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Victor Stiff

Senior Critic

Victor Stiff is a Toronto-based entertainment journalist and member of the Toronto Film Critics Association. He is the News Editor and Senior Critic at ThatShelf.com and host of UFO Movie Club on YouTube. Victor has contributed to the Canadian Academy, POV Magazine, Global News, The Playlist, Screen Rant, We Got This Covered, In the Seats, and Sordid Cinema. Victor received the TFCA’s 2019 Emerging Critic award and served as a jury member at the 49th Festival du nouveau cinéma. He’s currently a programmer for the Rendezvous With Madness Festival.

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Articles by Victor Stiff:

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  February 14, 2020

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  VFW Review: A Blood-thirsty ’80s Throwback

  VFW recreates the exploitation genre’s blood-thirsty highs and campy lows to deliver a reverential throwback that revels in depravity.

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  February 13, 2020

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  In Conversation With Louis Gossett Jr. at TIFF Bell Lightbox

  Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. is coming to TIFF Bell Lightbox on Thursday, April 09th, in support of his new film, The Cuban.

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  February 11, 2020

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  To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Review

  To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You sees Lara Jean’s former crush show up just as her relationship with Peter becomes real.

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  February 10, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Zola Review

  Zola is the cinematic adaptation of a viral Twitter thread about a stripper who takes a surreal road trip to Florida.

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  February 10, 2020

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  Sundance 2020 Review: Kajillionaire

  In Kajillionaire, a young woman’s life goes off the rails when her con artist parents invite an outsider to take part in their scams.

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  February 8, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Scare Me Review

  Josh Ruben’s horror-comedy, Scare Me, follows two people stuck in a cabin during a power outage as they pass the time by spooking each other out.

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  February 7, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Wendy Review

  Wendy, from Beasts of the Southern Wilds director Benh Zeitlin, is a modern-day reimagining of J. M. Barrie’s classic fantasy tale, Peter Pan.

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  February 6, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Us Kids Review

  Us Kids follows the Parkland survivors as they fight for gun reform after a mass shooting at their school kills 17 people.

• February 6, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Rebuilding Paradise Review

  Ron Howard’s documentary Rebuilding Paradise profiles the most devastating wildfire in California’s history and its impact on the fire-ravaged town of Paradise.

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  February 5, 2020

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  Netflix Acquires Sundance Hit: The 40-Year-Old Version

  Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to the Sundance hit, The 40-Year-Old Version.

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  February 5, 2020

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  High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 2 Announcement

  High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 2 will see the East High drama students put on a production of Beauty and the Beast.

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  February 1, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Impetigore Review

  Impetigore follows a young woman who returns to her dead parents’ village hoping to inherit property, only to be confronted with her family’s dark past.

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  January 31, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Charm City Kings Review

  A 14-year-old boy with a heart of gold, gets caught up in the dirtbike riding culture that killed his brother.

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  January 30, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: Run Sweetheart Run Review

  Run Sweetheart Run follows a single mom named Cherie who is in the fight of her life when her blind date turns into a homicidal maniac.

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  January 28, 2020

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  Sundance 2020: The 40-Year-Old Version Review

  The 40-Year-Old Version follows Radha, a struggling 40-year-old playwright who finds her creative swagger after she decides to become a rapper.