Sarah Gopaul
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications:
Digital Journal
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Movie Reviews Only
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49% | The Witches (2020) |
As the whimsy comes in different forms in this picture, it distinctly separates itself from the earlier adaptation. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 29, 2020
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60% | Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) |
Consequently, one of the themes in this franchise appears to be the many sacrifices she makes to keep the world safe - something many of her male DC counterparts have not had to do over the years. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 29, 2020
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67% | Ammonite (2020) |
The camera captures their need for each other, while not being intrusive or trying to overly romanticize their visceral passion. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Nov 13, 2020
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56% | Come Play (2020) |
There are obviously scenes that require CGI, but it adds a layer of frightening magic to know the creature exists in an FX workshop somewhere. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Oct 30, 2020
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80% | Black Mountain Side (2013) |
The key to making a relatively low-budget movie is an exceptional script and competent casting director. This picture benefits with a considerable measure of both. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Oct 20, 2020
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73% | Mulan (2020) |
[It] improves on the story in some ways, but falls short in presenting a masterful, wire-fu epic. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 6, 2020
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95% | The Mortuary Collection (2019) |
Accompanied by a spooky soundtrack by Mondo Boys and presented in uncharacteristically vibrant, saturated colours, the picture is added to the list of horror anthologies worth watching. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 3, 2020
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93% | Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020) |
Along the way, everyone has a lot to say and some people only appear to say one thing, but it all comes together to tell a shared story of independent filmmaking. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 2, 2020
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33% | Crazy Samurai: 400 vs 1 (Crazy Samurai Musashi) (2020) |
It's like watching a video game in which the player has memorized a few key, effective moves and just keeps hitting those buttons in random sequences. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 2, 2020
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82% | Hail to the Deadites (2020) |
Somewhat lowering his typical bravado, Campbell speaks fondly about his interactions with the fans and how privileged he feels for being part of something so beloved. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 2, 2020
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82% | Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) |
It's difficult living up to a film beloved by so many, but this second sequel does a good job of evoking everything that was great about its predecessors - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 2, 2020
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70% | Tenet (2020) |
Nolan never fails to deliver on the big screen experience and, in spite of some atypical predictability, this is a thrilling watch from beginning to end. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 2, 2020
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64% | PACmen (2017) |
In addition to depicting the inner-workings of a super PAC, director Luke Walker captures how the Christian conservative right were fleeced and divided by ill-suited Republican candidates... - Digital Journal
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| Posted May 18, 2020
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29% | Bloodshot (2020) |
The special effects are excellent and the action sequences are good with an original flavour due to their unique superhuman abilities, but [lack of emotion] means it all could've been much better. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Mar 13, 2020
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88% | Onward (2020) |
This is an incredibly sweet - and occasionally bittersweet - tale about family and love that will move and entertain audiences... - Digital Journal
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| Posted Mar 6, 2020
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52% | Guns Akimbo (2020) |
Restricted to 95 minutes, the film doesn't try to do more than the bizarre premise promises, which is an off-the-wall shoot 'em up featuring a reluctant and ill-qualified hero. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Mar 4, 2020
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21% | The Jesus Rolls (2020) |
The narrative is built on dialogue as characters with different backgrounds collide in this crazy adventure of sex and crime. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 28, 2020
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91% | The Invisible Man (2020) |
Writer/director Leigh Whannell is a seasoned horror filmmaker who understands scaring viewers is about more than just loud bangs and things popping out of the darkness. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 28, 2020
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73% | The Lodge (2020) |
The narrative progresses slowly, allowing the unrest to settle over the picture and dig its claws deep into everyone's psyche. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 21, 2020
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38% | Downhill (2020) |
The result is a movie that's inferior to its predecessor and not as entertaining as one would expect based on the cast. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 15, 2020
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92% | The Assistant (2020) |
There's no melodrama or exaggeration required - this movie's raw depiction of reality speaks for itself. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 10, 2020
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78% | Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) |
By the end, they each get the chance to prove they shouldn't be underestimated since they're more powerful than the men who kept them down. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 8, 2020
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75% | The Gentlemen (2020) |
While the opening half of this film lacks some of the clever grit of Ritchie's earlier offerings, it slowly gets into the groove before going full-tilt with falling bodies, meaningful threats and classic gun play. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Feb 3, 2020
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77% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) |
This movie feels like it's divided in the middle into two one-hour sections that leave very different impressions. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Jan 17, 2020
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13% | Dolittle (2020) |
Downey, Jr. is unquestionably enjoyable, but the animals can't help but steal the show - Digital Journal
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| Posted Jan 17, 2020
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89% | 1917 (2020) |
It's spectacular to witness for the first 10 minutes before the effect gradually fades out of notice and into its purpose, which is to immerse audiences into the picture. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Jan 10, 2020
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47% | Underwater (2020) |
The special effects whip audiences into the film in the opening minutes and keep them there for the remainder of the picture. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Jan 9, 2020
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76% | Spies in Disguise (2019) |
This is a film everyone will find entertaining as it consistently delivers laughs via clever plays on the espionage genre... and pigeons. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 31, 2019
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51% | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |
There's never going to be a way to make everyone happy - particularly when it comes to some character arcs and the marginalization of others - but this film does a pretty good job of giving the people what they want. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 31, 2019
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77% | Richard Jewell (2019) |
Director Clint Eastwood's depiction of Richard's story is unquestionably siding with the accused, but it's still a fascinating story with captivating characters who draw in viewers. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 31, 2019
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77% | Frozen II (2019) |
It's all still very fantastical and while it likely falls slightly short of the first picture, it's still a wonderfully enjoyable movie. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 9, 2019
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97% | Knives Out (2019) |
The result is an atypical murder mystery that doesn't quite go the way one expects. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 9, 2019
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63% | The Good Liar (2019) |
Mirren and McKellen make wonderful companions, even as both seem to be trying to keep up appearances. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Dec 8, 2019
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70% | Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) |
It's hard to put one faith's in yet another Terminator movie, but this one really does make up for the years of disappointment. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Nov 18, 2019
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78% | Doctor Sleep (2019) |
This movie builds a brilliant new narrative around the shine that introduces greater power and more supernatural elements. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Nov 18, 2019
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68% | Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) |
The only real downside is Tallahassee's obsession with Twinkies has been forgotten and replaced by a passion for Elvis Presley. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Oct 24, 2019
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100% | Kuessipan (2019) |
Most notably, neither [girl] is willing to compromise their values to regain harmony in their friendship. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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80% | Crazy World (2019) |
One can only hope more of their movies are made available as Western audiences have never seen anything like it. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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82% | Judy (2019) |
The last five minutes of this film is a culmination of all the emotions up to that point and it's so marvellously sad and exuberant that many will have trouble holding back the tears. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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79% | How to Build a Girl (2020) |
This is a coming-of-age comedy that doesn't abide by the rules of typical teen girl narratives. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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79% | The Platform (El Hoyo) (2020) |
The metaphor is visceral and gripping as it uses a concept everyone can relate to: hunger. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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83% | The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2019) |
This is one of the best uses of a time loop narrative ever concocted. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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81% | Synchronic (2020) |
Benson and Moorhead have always opted to let the viewer get to know their protagonists before plunging them into whatever oddity they've devised for the narrative, while leaving a shroud of mystery around the peculiarity itself. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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74% | Jungleland (2020) |
This isn't your typical road trip or boxing movie as both those things take a backseat to the brotherly conflict between Stanley and Lion. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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88% | Ready or Not (2019) |
This is a movie that could definitely be pulled out for repeat entertainment thanks to a couple of key performances and some inherently hilarious scenes. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Aug 30, 2019
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49% | Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) |
Director Richard Linklater excels with quirky pictures that focus on distinct people and all of the actors do an exceptional job in bringing life to their unusual personalities. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Aug 19, 2019
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90% | Luce (2019) |
The narrative doesn't always feel evenly paced, but it's gripping from the first hint of something being amiss to the very end. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Aug 7, 2019
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67% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) |
There's definitely a lot of cheesy moments, but it fits perfectly with the over-the-top rivalry. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Aug 6, 2019
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85% | Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019) |
Even though the film is definitely a Tarantino picture, it differs from his typical fair. Most noticeably, it's not especially violent. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Jul 28, 2019
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91% | Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) |
Overall, this is a fairly standard Spider-Man narrative, balancing big, shattering action sequences with adolescent, coming-of-age issues. - Digital Journal
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| Posted Jul 3, 2019
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