Doug Markowitz
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Doug Markowitz
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· Jul 24
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
expoworld.substack.com
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...
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...
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...
Read here: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts-culture...
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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...
Read here: www.miaminewtimes.com/arts-culture...
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
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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
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
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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
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
September 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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
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
September 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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
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 🎥
September 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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 🎥
Very happy to announce that I am now an official member of the Florida Film Critics Circle! www.floridafilmcritics.com/2025/08/12/d...
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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August 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Very happy to announce that I am now an official member of the Florida Film Critics Circle! www.floridafilmcritics.com/2025/08/12/d...
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...
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...
Hiroshima
A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb. Survivors wonder why they lived when so many others died.
www.newyorker.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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...
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...
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.
The site is soft launching as a free newsletter and will eventually offer bonus content through a paid subscription.
July 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
The site is soft launching as a free newsletter and will eventually offer bonus content through a paid subscription.
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...
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...
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
expoworld.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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...
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...
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...
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.
hyperallergic.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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...
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)
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)
July 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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)
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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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.
My in no way combative (merely additive) opinion is that In The Mood For Love is one of the greatest movies ever made but Happy Together is better
June 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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.
Reposted by Doug Markowitz
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.
June 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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.
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!!
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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!!
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...
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...
www.scrmbl.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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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.
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...
www.scrmbl.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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.
Reposted by Doug Markowitz
no one wants this. stop making us suffer for this.
June 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
no one wants this. stop making us suffer for this.
When I was in Japan this year I ate mostly from various grocery stores and conbini and I regret nothing.
June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When I was in Japan this year I ate mostly from various grocery stores and conbini and I regret nothing.
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-...
Third Horizon 2025 Brought Caribbean Film and Fun to Miami
The festival is still an unapologetic space for Caribbean culture.
www.miaminewtimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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-...
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...
Via @miaminewtimes.com www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/michael...
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.
www.miaminewtimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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...
Via @miaminewtimes.com www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/michael...
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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.
He is the fourth director to win top honors at all three festivals, after Clouzot, Antonioni, and Altman.
May 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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.
He is the fourth director to win top honors at all three festivals, after Clouzot, Antonioni, and Altman.
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
May 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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