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Pat Mullen

Pat Mullen (he/him) is a film critic and the publisher of POV Magazine. He is the vice president of the Toronto Film Critics Association and an international voter for the Golden Globe Awards. He lives in Toronto with his cat, Fellini.

J Stevens talks ‘Really Happy Someday’ and real-time transition filmmaking 
TV & Film

J Stevens talks ‘Really Happy Someday’ and real-time transition filmmaking 

The director co-wrote the film with star Breton Lalama, who plays a musical theatre actor whose voice is changing

September 9, 2024
Actor Theo Germaine wants more messy trans representation
TV & Film

Actor Theo Germaine wants more messy trans representation

Recent projects “Spark” and “Desire Lines” showcase Germaine’s talents on a new level

May 24, 2024
‘Solo’ at TIFF is a celebratory love letter to Montreal’s drag scene
TV & Film

‘Solo’ at TIFF is a celebratory love letter to Montreal’s drag scene

Director Sophie Dupuis and star Théodore Pellerin discuss why the artform of drag is so contested—and necessary—right now

September 8, 2023
Sex is rarely so hot, raw and honest as it is in ‘Passages’
TV & Film

Sex is rarely so hot, raw and honest as it is in ‘Passages’

Perhaps that’s why Ira Sachs’s latest feature was slapped with an NC-17 rating. The director talks censorship, queer forbears and making films that turn people on

August 8, 2023
‘Nimona’ is the queer movie of the moment
TV & Film

‘Nimona’ is the queer movie of the moment

Creator ND Stevenson and star Eugene Lee Yang discuss making the queer and trans subtext explicit in the fun, family-friendly animated feature

June 29, 2023
‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ is a delicate ballet of the erotic and the polemic
TV & Film

‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ is a delicate ballet of the erotic and the polemic

REVIEW: João Pedro Rodrigues’s experimental TIFF standout is worth seeking out

September 22, 2022
Four queer Canadian directors talk bringing grit and glitter to TIFF 2022
TV & Film

Four queer Canadian directors talk bringing grit and glitter to TIFF 2022

The filmmakers behind “Something You Said Last Night” “ROSIE” and more are queering the Toronto International Film Festival

September 2, 2022
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