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.Articles by Victor Stiff:
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January 25, 2020
Sundance 2020: Miss Juneteenth ReviewMiss Juneteenth follows a struggling mother who enters her fourteen-year-old daughter in the same beauty pageant that she won as a teenager.
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January 24, 2020
Sundance 2020: Bad Hair ReviewJustin Simien’s satirical horror-comedy Bad Hair gleefully interrogates America’s oppressive beauty standards.
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January 20, 2020
What Did Jack Do?: Surprise David Lynch Short Now on NetflixWhat Did Jack Do? is a black and white short film that sees David Lynch play a detective interrogating a monkey who is suspected of murder.
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January 17, 2020
Bad Boys for Life Review: Crimelords, Assassins, & Middle-ageBad Boys for Life sees Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett team up to take down a ruthless enemy from the past.
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January 14, 2020
Black Widow: Marvel Studios Releases Brand-new Special Look & FeaturetteScarlett Johansson reprises her iconic role as Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, in an action-packed spy thriller that delves into the character’s mysterious past.
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January 14, 2020
Leslie Jones: Time Machine ReviewLeslie Jones: Time Machine presents the audacious comedian in top form as she discusses her wild youth, getting old, and seducing Prince.
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January 13, 2020
Academy Award Nominations 2020: The Full ListTodd Phillips’ Joker made out like a bandit, snatching up 11 nominations including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film.
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January 9, 2020
THR’s Roundtable Series Gathers Hollywood’s Finest FilmmakersThe Hollywood Reporter’s Director Close Up assembles the year’s most lauded filmmakers for an in-depth roundtable discussion.
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January 8, 2020
Netflix’s Locke & Key Looks like Your next Great BingeNetflix’s upcoming comic book adaptation, Locke & Key, recreates the spooky vibes that makes the original series great.
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January 7, 2020
Hot Docs Presents the Third Edition of Free Mental Health Film SeriesHot Docs is teaming up with Bell Let’s Talk and Workman Arts for the third installment of the Free Mental Health Film Series.
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January 6, 2020
The New Mutants Trailer Reveals the Darker Side of the X-Men UniverseThe New Mutants is a horror/thriller about a group of young mutants trapped in a nightmarish hospital.
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January 3, 2020
Raising Dion: Netflix Renews Series for a Second SeasonNetflix renewed its popular sci-fi family drama Raising Dion, for a second season.
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January 2, 2020
The A Quiet Place: Part II Trailer Dares You Not to ScreamThe survivors from A Quiet Place continue their fight for survival as they venture into the outside world and discover new threats.
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film
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TV
3 Things You Need to Know About Chad Powers Season 2
Season 2 of Chad Powers is here! Glen Powell, Steve Zahn, and the cast of the series give us a sneak peek at what to expect.
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music
La Bola Negra Review: TIFF 2026
La Bola Negra is a sweeping epic pays tribute to lost lives and loves by connecting the stories of gay men across generations.
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podcasts
Contra Zoom Pod Episode 344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney
On the latest Contra Zoom Pod they interview Matthew Rankin about his film Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, which had its world premiere at TIFF.
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