Pat Mullen

Associate Editor / Senior Critic
Pat Mullen received an MA from Carleton University where his studies focused on adaptation and Canadian cinema. He is the publisher of POV Magazine, Canada’s destination for documentary culture, and has contributed to other publications including The Canadian Encyclopedia, Beatroute, Awards Daily, Paste, Xtra, Documentary, and his independent blog Cinemablographer. Pat is the vice president of the Toronto Film Critics Association, a member of the Online Film Critics Society, and an international voter for the Golden Globe Awards.

He lives in Toronto with his cat, Fellini.


Articles by Pat Mullen:


  • February 11, 2025

    Parthenope Review: The Boob Parade

    Parthenope proves that nobody films boobs quite as beautifully as Paolo Sorrentino does, but also that he cannot write a female lead to save his life.

  • February 4, 2025

    Sundance 2025: Two Women Review

    Chloe Robichaude and Catherine Leger’s Two Women offers a warm and witty sex farce that plays like the White Lotus in Quebec’s suburbs.

  • February 2, 2025

    Sundance 2025: Plainclothes Review

    Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey burn up the screen in Plainclothes, although truly chaotic editing often snuffs their spark.

  • February 1, 2025

    Sundance 2025: Twinless Review

    SundanceAudience Award winner Twinless, starring James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien, delivers double the fun, double the heart, and double the feels.

  • January 22, 2025

    Nightbitch Review

    Amy Adams gives a career-best performance in Nightbitch playing a mother going to the dogs in this wicked black comedy.

  • January 3, 2025

    Shepherds Review: Ewe Better Work

    Sophie Deraspe’s Shepherds offers a slice of poetic realism with a down-to-earth performance by Félix-Antoine Duval as an aspiring farmhand.