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:


  • September 14, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Spencer Review

    Star persona and character perfectly align in Kristen Stewart’s take on the late Princess of Wales.

  • Charlotte Salomon painting
    September 13, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Charlotte Review

    Animated Canadian co-pro Charlotte harnesses the late artist’s aesthetic while paying tribute to her life and work.

  • Dune review
    September 11, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Dune Review

    Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is the most adrenaline-pumping cinematic thrill ride since Mad Max: Fury Road.

  • September 9, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Memoria Review

    How do you create slow cinema at the speed of sound? Apichatpong Weerasethakul delivers a mysterious and hauntingly elusive work with Memoria. The Colombia-set film, the first English/Spanish work from the Thai director, imagines the sound of memory. Such a statement might sound ridiculously pretentious, but this is a Weerasethakul film after all. Memoria echoes […]