ARTS
‘Dahufa’ is revolutionary cinema for modern China
Animated feature tweaks censors, amazes audiences with anti-fascist message
ARTS
China’s top (still watchable) foreign TV
It’s a lot more than just Friends and The Big Bang Theory on China’s streaming platforms
ARTS
Show of the Week: The First Half of My Life
A novel about female empowerment devolves into a show about a jealous wife in our final SotW
ARTS
Show of the Week: The Rap of China
It’s mostly remembered for giving us slang, but this hip hop show is refreshingly different from the usual Chinese music competition
ARTS
Chinese Sci-Fi on Screen
China’s sci-fi tradition is mostly in novel form, but it occasionally makes it way to screens big and small
FILM
Darkly Dreaming Documentary
A filmmaker’s deep dive into the “rent-a-foreigner” industry reveals a murky business
ARTS
Show of the Week: We Are in Love
The fakest celebrity-dating reality show of the season…and maybe the most successful
ARTS
Show of the Week: A Lifetime Love
It’s not the worst show of the season, only because there are worse shows
