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
It’s mostly remembered for giving us slang, but this hip hop show is refreshingly different from the usual Chinese music competition
China’s sci-fi tradition is mostly in novel form, but it occasionally makes it way to screens big and small
A filmmaker’s deep dive into the “rent-a-foreigner” industry reveals a murky business
The fakest celebrity-dating reality show of the season…and maybe the most successful
It’s not the worst show of the season, only because there are worse shows
It can be hard to watch your favorite movies and TV shows behind the great firewall. We’re here to help.
New film law forces Chinese films to gain approval before screening abroad
A nostalgic look at 90s childhood that struggles to surpass its sentimentality
If they could, Chinese viewers would give this remake of a Japanese drama a rating of zero