The Wandering Earth II review: a sci-fi blockbuster takes a dark turn

A man stands in a dark, chilly-looking room in front of an immense blackboard covered with mathematical symbols and formulae, dimly lit by a single shaft of light, in The Wandering Earth II

To successfully imitate the kind of mega-budget worldwide blockbuster most closely associated with Hollywood productions, filmmaker Frant Gwo literally went global. 2019’s The Wandering Earth, a sci-fi disaster adventure that became one of China’s biggest-ever […]