Written by Sara Tardiff Most red-blooded Americans can find familiarity in the high school experience forever preserved in television and film. For Chris Colfer, the archetypes of the demonic cheerleader and rampant over-achiever truly came to life after he graduated—on the set of Glee. The now 25-year-old has finally left those hallowed halls after the shows’ finale in March 2015, […]
At Eternity’s Gate: Review
Written by: Gregory Mann A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh (William Dafoe) during the time he lives in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. On February 20th 1888, Vincent van Gogh arrives in Arles. Before that, he lived in Paris for two years, where he developed a thoroughly modern style of painting. During the more than fourteen months […]
Widows: Review
Written by: Gregory Mann When Harry Rawlins (Liam Neeson), Florek (Jon Bernthal), Carlos (Marvel Garvis-Ruffo) and Noel (Eric Lynch), four armed robbers, are killed in an explosive heist attempt, their widows, with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands to forge a future on their own terms. […]
The Last Race: Review
Written by: Gregory Mann “The Last Race” is a cinematic portrait of a ‘Long Island’ stock car race track as it’s 87 year-old owners struggle to maintain an American racing tradition in the face of a real estate development boom. ‘Long Island’ was the birthplace of American stock car racing. At it’s peak, there were over forty racetracks on ‘Long […]
CupcakKe Drops ‘Eden’
CupcakKe, the queen of Instagram captions, is playing the game: less than a year since sharing her latest full-length record, January’s Euphorize, which she followed up with singles “Blackjack,” “Hot Pockets,” and “Quiz,” the Chicago NSFW rapper has dropped a follow-up, the romper Eden. On it, CupcakKe doesn’t stray too far from what she’s become known for: provocative, nothing-is-off-limits sex positivity. This is […]
More Giraffes Release ‘It Was a Joke’ EP
Perhaps it’s in reference to their name. Today, LA-based electronic pop duo More Giraffes releases their debut EP It Was A Joke, which you can listen to by following this link. The EP includes five songs, including the singles “AOP”, “Not Cool” (which has a music video directed by Colin West), “Basement” and “Dinosaur”. The cover art is designed by Paul Fuentes. More Giraffes shed some more light on the EP: “We […]
Feathers audaciously tackles black youth mental health
Fresh off the festival circuit, Feathers, a new short by Sundance Institute Film Fellow A.V. Rockwell, is already attracting early Oscars buzz, and with reason. The movie tackles the rarely-seen-on-screen adverse psychological effects of racism often experienced by black youth in America. Focused on the story of Eliezer (Shavez Frost), a new student at The Edward R. Mill School for Boys, […]
Feipel-Bechameil
Martine Feipel and Jean Bechameil are Luxembourg-based artists whose grand, architectural works are captivating compositions of sculptural and architectural matter which distorts our perceptions of time and space and challenges our notions of what’s real. The artists spoke with NOTOFU about their work and creative process. What five words best describe your work? Deconstruction, uncertainty, melancholy, intemporality, playfulness. Your work […]
Sarah Lucas’ ‘Au Naturel’ on view
The New Museum is presenting the first American survey of the work of London-born British artist Sarah Lucas. Lucas has created a distinctive body of work that plays with and challenges traditional notions of gender, sexuality, identity and power. Using everyday objects, Lucas often subvert notions of sex and social norms by prompting the viewer to challenge its preconceptions on […]