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Doug Markowitz

@dougmarkowitz.bsky.social
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Writer/Editor/Critic | Founder expoworld.substack.com | Bylines at Resident Advisor, The Art Newspaper, Hyperallergic, scrmbl, The Brooklyn Rail, etc. clippings.me/dougmarkowitz

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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
My story on the incredibly impressive Rembrandt show at the Norton Museum made the cover of my alt-weekly 😭 Read here: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts-culture...
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A Staggering Rembrandt Exhibition at the Norton Is a Masterpiece Itself
This is the first time Rembrandt, Vermeer, and other Dutch Old Masters have been exhibited in South Florida.
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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 · 13/08/2025
Very happy to announce that I am now an official member of the Florida Film Critics Circle! www.floridafilmcritics.com/2025/08/12/d...
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Douglas Markowitz
Publications: Miami New Times, Hyperallergic, The Miami HeraldEmail Douglas Douglas Markowitz is a writer, editor, and critic covering film, music, art, and other topics. He is the founding editor of ...
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
American weapons destroyed Hiroshima. American weapons wielded by Israel destroyed Gaza. One of these events happened 80 years ago. The other is happening now. It’s in our power to act and stop this carnage. Do not forget Hiroshima. Free Palestine.
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
In the past I have invoked this piece as an invective against nuclear weapons and war in general. Now I ask you to recognize that the destruction of Hiroshima is on the same continuum as the ongoing annihilation of Gaza. The weapons are conventional but the effect is the same.
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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
Typhoon Club (Somai 1985) Ash is Purest White (Jia 2018) Shutter Island (Scorsese 2010) Night and Fog in Japan (Oshima 1960) Mississippi Masala (Nair 1991)
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Love & Pop (Anno 1998) Mickey 17 (Bong 2025) Blue Sun Palace (Tsang 2025*) Friendship (DeYoung 2025*) The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson 2025) Plan 75 (Hayakawa 2022) The Tobacconist (Nyron Taylor 2024) Kouté Vwa (Jean-Baptiste 2024) Bitter Cane (Dupuy/Ives 1983)
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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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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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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 · 22/06/2025
Now watching:
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Nice one!
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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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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Also be sure to check out my review of the film here: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/review-...
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Wes Anderson Overindulges in The Phoenician Scheme
The spy movie extends the Wes Anderson brand into wild new territory.
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I interviewed Michael Cera, who’s the best thing about Wes Anderson’s new movie The Phoenician Scheme. Via @miaminewtimes.com www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/michael...
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Michael Cera Isn’t Surprised Fans Think He’s a Perfect Fit for Wes Anderson
Cera is one of the best parts of the auteur's new film, The Phoenician Scheme.
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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
Note: I am not at Cannes, I saw the film at a press screening on Thursday.
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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
This was an immense privilege to put together. Sakamoto is my favorite musician of all time, I carry his work with me in the deepest depths of my soul. Having been able to write about his work and commune with his artistry is an honor. Please read.
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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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Miami New Times @miaminewtimes.com · 06/02/2025
The action-comedy-romance could use a bit more action and a lot less plot.
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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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Miami New Times @miaminewtimes.com · 30/01/2025
Sprawling length is the least of the film's problems.
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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
THE SUBSTANCE 5 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress (Demi Moore), Best Director (Coralie Fargeat), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Original Screenplay www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/the-sub...
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Beauty and Body Horror Collide in The Substance
Demi Moore stars as an aging actress in this wild, intelligent gorefest.
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NOSFERATU 4 nominations including Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/nosfera...
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Nosferatu Is the Feel-Bad Movie of the Year
Robert Eggers' masterful adaptation of Nosferatu is unbearably intense, terrifying, and perverse.
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NICKEL BOYS 2 nominations including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay (RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes) 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 · 23/01/2025
EMILIA PÉREZ 13 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), Best Director (Jacques Audiard), Best International Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Original Song www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/review-...
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Emilia Pérez Is a Disaster From Start to Finish
Lauded by the film establishment, Emilia Pérez doesn't deserve the praise it's getting.
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Doug Markowitz @dougmarkowitz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
CONCLAVE 8 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Best Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini), Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Straughan), Best Editing (Nick Emerson), Best Costumes, Best Original Score, and Best Production Design www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/conclav...
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Conclave Is the Classiest Election Thriller of the Fall
Ralph Fiennes delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in the Vatican-set drama.
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