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Pat Mullen

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Pat Mullen is the online co-editor of POV Magazine, Canada's destination for documentary culture. Pat also runs the movie blog Cinemablographer.com and has contributed to The Canadian Encyclopedia, BeatRoute Magazine, Paste, Documentary, and other sites. Pat has a Master's Degree in Film Studies from Carleton University and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association and the Online Film Critics Association. He lives in Toronto with his cat Fellini.

Reviews

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Melania (2026) 7% EDIT “There’s no mistaking it: Melania is reputation-saving hokum. But it’s mostly just pathetic.” – POV Magazine Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Closure (2026) EDIT “The striking cinematography captures the weight of grief the father carries, but there’s something respectful about the level of polish with which Closure presents its tale. ” – POV Magazine Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Public Access (2026) 58% EDIT “Public Access could easily explore beyond the obvious. That’s an inadvertent pitfall of getting stuck in the archives. ” – POV Magazine Feb 3, 2026 Full Review One in a Million (2026) 100% EDIT “This deeply moving film asks how one conceives of a homecoming when the very idea of home shatters. ” – POV Magazine Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Jaripeo (2026) EDIT “It defies traditional containers of cinematic expression.” – POV Magazine Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] (2026) EDIT “Aanikoobijigan testifies to the necessity of laying these bones to rest. ” – POV Magazine Feb 3, 2026 Full Review The Lake (2026) 100% EDIT “From the very first visuals of The Lake, it’s impossible not to feel compelled to learn about the problem and any solutions.” – POV Magazine Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Silenced (2026) 100% EDIT “In some ways, Silenced might be a bit muddied by the fact that it contains so many stories, but there’s also a strength to the messiness. It’s a collective message to future silence breakers that they’re not alone.” – POV Magazine Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Time and Water (2026) 92% EDIT “Time and Water finds a fitting counterpoint to the bravura visuals and adrenaline-rush of Fire of Love as these images invite audiences to pause, consider the passage of time, and experience an elegiac sense of loss.” – POV Magazine Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Nuisance Bear  (2026) 100% EDIT “The feature furthers many of the ideas explored in the short, but with a cinematic eye that elevates the material on every level.” – POV Magazine Jan 27, 2026 Full Review To Hold a Mountain (2026) 100% EDIT “To Hold a Mountain is a quietly powerful feminist fable about our duty to protect each other and the land that sustains us.” – POV Magazine Jan 27, 2026 Full Review American Doctor (2026) 100% EDIT “Riveting...a story of personal and collective action.” – POV Magazine Jan 27, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 81% EDIT “At 96 years young, documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman has a new credit to his résumé: scene-stealer” – POV Magazine Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 87% EDIT “It’s a miracle of a movie for audiences who prefer their religious experiences on the big screen.” – That Shelf Jan 16, 2026 Full Review 3670 (2025) EDIT “Gorgeously shot, beautifully acted, and invigoratingly alive, 3670 is groundbreaking queer cinema that makes the heart swoon.” – That Shelf Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Yanuni (2025) EDIT “[The] enforcement missions play like something out of a war movie. The reality is that the fight in the Amazon is a war of its own kind and Yanuni shares a view from the front lines.” – POV Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review State of Firsts (2025) EDIT “A vérité doc like State of Firsts marks a radical departure from films like Framing Agnes, No Ordinary Man, and The Nest that mix traditional documentary elements with drama and performance to question fissures in recorded history, among other themes. ” – POV Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review King Hamlet (2025) EDIT “To be or not to be a serious actor, that is the question that underlies this touching backstage documentary.” – POV Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Remaining Native (2025) 100% EDIT “There’s a nice parallel between young Stevens’ outlook as a runner and Bethmann’s own positive framing of this story as the doc mirrors its star’s forward-looking eye towards healing. ” – POV Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review The Gas Station Attendant (2025) EDIT “Particularly for audiences within the diverse mosaic of American families, these home movies offer stand-ins for the countless stories that often go untold, but are no less meaningful in our personal and shared histories.” – POV Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review 76 Days Adrift (2024) EDIT “For a film that relies so heavily on dramatic re-creations, the wealth of dramatic survival tales illustrate the film’s limitations by comparison. The visual design simply remains too adrift to emotionally engage a viewer.” – POV Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Clairtone (2025) EDIT “It’s a lo-fi approach for a hi-fi tale.” – POV Magazine Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 94% EDIT “It’s a true banger of a star turn that’s bound to be remembered in years to come like early Brando or De Niro performances are.” – That Shelf Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 78% EDIT “Hudson is heartbreakingly good as she completely loses herself in Claire’s passion for the stage.” – POV Magazine Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 86% EDIT “Cooper makes a brilliant choice to focus not on Alex in a key scene, but on Tess. He holds the shot as she watches with a mix of emotions. The scene may be Cooper's smartest decision to date as a director and it's easily a highlight in Dern's career.” – That Shelf Dec 18, 2025 Full Review
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