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 president of the Toronto Film Critics Association, a member of the Online Film Critics Society and GALECA, and an international voter for the Golden Globe Awards.He lives in Toronto with his cat, Fellini.
Articles by Pat Mullen:
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April 23, 2024
Christian Sparkes on The King Tide and Newfoundland GothicAn interview with The King Tide director Christian Sparkes about casting Newfoundland in a darker light with his latest film.
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April 10, 2024
The Greatest Hits Review: It Will Make You Hate MusicThe Greatest Hits offers perfectly Shazammable listening. It’s just too bad that the soundtrack is attached to this film.
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April 5, 2024
The Old Oak Review: Last Call at Loach’s PubKen Loach’s final film The Old Oak offers more of his signature social realism and a sentimental reminder for us to do better.
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March 29, 2024
Femme Review: Revenge Thriller Dances on the EdgeWith powerhouse performances by Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay, Femme is a fearless, edgy, and subversive take on the revenge thriller.
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March 24, 2024
How The Queen of My Dreams Brings Canadian Film ForwardAn interview with The Queen of My Dreams director/writer Fawzia Mirza and star Hamza Haq about two national cinemas having their own moments.
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March 22, 2024
Problemista Review: To Slay the DragonJulio Torres and Tilda Swinton star in Problemista, a zany farce about the fallibility of the American dream.
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March 14, 2024
Love Lies Bleeding Review: A Punk, Pulpy RideKristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian electrify in the high-art B-movie Love Lies Bleeding from director Rose Glass.
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March 8, 2024
Imaginary Review: Is Blumhouse Hollywood’s New Crap Factory?Imaginary proves that the only thing scary coming out of Blumhouse these days is the quality of its output.
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March 7, 2024
Oscar Predictions and Picks: Awards Season and the O-BombOscar predictions and picks for Hollywood’s biggest night! Will Oppenheimer hit the Academy Awards like a nuclear bomb? Or will Barbie, The Zone of Interest, or Poor Things upset?
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February 29, 2024
Dune: Part Two Review – Denis Rides AgainDune: Part Two sees Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya return to Arrakis for an epic adaptation.
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February 21, 2024
New Challengers Trailer Serves 2024’s Hottest Love TriangleNew Challengers trailer shows off Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor in tennis court love triangle drama from Luca Guadagnino.
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February 15, 2024
The Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts: Invincible vs. AndersonThe Oscar nominees for Best Live Action Short Film are Invincible, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The After, Knight of Fortune and Red, White, and Blue.
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February 14, 2024
The Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Review: That’s Some PigLetter to a Pig, Pachyderme, Ninety-Five Senses, War Is Over, and Our Uniform are on the ballot for Best Animated Short Film at this year’s Oscars.
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film
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TV
3 Things You Need to Know About Chad Powers Season 2
Season 2 of Chad Powers is here! Glen Powell, Steve Zahn, and the cast of the series give us a sneak peek at what to expect.
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music
The Who Vinyl Releases: TOMMY, WHO’s NEXT UHQR & More!
Editor-in-Chief Jason Gorber gives us his take on the new vinyl releases from The Who, including Tommy, Who's Next, Live and Leeds and My Generation
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podcasts
Contra Zoom Pod Episode 342: Canadian Film Draft
On the latest Contra Zoom Pod, Dakota Arsenault, Matthew Simpson, Bil Antoniou and Matt Sheardown draft the best Canadian movies!
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