Film & TV
Anime
An entire animation industry that Western audiences spent decades dismissing as "cartoons for kids," despite it covering nearly every genre and audience imaginable.
Documentary Filmmaking
A film genre that claims to show us "real life" — while every single editing choice a filmmaker makes is quietly, unavoidably shaping the story we end up seeing.
Film Noir
A movement so defined by shadow and cynicism that critics didn't even have a name for it until years after its golden age had already passed.
Prestige TV
A single show, The Sopranos, that's widely credited with convincing critics television could be taken as seriously as film.