Pat Mullen
@patmullen.bsky.social
Writer on the movie beat and publisher of @povmagazine.bsky.social, Canada's documentary magazine. Veep @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social.
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Listen to the original song "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" for COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT performed by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile open.spotify.com/track/46o2qU...
Salt Then Sour Then Sweet (feat. Brandi Carlile)
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November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Listen to the original song "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" for COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT performed by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile open.spotify.com/track/46o2qU...
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This week in movies!
On SENTIMENTAL VALUE 🏠
"gorgeous, insightful" - Johanna Schneller
"It’s complex. It’s human." - Karen Gordon
"Skarsgard headlines the film with profoundly amusing cocksure confidence" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
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On SENTIMENTAL VALUE 🏠
"gorgeous, insightful" - Johanna Schneller
"It’s complex. It’s human." - Karen Gordon
"Skarsgard headlines the film with profoundly amusing cocksure confidence" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Nov. 14 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Sentimental Value, Come See Me in the Good Light, The Running Man, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, After All, and more!
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November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This week in movies!
On SENTIMENTAL VALUE 🏠
"gorgeous, insightful" - Johanna Schneller
"It’s complex. It’s human." - Karen Gordon
"Skarsgard headlines the film with profoundly amusing cocksure confidence" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
On SENTIMENTAL VALUE 🏠
"gorgeous, insightful" - Johanna Schneller
"It’s complex. It’s human." - Karen Gordon
"Skarsgard headlines the film with profoundly amusing cocksure confidence" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
Opening in Toronto tomorrow, SENTIMENTAL VALUE is just about near-perfect with its look at art-imitating-life and the complexity of putting private lives on the public stage. thatshelf.com/sentimental-...
Sentimental Value Review: TIFF 2025 - That Shelf
Sentimental Value review: Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgard lead an outstanding cast in Joachim Trier's rumination on art imitating life.
thatshelf.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Opening in Toronto tomorrow, SENTIMENTAL VALUE is just about near-perfect with its look at art-imitating-life and the complexity of putting private lives on the public stage. thatshelf.com/sentimental-...
I was so confused as to what outlet 'Narrator' was. 🤦♂️
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was so confused as to what outlet 'Narrator' was. 🤦♂️
This list is pretty great for the year in documentary.
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT leads @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nominations honouring the year in documentary povmagazine.com/come-see-me-...
Come See Me in the Good Light Leads Cinema Eye Honors Nominations - POV Magazine
Nominations for the Cinema Eye Honors include documentaries Come See Me in the Good Light, Cover-Up, The Perfect Neighbor, and Afternoons of Solitude.
povmagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This list is pretty great for the year in documentary.
And we have new Meryl! Devil Wears Prada 2 teaser 👠👠 youtu.be/9c-DrMe8o5Q?...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Teaser Trailer
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November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And we have new Meryl! Devil Wears Prada 2 teaser 👠👠 youtu.be/9c-DrMe8o5Q?...
Chatting with the COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT team on bringing Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley's story to the screen. Out Nov. 14 -- get ready for all the feels!
How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter: Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Meagan Falley, and Tig Notaro tell us about the magic behind the best film of the year. povmagazine.com/how-come-see...
How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter - POV Magazine
An interview with Come See Me in the Good Light director Ryan White, producers Jessica Hargrave and Tig Notaro, and star Megan Falley.
povmagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Chatting with the COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT team on bringing Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley's story to the screen. Out Nov. 14 -- get ready for all the feels!
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Now online from our current issue, Nidhil Vohra looks at the art of student protest in THE ENCAMPMENTS and A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING povmagazine.com/the-kids-are...
The Kids Are Alright: Student Protest in A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments - POV Magazine
The essay explores the depiction and importance of student protests in The Encampments and A Night of Knowing Nothing
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November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Now online from our current issue, Nidhil Vohra looks at the art of student protest in THE ENCAMPMENTS and A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING povmagazine.com/the-kids-are...
Fellini is loving the first snow! ☃️
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fellini is loving the first snow! ☃️
Missed it at TIFF, but caught up on it tonight, Japan's Oscar submission KOKUHO is a stunner. Beautifully shot and realized, I think this is a dark horse of the category.
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Missed it at TIFF, but caught up on it tonight, Japan's Oscar submission KOKUHO is a stunner. Beautifully shot and realized, I think this is a dark horse of the category.
Lots of good stuff out this weekend, incl. Train Dreams, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, and (on Disney+) Love+War. Looking forward to catching up with Die My Love!
This week in movies!
On DIE MY LOVE 👶
"I could feel my arteries sizzling" - Johanna Schneller
"oscillates between lyrical observation and psychological suspense" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social
"It's exhausting." - @lizbraun.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
On DIE MY LOVE 👶
"I could feel my arteries sizzling" - Johanna Schneller
"oscillates between lyrical observation and psychological suspense" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social
"It's exhausting." - @lizbraun.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Nov. 7 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Die, My Love; Train Dreams; Nuremberg; Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk; Predator Badlands; Love+War; and more!
torontofilmcritics.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Lots of good stuff out this weekend, incl. Train Dreams, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, and (on Disney+) Love+War. Looking forward to catching up with Die My Love!
Train Dreams is coming to Netflix, but you'll want to see this one in a theatre. A beaut. Very Malickian.
New from the team behind Jockey and Sing Sing, #TrainDreams is a beautifully elegiac slice of Americana.
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Train Dreams Review: Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Joel Edgerton stars in Train Dreams, a beautifully elegiac slice of Americana from the team behind Jockey and Sing Sing.
thatshelf.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Train Dreams is coming to Netflix, but you'll want to see this one in a theatre. A beaut. Very Malickian.
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THERE ARE NO WORDS and MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL lead the winners at Toronto's Reel Asian Int'l Film Festival povmagazine.com/there-are-no...
There Are No Words Wins Best Documentary at Reel Asian - POV Magazine
There Are No Words and Montreal, My Beautiful lead the winners at Toronto's Reel Asian International Film Festival.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
THERE ARE NO WORDS and MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL lead the winners at Toronto's Reel Asian Int'l Film Festival povmagazine.com/there-are-no...
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Debuting Nov. 7 on Disney+, LOVE+WAR is a gripping new film from Oscar winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who find their best subject yet in conflict photographer Lynsey Addario povmagazine.com/lovewar-revi...
Love+War Review: An Intense Snapshot of War Photographer Lynsey Addario - POV Magazine
Love+War review: War photographer Lynsey Addario tells her remarkable story in this intense documentary from Chai Vasarheyli and Jimmy Chin.
povmagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Debuting Nov. 7 on Disney+, LOVE+WAR is a gripping new film from Oscar winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who find their best subject yet in conflict photographer Lynsey Addario povmagazine.com/lovewar-revi...
Fantastic FYC day with double bill of IS THIS THING ON? and MARTY SUPREME. Santa is gonna be busy Christmas Day! 🏓
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Fantastic FYC day with double bill of IS THIS THING ON? and MARTY SUPREME. Santa is gonna be busy Christmas Day! 🏓
Helen Mirren to receive Cecil B. DeMille award from Golden Globes this year. variety.com/2025/film/aw...
Helen Mirren to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes’ ‘Golden Eve’ Special
Dame Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the Golden Globes’ new “Golden Eve” primetime special, airing Jan. 8.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Helen Mirren to receive Cecil B. DeMille award from Golden Globes this year. variety.com/2025/film/aw...
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"Ancient DNA is an incredibly powerful time machine now, but we don’t really understand how it works."
Niobe Thompson tells us about Emmy-winning documentary on biologist Eske Willerslev and breakthrough research into ancient DNA. povmagazine.com/how-hunt-for...
Niobe Thompson tells us about Emmy-winning documentary on biologist Eske Willerslev and breakthrough research into ancient DNA. povmagazine.com/how-hunt-for...
How Hunt for the Oldest DNA Captures the Thrill of Discovery - POV Magazine
An interview with Hunt for the Oldest DNA director Niobe Thompson about chronicling Eske Willerslev's breakthrough research in ancient DNA.
povmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Ancient DNA is an incredibly powerful time machine now, but we don’t really understand how it works."
Niobe Thompson tells us about Emmy-winning documentary on biologist Eske Willerslev and breakthrough research into ancient DNA. povmagazine.com/how-hunt-for...
Niobe Thompson tells us about Emmy-winning documentary on biologist Eske Willerslev and breakthrough research into ancient DNA. povmagazine.com/how-hunt-for...
Really impressed by Switzerland's Oscar submission LATE SHIFT. Plays a lot like THE PITT with its take on the personal toll of the nursing shortage as one woman holds down the fort in her short-staffed ward. Great performance by Leonie Benesch (THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE) carries pretty much every frame.
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Really impressed by Switzerland's Oscar submission LATE SHIFT. Plays a lot like THE PITT with its take on the personal toll of the nursing shortage as one woman holds down the fort in her short-staffed ward. Great performance by Leonie Benesch (THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE) carries pretty much every frame.
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This year's WindsorFilmFest again showed how the festival is carving its place in the Canadian scene by giving more space to Canadian films. Here's our look at this year's competition: povmagazine.com/docs-stand-o...
Docs Stand Out in Windsor's Canadian Film Competition - POV Magazine
Reporting on the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film competition at the Windsor International Film Festival, which included docs Shamed and The Pitch.
povmagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This year's WindsorFilmFest again showed how the festival is carving its place in the Canadian scene by giving more space to Canadian films. Here's our look at this year's competition: povmagazine.com/docs-stand-o...
People say 2025 is an off year for movies, but Hedda and Pillion let us write about smelling feet and licking boots in the same week. Cinema!
Sub/dom biker romance #Pillion is insanely hot and surprisingly sweet.
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Pillion Review: WIFF 2025
Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling star in Pillion, the insanely hot and surprisingly sweet sub/dom biker romance from Harry Lighton.
thatshelf.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
People say 2025 is an off year for movies, but Hedda and Pillion let us write about smelling feet and licking boots in the same week. Cinema!
So much wonderful bird clucking.
First trailer for TIFF standout THE TALE OF SILYAN offers a glimpse of the documentary that critics unanimously call "beautiful" www.youtube.com/watch?v=14xo...
The Tale of Silyan | Official Trailer | National Geographic Documentary Films
YouTube video by National Geographic
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October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So much wonderful bird clucking.
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This week in movies!
On NOUVELLE VAGUE 🎥
"unique and unforgettable" - @intheseats.bsky.social
"one of the best films of the year" - Marc Glassman
"a panting, heaving, flop-sweat-drenched and years-late ‘in memoriam’ tribute" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
On NOUVELLE VAGUE 🎥
"unique and unforgettable" - @intheseats.bsky.social
"one of the best films of the year" - Marc Glassman
"a panting, heaving, flop-sweat-drenched and years-late ‘in memoriam’ tribute" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 31 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Nouvelle Vague, Hedda, The Mastermind, Lesbian Space Princess, Urchin, The Witcher, Dracula, Koln 75, and more!
torontofilmcritics.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This week in movies!
On NOUVELLE VAGUE 🎥
"unique and unforgettable" - @intheseats.bsky.social
"one of the best films of the year" - Marc Glassman
"a panting, heaving, flop-sweat-drenched and years-late ‘in memoriam’ tribute" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
On NOUVELLE VAGUE 🎥
"unique and unforgettable" - @intheseats.bsky.social
"one of the best films of the year" - Marc Glassman
"a panting, heaving, flop-sweat-drenched and years-late ‘in memoriam’ tribute" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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As The Nature of Things enters its 65th season with new hosts and a renewed push for international coproductions, Canadian filmmakers are adjusting to a shifting landscape.
@adambenzine.bsky.social does a deep dive on the marquee series for our latest issue. povmagazine.com/the-nature-o...
@adambenzine.bsky.social does a deep dive on the marquee series for our latest issue. povmagazine.com/the-nature-o...
The Nature of Change: CBC's Marquee Series in Transition - POV Magazine
As The Nature of Things enters its 65th season with new hosts and a renewed push for international coproductions, Canadian filmmakers are adjusting to a shifting landscape
povmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As The Nature of Things enters its 65th season with new hosts and a renewed push for international coproductions, Canadian filmmakers are adjusting to a shifting landscape.
@adambenzine.bsky.social does a deep dive on the marquee series for our latest issue. povmagazine.com/the-nature-o...
@adambenzine.bsky.social does a deep dive on the marquee series for our latest issue. povmagazine.com/the-nature-o...
Love the full page FYC ad in Variety for the dog in Good Boy. But where is Bing's campaign??? 🐕
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Love the full page FYC ad in Variety for the dog in Good Boy. But where is Bing's campaign??? 🐕
Coexistence My Ass, one of the better documentaries this year, is back in town this weekend.
Not a proper theatrical run--what docs are getting those here these days?--but a highlight in Toronto's increasingly numerous field of one-off screenings.
Not a proper theatrical run--what docs are getting those here these days?--but a highlight in Toronto's increasingly numerous field of one-off screenings.
COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! offers a plea for peace, with a punchline. povmagazine.com/coexistence-...
Coexistence, My Ass! Review: A Plea for Peace, with a Punchline - POV Magazine
Coexistence, My Ass! review: Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi offers a personal political awakening while probing Israel-Palestine divides.
povmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Coexistence My Ass, one of the better documentaries this year, is back in town this weekend.
Not a proper theatrical run--what docs are getting those here these days?--but a highlight in Toronto's increasingly numerous field of one-off screenings.
Not a proper theatrical run--what docs are getting those here these days?--but a highlight in Toronto's increasingly numerous field of one-off screenings.