
With the rising popularity of anime, from Makoto Shinkai’s works such as Weathering With You (2019) and Your Name, to Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away and of course My Neighbour Totoro, Japan seems to be dominating western cultures’ interaction with East Asian cinema. However, Chinese cinema has a lot to offer and should hold equal importance amongst anime. From arthouse to politics,…

Fantasy as a genre has been at the face of cinema for years, from Georges Méliès’ 1903 French silent film A Trip to the Moon to upcoming releases like Dune. However, as fantasy has dominated mainstream cinema since the late ’90s, it’s success has never been assured. With a growing trend in making the genre…