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My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow streams on MUBI beginning April 3.

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, Paste, That Shelf, Sharp, Complex, and BeatRoute. He is the vice 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.

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The Cost of Heaven Leads Kingston Canadian Film Festival Winners

by Pat Mullen
March 2, 2026
Festivals/News

Mathieu Denis' drama The Cost of Heaven (Gagne ton ciel) leads winners of the 2026 Kingston Canadian Film Festival.

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The Art of Adventure Leads Available Light Film Festival Winners

by Pat Mullen
February 26, 2026
Festivals/News

The Art of Adventure, directed by Alison Reid, wins the Available Light Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Feature and is overall audience favourite.

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Kingston Canadian Film Festival Turns Up the Heat

by Pat Mullen
February 24, 2026
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Kingston Canadian Film Festival pays a nod to Heated Rivalry with plenty of hockey and sex on the menu, plus everything in between.

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Everest Dark Review: Mountains May Emote

by Pat Mullen
February 22, 2026
Reviews

Renowned climber Mingma Sherpa embarks on a mission to put the mountain's soul at ease by recovering the bodies of ill-fated adventurers in Everest Dark.

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The Oscar Nominated Short Docs: Donkeys Bring Light from Darkness

by Pat Mullen
February 19, 2026
Reviews

Review of the Oscar nominated short documentaries perfectly a strangeness, The Devil Is Busy, Armed with Only a Camera, Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" and All the Empty Rooms.

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Remembering Frederick Wiseman, Documentary Master

by Pat Mullen
February 17, 2026
Essays/Features

Remembering Frederick Wiseman, the director of documentaries including Titicut Follies, National Gallery, Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros, and other "Wiseman-esque" films.

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FIPRESCI Announces Finalists for Documentary Grand Prix

by Pat Mullen
February 16, 2026
News

FIPRESCI announces nominees for inaugural Documentary Grand Prix with the winner to be unveiled at Warsaw's Millennium Docs Against Gravity in May.

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Runa Simi Review: Reconciliation through a DIY Disney Dub

by Pat Mullen
February 10, 2026
Reviews

Artist and activist Fernando Valencia makes it his mission to create a dub of The Lion King in the Indigenous language Quechua in Runa Simi.

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The King of Color Review: Shades of Pride

by Pat Mullen
February 6, 2026February 10, 2026
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Larry Herbert, aka the Pantone man, tells how his system for matching colour helped revolutionize industry standards in The King of Color.

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Melania Review: Trump Doc Fails to Be Best

by Pat Mullen
February 5, 2026
Reviews

Brett Ratner's portrait of First Lady Melania Trump offers the laziest kind of propaganda and the nadir of celebrity portraiture.

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