s left? An astonishing, balletically-directed tour de force from Park that equals his best and the finest film I’ve seen this year. #NYFF63

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

LATE FAME: Willem Dafoe shines as an affable working class New Yorker who gets one last chance at living his long-dormant artistic ambitions, or so he thinks. A surprising and very funny satire of the city and creatives of all tax brackets. #NYFF63

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

THE MASTERMIND: A Kelly Reichardt heist thriller? More like a slapstick crime caper that turns into a sad and sordid road movie. Imagine Wendy and Lucy played for laughs. O’Connor rocks. Great jazz score by Rob Mazurek makes the film feel light on its feet. #NYFF63

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

MIROIRS NO. 3: very plotty, predictable and slight chamber drama from Petzold that spends too much time on conventional psychodrama before briefly touching on the comforts of being watched. Respect for the Frankie Valli needle drop. #NYFF63

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Back in the saddle at #NYFF63! Press screenings started yesterday with eight hours straight of movies. Check back for my insights on this year’s most hotly-anticipated films 🎥

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Today marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the U.S. military. As I always do on this day I am posting a link to John Hersey’s stirring reported account of that day and its aftermath. I highly encourage everyone to read it. www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...

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Hiroshima

A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb. Survivors wonder why they lived when so many others died.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Here’s a bit more about what Expo is all about. The site is soft launching as a free newsletter and will eventually offer bonus content through a paid subscription.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

BIG NEWS: I just started a new website. It's called Expo – a new destination for exploring global culture. A digital World's Fair. We're starting out with a recap of international cinema from the first half of the year. Read more below: expoworld.substack.com/p/2025-world...

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The Year in Global Cinema So Far

In our first-ever post, Expo takes a snapshot of international film from the first half of 2025

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

For @hyperallergic.com I reviewed a new biopic on legendary Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase. Starring Tadanobu Asano of the hit TV show Shogun as the artist, Ravens screens this weekend at the New York Asian Film Festival: hyperallergic.com/1028646/mark...

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An Absurd Take on Masahisa Fukase’s Darkness

The ridiculous magical-realist flourish of an anthropomorphic raven cheapens his story and flattens the film’s engagement with his art.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Best First Views, Front Half of 2025: Eyes Wide Shut (Kubrick 1997) Run Lola Run (Tykwer 1998) The Pianist (Polanski 2002) I’m Still Here (Salles 2024) Peeping Tom (Powell 1960) Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Cheang 2024) Trap (Shyamalan 2024) House Hunting (Miyazaki 2006)

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Min Hyoung Song @minsong.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

There’s just no way to choose between Chungking Express - Happy Together - In the Mood for Live. They are three of the most extraordinary films I have ever seen.

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fancy waddle dee @fivepoisonskid.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

iran has given the world a wealth of great cinema which refutes the barbarous image painted by american media. everyone should see the koker trilogy.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

My #FloridaPanthers have won their second Stanley Cup. I’m in complete gleeful disbelief that my beloved, yet usually uninspiring local team that I’ve supported since childhood have not only taken the trophy a second time but defended their first title. It’s incredible. Go Cats!!

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Making my debut for the awesome Japan-based publication @scrmbl.com! I reviewed a recent show of contemporary woodblock prints that’s big on startists and manga tie-ins. But is it also big on quality? ぜひ読んでみてください！ www.scrmbl.com/post/tokyo-n...

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Tokyo National Museum makes the case for contemporary Ukiyo-e | scrmbl

It could be said that no Japanese art form has been more globally i...

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scrmbl @scrmbl.com · 17/06/2025

The Tokyo National Museum's recent "Ukiyo-e in Play" exhibition merged the traditional art form with contemporary artists, celebrities, and popular culture to demonstrate its lasting relevance.

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Tokyo National Museum makes the case for contemporary Ukiyo-e | scrmbl

It could be said that no Japanese art form has been more globally i...

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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

no one wants this. stop making us suffer for this.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

When I was in Japan this year I ate mostly from various grocery stores and conbini and I regret nothing.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Third Horizon Film Festival remains one of the most innovative and intimate platforms for underseen cinema in the world. I covered the festival this weekend for @miaminewtimes.com and had a lot of fun in the process: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/review-...

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Third Horizon 2025 Brought Caribbean Film and Fun to Miami

The festival is still an unapologetic space for Caribbean culture.

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Justin Chang @justincchang.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Jafar Panahi has won the Golden Lion at Venice (THE CIRCLE), the Golden Bear at Berlin (TAXI), and now the Palme d'Or at Cannes (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT). He is the fourth director to win top honors at all three festivals, after Clouzot, Antonioni, and Altman.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

THE PHOENECIAN SCHEME: The closest Wes has come to a true action film. Always-lovely production design and clever dialogue are the only things keeping this one from devolving completely into a dull morass of vintage corporate intrigue and labored family dynamics. #Cannes2025

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

You guys should log one of the Mission Impossible movies on Letterboxd...thank me later.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A sad announcement from me: I am looking for new places to write about film. Unfortunately @miaminewtimes.com has decided to cut reviews almost entirely If you like what I do any help with getting in touch with editors would be wonderful. Here’s my portfolio: www.clippings.me/dougmarkowitz

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Douglas Markowitz - Writing Portfolio

Douglas Markowitz is a writer, editor, and critic covering art, music, film, travel, and other topics. His work has appeared in <i>The Art Newspaper</i>...

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

New from me: “Seeing Sound, Hearing Time,” the blockbuster @skmtofficial.bsky.social exhibition now in its final week at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, makes you feel like his spirit is in the room, sitting at the piano. My review for @hyperallergic.com: hyperallergic.com/997961/the-c...

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The Cinematic Dreaming of Ryuichi Sakamoto

The late musical colossus’s first comprehensive exhibition in the nation makes you feel like his spirit is in the room, sitting at the piano.

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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 25/03/2025

Just as at the cinema, the experience of “Seeing Sound, Hearing Time” is not constrained to the screen, but instead a collective encounter that made this afterimage of a great artist feel all the more profound.

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The Cinematic Dreaming of Ryuichi Sakamoto

The late musical colossus’s first comprehensive exhibition in the nation makes you feel like his spirit is in the room, sitting at the piano.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Seated for Captain America: Brave New World

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Without hyperbole one of the greatest songs of all time

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Love Hurts is the kind of Hollywood actioner Ke Huy Quan could have been doing years ago if his career had gone differently. But with a thin plot and characters distracting from the action, it's too little, too late. My review for @miaminewtimes.bsky.social www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/review-...

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Love Hurts, Starring Ke Huy Quan, Doesn't Hit Hard Enough

The action-comedy-romance could use a bit more action and a lot less plot.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I reviewed The Seed of the Sacred Fig, a courageously made film from Iran that I nevertheless had more than a few issues with, for @miaminewtimes.bsky.social www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/review-...

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Oscar Contender The Seed of the Sacred Fig Puts Politics Over Plot

Sprawling length is the least of the film's problems.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

This is such a great program and I was super happy to be able to announce it in @miaminewtimes.bsky.social. Be sure to check it out! Read more here: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/movies-...

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The Best Movies to See in Miami in February 2025

Tributes to David Lynch, Oscar contenders, and more.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

A thread of the #Oscars nominated movies I've covered for @miaminewtimes.bsky.social: ANORA 6 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov), Best Director, Editing, and Original Screenplay (Sean Baker) www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/anora-r...

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Anora Is a Wake-Up Call From the American Dream

Sean Baker's stripper Cinderella story is a wildly entertaining parable of class and status.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I spoke with RaMell Ross about his triumphant new film Nickel Boys and the ways it relates to the current climate of racial censorship here in Florida. The movie is out today locally and it’s absolutely vital, please go see it. For @miaminewtimes.bsky.social: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/ramell-...

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Nickel Boys Director RaMell Ross Brings Florida's Racism to Light

Based on Tallahassee's notorious Dozier School reformatory, the film was shot entirely from the survivors' points of view.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“There was no one else like him, and there never will be again” @miaminewtimes.bsky.social asked me to put together a tribute to David Lynch after the news came out yesterday. Here it is: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/an-inca...

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There Will Never Be Another David Lynch

The director and artist leaves behind a monumental legacy.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Tonight’s entertainment, in his honor

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

An insurmountable loss. I can’t believe it, I have no words. He will be so deeply missed. Rest in Peace.

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

One of the best films of the year, The Brutalist is a film about American hatred - of artists, intellectuals, immigrants, and anyone else deemed inconvenient. It’s also about how we reap the seeds of that hate. My review for @miaminewtimes.bsky.social: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/movie-r...