Tomris Laffly
@tomilaffly.bsky.social
Film Writer/Critic | ✍🏼 Variety, RogerEbert.com, The Playlist, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, TIME, Vulture, W Mag, Filmmaker Mag etc. | NYFCC member | Dog lover… ♥️
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She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
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Not too surprisingly, when a woman becomes a critic, the terms in which she is customarily described indicate the condescension and hostility that men seem to be unaware of. (1972)
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Not too surprisingly, when a woman becomes a critic, the terms in which she is customarily described indicate the condescension and hostility that men seem to be unaware of. (1972)
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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It is *SO FUCKED* that, in his final days, he had to sell memorabilia in order to pay his medical bills. This fucking country.
James Van Der Beek Raises $47K for His Colorectal Cancer Fight by Auctioning Dawson’s Creek Items - OncoDaily
James Van Der Beek Raises $47K for His Colorectal Cancer Fight by Auctioning Dawson’s Creek Items / cancer, celebrities with cancer, Colorectal Cancer
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February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
It is *SO FUCKED* that, in his final days, he had to sell memorabilia in order to pay his medical bills. This fucking country.
And the irony is, finding out about good new movies and accessing MANY of them almost immediately, has never ever been easier.
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
And the irony is, finding out about good new movies and accessing MANY of them almost immediately, has never ever been easier.
I have no bigger social media enemy lately than the “movies are so terrible nowadays” people. I hate them. They dress up their ignorance and incuriosity as some sort of truth-telling and get high on AI slop with equally stupid folk. And sadly, they’re growing in number.
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I have no bigger social media enemy lately than the “movies are so terrible nowadays” people. I hate them. They dress up their ignorance and incuriosity as some sort of truth-telling and get high on AI slop with equally stupid folk. And sadly, they’re growing in number.
Bart Layton’s CRIME 101 is a very enjoyable driving-around-in-LA-at-night crime movie, which is among my favorite subgenres. Obvious Michael Mann influences. But guess what, it works. And it scratched my Los Angeles movie itch. 👍🏼
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Bart Layton’s CRIME 101 is a very enjoyable driving-around-in-LA-at-night crime movie, which is among my favorite subgenres. Obvious Michael Mann influences. But guess what, it works. And it scratched my Los Angeles movie itch. 👍🏼
Gorgeous (custom Givenchy). VERY happy that someone finally had a talk with Timothée Chalamet re: his wardrobe of late. Glad he went back to dressing like the handsome, modern-day movie star that he is & retired (hopefully forever) his taste-starved-son-of-a-tech-billionaire aesthetic.
February 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Gorgeous (custom Givenchy). VERY happy that someone finally had a talk with Timothée Chalamet re: his wardrobe of late. Glad he went back to dressing like the handsome, modern-day movie star that he is & retired (hopefully forever) his taste-starved-son-of-a-tech-billionaire aesthetic.
Washing an unwilling dog who hates water is a perfectly respectable class of Olympic sport.
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Washing an unwilling dog who hates water is a perfectly respectable class of Olympic sport.
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The “should of” is a cringeworthy nice touch.
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The “should of” is a cringeworthy nice touch.
Mad Men. S6 E5: THE FLOOD.♥️
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Mad Men. S6 E5: THE FLOOD.♥️
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One of our best critics 👇. As a writer of the Brontes' story for DreamWorks/Paramount (still hoping!) it's so interesting to me that Fennell took a safe approach here. #scriptsky #wutheringheights #filmsky #moviesky
I love Emerald Fennell. But I’m puzzled by her curiously timid WUTHERING HEIGHTS, that keeps teasing a spirited, emotionally arousing movie that never quite arrives. As target audiences go, I’m the low-hanging-fruit for this fare. And yet… My review. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wuth...
Wuthering Heights movie review (2026) | Roger Ebert
It’s hard to feel freely when you are constantly and loudly reminded by every aspect of the movie that you are supposed to feel things.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
One of our best critics 👇. As a writer of the Brontes' story for DreamWorks/Paramount (still hoping!) it's so interesting to me that Fennell took a safe approach here. #scriptsky #wutheringheights #filmsky #moviesky
I suspect those who are cold on the movie will generally think it’s “too much.” Due respect, it’s not enough. Go full teary-eyed, sweaty, sexy, rip-roaring, gothic melodrama and I’m right there. This movie teases the idea of it without really committing to the bit. Sorry.
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I suspect those who are cold on the movie will generally think it’s “too much.” Due respect, it’s not enough. Go full teary-eyed, sweaty, sexy, rip-roaring, gothic melodrama and I’m right there. This movie teases the idea of it without really committing to the bit. Sorry.
I love Emerald Fennell. But I’m puzzled by her curiously timid WUTHERING HEIGHTS, that keeps teasing a spirited, emotionally arousing movie that never quite arrives. As target audiences go, I’m the low-hanging-fruit for this fare. And yet… My review. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wuth...
Wuthering Heights movie review (2026) | Roger Ebert
It’s hard to feel freely when you are constantly and loudly reminded by every aspect of the movie that you are supposed to feel things.
www.rogerebert.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I love Emerald Fennell. But I’m puzzled by her curiously timid WUTHERING HEIGHTS, that keeps teasing a spirited, emotionally arousing movie that never quite arrives. As target audiences go, I’m the low-hanging-fruit for this fare. And yet… My review. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wuth...
Like you get high on your AI slop all you want. I’ll drug myself with videos of Spielberg talking about art, movies, Chloe Zhao…
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Like you get high on your AI slop all you want. I’ll drug myself with videos of Spielberg talking about art, movies, Chloe Zhao…
I am seeing Steven Spielberg everywhere on my social feeds these days. And I have reached the conclusion that this is exactly the correct amount of Steven Spielberg to see. Everywhere, at all times, non-stop. ♥️
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I am seeing Steven Spielberg everywhere on my social feeds these days. And I have reached the conclusion that this is exactly the correct amount of Steven Spielberg to see. Everywhere, at all times, non-stop. ♥️
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I need journalists to ask Hollywood actors why they’re in pro-AI commercials.
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I need journalists to ask Hollywood actors why they’re in pro-AI commercials.
I hope you do get that a. I was very obviously joking and b. He obviously and instantly got that I was.
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I hope you do get that a. I was very obviously joking and b. He obviously and instantly got that I was.
This rewatch reminds me of a super hot banter I had w/ Jon Hamm at an unrelated party years ago:
JH: What do you do?
Me: I’m a film critic.
JH: I read TV critics mostly b/c of Mad Men.
Me, fast & cheeky: Oh. You were in that?
JH [laughs]: I was. (Beat)… I played Pete.
I never felt cooler. Ever.
JH: What do you do?
Me: I’m a film critic.
JH: I read TV critics mostly b/c of Mad Men.
Me, fast & cheeky: Oh. You were in that?
JH [laughs]: I was. (Beat)… I played Pete.
I never felt cooler. Ever.
My MAD MEN rewatch continues. I just wept through the S5 episode where Joan makes partner (IYKYK how), and Peggy resigns to Don.
This level of intricate, exceptional, layered writing…this is really what I want from storytelling. My god.
This level of intricate, exceptional, layered writing…this is really what I want from storytelling. My god.
a man and a woman are sitting on a couch talking
ALT: a man and a woman are sitting on a couch talking
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This rewatch reminds me of a super hot banter I had w/ Jon Hamm at an unrelated party years ago:
JH: What do you do?
Me: I’m a film critic.
JH: I read TV critics mostly b/c of Mad Men.
Me, fast & cheeky: Oh. You were in that?
JH [laughs]: I was. (Beat)… I played Pete.
I never felt cooler. Ever.
JH: What do you do?
Me: I’m a film critic.
JH: I read TV critics mostly b/c of Mad Men.
Me, fast & cheeky: Oh. You were in that?
JH [laughs]: I was. (Beat)… I played Pete.
I never felt cooler. Ever.
My MAD MEN rewatch continues. I just wept through the S5 episode where Joan makes partner (IYKYK how), and Peggy resigns to Don.
This level of intricate, exceptional, layered writing…this is really what I want from storytelling. My god.
This level of intricate, exceptional, layered writing…this is really what I want from storytelling. My god.
a man and a woman are sitting on a couch talking
ALT: a man and a woman are sitting on a couch talking
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
My MAD MEN rewatch continues. I just wept through the S5 episode where Joan makes partner (IYKYK how), and Peggy resigns to Don.
This level of intricate, exceptional, layered writing…this is really what I want from storytelling. My god.
This level of intricate, exceptional, layered writing…this is really what I want from storytelling. My god.
Could not be happier for Paul Thomas Anderson’s DGA win. Truly. ♥️
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Could not be happier for Paul Thomas Anderson’s DGA win. Truly. ♥️