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Pat Mullen

Pat Mullen is the publisher of POV Magazine and leads POV's online and festival coverage. He holds a Master’s in Film Studies from Carleton University where his research focused on adaptation and Canadian cinema. Pat has also contributed to outlets including The Canadian Encyclopedia, Xtra, That Shelf, Sharp, Complex, and BeatRoute. He is the president of the Toronto Film Critics Association and an international voter for the Golden Globe Awards. He also serves as an associate programmer at the Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival.

REVIEW: Trick or Treaty?

by Pat Mullen
September 12, 2014
Reviews/TIFF

Alanis Obomsawin's Trick or Treaty? considers recent events of the Idle No More movement with a look back at the 1905 agreement Treaty 9.

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Super Boys: Lixin Fan Talks I Am Here

by Pat Mullen
September 12, 2014
Features/TIFF

An interview with director Lixin Fan about his latest documentary I Am Here, which tackles China's One-Child Policy and Generation Y's fight for individuality.

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Review: ‘National Diploma’

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2014
Reviews/TIFF

Dreams and despair share the frame in National Diploma, for Hamadi observes the students’ glory as well as their pain.

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REVIEW: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2014
Reviews/TIFF

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a respectful portrait of Hayao Miyazaki and the animation palace of Studio Ghibli.

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REVIEW: The Wanted 18

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2014
Reviews/TIFF

The Wanted 18 is one of the most entertaining and enlightening films you’ll see this year with its animated cows fighting for freedom.

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REVIEW: Beats of the Antonov

by Pat Mullen
September 9, 2014
Reviews/TIFF

In Beats of the Antonov, the range of voices, languages, and beats shows the fallacy of imposing one majority culture by force.

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REVIEW: The Look of Silence

by Pat Mullen
September 9, 2014
Reviews/TIFF

Joshua Oppenheimer follows his The Act of Killing with The Look of Silence: The killers had their story, and now the victims have theirs.

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REVIEW: Sacro GRA

by Pat Mullen
May 9, 2014
Hot Docs/Reviews

Director Ginafranco Rosi embraces the convoluted system and drives Sacro GRA in circles as he meditates upon a world in transition.

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REVIEW: From the Bottom of the Lake

by Pat Mullen
May 9, 2014
Hot Docs/Reviews

From the Bottom of the Lake is a behind the scenes look at Jane Campion's hit mini-series Top of the Lake with Elisabeth Moss.

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REVIEW: What is Left?

by Pat Mullen
May 9, 2014
Hot Docs/Reviews

The liberal humour of What is Left? brings an enlightened spirit to the screen.

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