Victor Stiff

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 and Dope Black Movies 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 Golden Globe voter and programmer for the Rendezvous With Madness Festival.

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The Medium Review: A Chilling Supernatural Thriller

The Medium Quicktake: Disturbing, Atmospheric, and Way Too Long   No movie this year had me all in and then all out like The Medium. As much as I enjoyed the film early on, I wanted to jump ship 90-minutes in. Banjong Pisanthanakun’s supernatural tale has plenty going for it, so I see why some …

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Candyman – Dope Black Movies Review (Sympathy for the Devil)

The latest Dope Black Movies review covers Candyman, a haunting follow-up to the 1992 horror classic of the same name. Writer-director Nia DaCosta teams up with writer-producer Jordan Peele to deliver a gripping horror thriller and hard-hitting social commentary. Candyman’s knockout cast features Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen, Aquaman), Teyonah Parris (WandaVision, Dear White People), Colman …

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Army of Thieves: Speaking with Matthias Schweighöfer, Guz Khan, & Stuart Martin

Army of Thieves arrived on Netflix on October 28, 2021. In the leadup to the Army of the Dead prequel’s release Netflix sent the film’s cast out on a virtual press tour. I interviewed the film’s director and star Matthias Schweighöfer, as well as his castmates Guz Khan, and Stuart Martin on behalf of That …

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The McPherson Tape aka U.F.O. Abduction: A Spooky Lost Treasure

The McPherson Tape: Quicktake: Creepy, Lo-fi, Slow-Burn Horror You can’t discuss Dean Alioto’s cult classic, The McPherson Tape, aka U.F.O. Abduction, without talking about the wild story surrounding it. But first, some details about the movie. The McPherson Tape Video Review The McPherson Tape is a lean, mean found footage horror movie about an alien …

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Unidentified with Demi Lovato: Move Over Jacques Vallee, Ufology Has a New GOAT

Unidentified with Demi Lovato Quicktake: Contrived, Misleading, & Self-indulgent Demi Lovato is the greatest UFO investigator the world has ever seen. I have no clue what Stanton Friedman, J. Allen Hynek, and John Mack were doing with their careers because they left this world with more questions than answers. Not Lovato, though. In just four …

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Halloween Kills Video Review

The latest Victor Stiff Review looks at Halloween Kills, a cold-blooded sequel to David Gordon Green’s standout 2018 Halloween reboot. Director David Gordon Green’s ultra-violent slasher flick isn’t for the faint of heart. This Halloween sequel see iconic serial killer Michael Myers up his body count considerably with a series of graphic murders. Long-time Halloween …

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Dark Skies Review: Watch the Skies

Dark Skies Quicktake: Not a great horror movie, but one of the best alien abduction films. Nothing sends chills down viewers’ spines like haunted house movies. It’s a timeless premise that taps into our collective fears. Who hasn’t been home alone one night and suddenly felt the hair on the back of their neck stand …

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Halloween Kills Review: This Once Promising Series Is Stuck in Neutral

Halloween Kills Quicktake: Creepy, Disjointed, & Brutally Violent Horror movie franchises have a track record of overstaying their welcome. Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Child’s Play were exciting at first, but studios kept producing half-ass sequels until fans soured on each series. Jason Voorhees started off as a backwoods serial killer …

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First Love Review: Love at First Fight

First Love Quicktake: A Gritty, Violent, & Irreverent Crime Flick Two boxers square-off in a crowded arena, unleashing skull-shattering blows until one man hits the mat. Just as one fighter collapses, the film cuts to a severed head rolling out of an alley like a bowling ball. The head stops in the middle of the …

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The Addams Family Review: More Daydream than Nightmare

The Addams Family Quicktake: An Earnest, Kooky, & Defanged Reboot In 2021, I can’t imagine who is clamouring for a new Addams Family movie — I say this as the film’s target audience. I enjoy wearing skull pendants and horror movie t-shirts. I drink my morning coffee out of a black skull mug. And I …

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