A Touch of Sin

Movie Review: “A Touch of Sin” — A Fearless Vision of Corruption in Contemporary China

In “A Touch of Sin,” four depressing stories float into one other, all said to be based on news stories from Chinese papers.

Mary Ella Feinleib January 22, 2022 at 12:23 am on Television Review: “Reframed: Marilyn Monroe” — A Feminist Tribute or a Reframe-up Job?A very good analysis. Trying to turn a woman from the past into a symbol of feminism is a n...
Thomas Garvey January 20, 2022 at 3:13 pm on Film Review: “Don’t Look Up” — A Pitch-Dark Satire that Dares to be Impudently PessimisticWell, that's classic Gerald Peary right there.
Athar January 18, 2022 at 3:56 pm on Poetry Review: Writer Alain Mabanckou — Taking Life Both to Heart and in StrideThank you for your incisive comments on BEST AMERICAN POETRY OF 2021 which I have been plowing through and finding...
Peter Power January 18, 2022 at 1:14 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)I absolutely love OFSE, it really captures the intimacy that Nanci could bring to her stage performances. I thankfully had...
William Sr January 17, 2022 at 4:35 pm on Arts Remembrance: The Late Joe Cook and His Chance to Record “The Twist”Little Joe Cook was a dear close personal friend he was the greatest person I knew. I have many many...