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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    September 17, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Saloum Review

    Saloum puts the pedal to the metal for 84 thrilling minutes, so buckle up for a genre-bending action-thriller with rock star swagger.

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    September 17, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Encounter Review

    Michael Pearce’s Encounter stars Riz Ahmed as a former marine and father of two boys who stumbles into earth-shattering news.

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    September 15, 2021

    TIFF 2021: The Starling Review

    Director Theodore Melfi’s heartfelt drama, The Starling, focuses on a husband and wife trapped in a cycle of grieving.

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    September 14, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Night Raiders Review

    Danis Goulet’s dystopian thriller Night Raiders, like the best sci-fi movies, use an extraordinary premise to distill simple human truths.

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    September 14, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Dashcam Review

    Dashcam is a disorienting, repetitive, tedious mess, and yet, nowhere close to the worst this genre has to offer.

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    September 11, 2021

    TIFF 2021: Last Night in Soho Review

    Edgar Wright’s supernatural mystery, Last Night in Soho, is a neon-soaked love letter to the psychological thrillers of the ‘60s and ‘70s.