Jerom Maat

Jerom Maat

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  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★★

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    ★★

  • The Outrun

    ★★★★★

  • Kinds of Kindness

    ★★★½

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★★★

    A Real Pain is a movie about pain after loss. It plays with big themes like the Holocaust, but also very familiar themes like the loss of a family member, depression and anxiety. It's an honest attempt at confronting the Jewish (American) experience, but by also including a Rwandan character, the themes of genocide, and generational trauma deepend. This movie felt really personal to me, as I am of Burundian descent. I've also been part of similar excursions during my…

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    ★★

    Interesting but ultimately underwhelming choice of animation style. Hera, her brothers and the Shield maiden were great, but the king is truly despicable. They tried to redeem him at the end, but when you remember this is actually a civil war under his reign, caused by his own stubborn actions, than his redemption arc just becomes more selfish, pretentious and stupid. A lot of time was wasted on Helm. Probably because they wanted to make a cool legend behind the…

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  • Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

    Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

    ★★★★½

    Funny, some great shots, and a really enjoyable cast. With some great perspectives on parenting, anxiety, depression and end of life philosophy.

  • The Outrun

    The Outrun

    ★★★★★

    Captavating, heartbreaking and heartfelt. At some points incredibly hard to watch and in other scenes it made me shed tears of joy. Saoirse Ronan is great in this and she makes it so easy to watch such a heavy subject.

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