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Victor Stiff

Victor Stiff is a Toronto-based entertainment journalist and film critic. He is the News Editor and Senior Critic at ThatShelf.com and the host of Dope Black Movies. Victor has contributed to The Canadian Academy, POV Magazine, Global News, The Playlist, Screen Rant, In the Seats, and Sordid Cinema. Victor received the TFCA’s 2019 Emerging Critic award, and he’s currently a programmer for the Rendezvous With Madness Festival.

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Valerie Veatch on Ghost in the Machine and Doing the Cringe

by Victor Stiff
May 1, 2026
Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with Ghost in the Machine director Valerie Veatch on diving into the world of artificial intelligence in her documentary and exploring collective responses to big tech.

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Gimme Truth Review: The Truth Is Out There — Like, Really Out There

by Victor Stiff
April 29, 2026
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Gimme Truth explores the traumas and beliefs that lead people to become conspiracists--while letting the audiences make up their own minds.

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Love Apptually Review: The Dating Game 2.0

by Victor Stiff
April 25, 2026
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Love Apptually explores the ways in which dating apps exploit users' desire for connection and hook them into cycles of despair for profit.

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#WhileBlack Review: The High Costs of Going Viral

by Victor Stiff
April 25, 2026
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In #WhileBlack, Darnella Frazier and Diamond Reynolds, who captured the killings of George Floyd and Philando Castile, tell about the emotional toll behind viral videos that shaped contemporary history.

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TIFF 2021: Hold Your Fire Review

by Victor Stiff
September 13, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

Stefan Forbes’ investigative documentary Hold Your Fire recounts the events of the two-day hostage siege and asks questions about racial bias, hostage negotiations, and restorative justice.

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The Forbidden Reel: Passion Over Politics

by Victor Stiff
May 31, 2020
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-Ariel Nasr’s NFB film The Forbidden Reel shares rare excerpts from classic Afghan cinema and images of life pre-Taliban.

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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