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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 and co-editor at POV Magazine, Canada’s destination for documentary culture, and has contributed to other publications including The Canadian Encyclopedia, Beatroute, Awards Daily, Paste, Documentary, and his independent blog Cinemablographer. Pat is a member of the a Toronto Film Critics Association and the Online Film Critics Society. He lives in Toronto with his cat, Fellini.Articles by Pat Mullen:
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September 20, 2022
TIFF 2022: What’s Love Got to Do with It? ReviewWhat’s Love Got to Do with It? features Lily James, Shazad Latif, and Emma Thompson in a predictable rom-com that’s hard not to love.
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September 20, 2022
TIFF Platform Report: The Competition ReboundsHighlights in the 2022 TIFF Platform competition include How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Viking, and Riceboy Sleeps.
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September 16, 2022
TIFF 2022: The Whale ReviewBrendan Fraser gives a transformative, career-defining performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale playing a 600lb eating himself to death.
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September 16, 2022
Riceboy Sleeps Is Canada’s Next Great Coming of Age MovieAn interview with Riceboy Sleeps director Anthony Shim and star Choi Seung-yoon about their powerful film about a Korean-Canadian family.
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September 14, 2022
TIFF 2022: Causeway ReviewJennifer Lawrence gives a quietly introspective performance in Causeway as a soldier recovering from a traumatic brain injury.
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September 13, 2022
TIFF 2022: My Policeman ReviewHarry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson star in My Policeman, a tepid romance in which absolutely no sparks fly.
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September 13, 2022
TIFF 2022: Women Talking ReviewWomen Talking sees Sarah Polley return with full force.
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September 11, 2022
TIFF 2022: We Are Still HereAustralian anthology film We Are Still Here sees ten Indigenous directors offers stories of trauma, tragedy, survival, and resilience.
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September 11, 2022
TIFF 2022: Viking ReviewStéphane Lafleur’s Viking is a wry, observant, and truly grounded space comedy.
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September 10, 2022
TIFF 2022: Bros ReviewBilly Eichner’ and Nicholas Stoller’s unabashedly gay rom com Bros is a sharp, funny, and spot-on portrait of gay life.
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September 8, 2022
TIFF 2022: Holy Spider ReviewAli Abbasi’s Holy Spider is a gripping true crime drama fuelled by an excellent turn by Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi.
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September 7, 2022
TIFF 2022: The Maiden ReviewThe Maiden signals Graham Foy as one of the major Canadian talents to watch at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
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September 4, 2022
How to Festival in Person: A TIFF Tip RefresherWe couldn’t be happier that TIFF is back on the big screen, but navigating a return to IRL requires a TIFF tip or two. Even this week, four members of That Shelf‘s crew ran into each other at the pre-fest press screenings, and it really felt like TIFF was coming back. Seeing movies is fun, […]
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