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:
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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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February 14, 2024
Bob Marley: One Love Review – Hope You Like Jammin’, TooKingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch star in Bob Marley: One Love, a biopic about the reggae king and his wife Rita Marley.
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February 10, 2024
Mia McKenna-Bruce on How to Have Sex and How to Talk About ItAn interview with How to Have Sex star Mia McKenna-Bruce on her breakout performance, navigating intimacy, and talking about consent.
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January 23, 2024
Oscar Nominations: Oppenheimer Crushes Barbie as Race Gets SeriousOppenheimer leads the Oscar nominations with 13 citations, including Best Picture, followed by Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon.
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film
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TV
House of the Dragon Season 2 Review
While the pacing suffers, House of the Dragon remains a wildly compelling show about how power shapes us with a thrilling second season.
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music
Piece by Piece: TIFF 2024 Review
Morgan Neville’s Piece by Piece delivers a visually stunning look at Pharrell Williams’ legendary life and career.
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podcasts
Spoiled Rotten 306: Revisiting Batman & Robin
Another podcast team up as Nate & Adam of Springfield Googolplex join Ben & Daniel for Batman & Robin on Spoiled Rotten Podcast!
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