Jenny Nulf

2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Jenny Nulf

In candid doc, Marc Maron opens up about grief If you’ve seen Marc Maron’s standup or listened to his podcast, you’re probably aware of the immense amount of grief that he went through after his late girlfriend, filmmaker Lynn Shelton, passed away suddenly from a rare blood disease. It’s not easy to share grief, but Maron has dissected his own through humor for the past few years, which has been maybe some of his best work yet.

2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Jenny Nulf

Slanted, written and directed by Amy Wang, is a dystopian teen drama where any person of color can have a painless and quick cosmetic surgery that makes you white. It’s a trippy idea that feels born from movies like Mean Girls, but with a dash of Cronenberg body horror flair. Wang’s able to balance the bizarre and outlandish premise fairly well, and once you get past a certain hurdle that will take quite a bit of suspension of disbelief, the film’s themes are poignant and thought-provoking.

2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Jenny Nulf

What would you do if you had the power to travel back in time by way of a tequila shot? For Minnie (Emily Browning), she would save her failing relationship. Nicholas Clifford’s One More Shot is a Groundhog Day-style romp set on the night of Y2K when an old group of med school friends get together.

2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Jenny Nulf

The BTS ARMY spans the globe, including Mexico City fans Ele and Len Fandom is not a new concept. So, what exactly is unique about the BTS fandom? In the documentary FOREVER WE ARE YOUNG, directors Grace Lee and Patty Ahn explore BTS’s fan base – the BTS ARMY (short for Adorable Representative MC for Youth) – from its early stages to what it means to be ARMY now. “We’re ARMY, and have been observing K-pop fans for a long time,” Lee started.

Apr 3, 2024 | austinchronicle.com | Jenny Nulf

Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man is a gritty, nasty piece of work. While there’s direct influence from recent franchise epics like John Wick (which is even name-dropped in the film), Monkey Man bears a melting pot of influences from South Korea to Indonesia (and in particular The Raid). Action sequences are messy, but visceral, showreeling not only Patel’s skillset as a director to watch, but an action star in the making.