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:


  • Babysitter
    January 30, 2022

    Sundance 2022: The Babysitter Review

    Monia Chokri’s #MeToo farce The Babysitter is an exhausting comedy that just doesn’t give the actors or the audience time to breathe.

  • January 26, 2022

    Sundance 2022: Am I OK? Review

    Dakota Johnson’s warm and radiant chemistry with Sonoyo Mizuno anchors the coming out comedy Am I OK?

  • January 25, 2022

    Sundance 2022: Call Jane Review

    Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver give excellent performances in Phyllis Nagy’s reproductive rights drama Call Jane.

  • January 23, 2022

    Sundance 2022: A Love Song Review

    A Love Story boasts strong performances by Dale Dickey and Wes Studi but struggles with aimless story and constraints.

  • January 22, 2022

    Sundance 2022: Living Review

    Bill Nighy’s performance in Living is a master class in restraint in Oliver Hermanus and Kazuo Ishiguro’s adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru.

  • January 13, 2022

    The House Review: Creature Comforts

    Netflix’s animated anthology film The House is a must for fans of independent animation with its offbeat trio of films about home.