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… ♥️
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.
www.rogerebert.com
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. ♥️
We are currently all living in the answer to, “BUT HOW COULD THEY LET THIS HAPPEN?”
I want to scream. Every day. Our president raped children and nothing is being done.
I want to scream. Every day. Our president raped children and nothing is being done.
February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We are currently all living in the answer to, “BUT HOW COULD THEY LET THIS HAPPEN?”
I want to scream. Every day. Our president raped children and nothing is being done.
I want to scream. Every day. Our president raped children and nothing is being done.
My review of Hasan Hadi’s THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE. variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Warm and Heart-Tugging Tale Sends Dutiful Kids on an Odyssey in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
Playing the Cannes Film Festival, Hasan Hadi’s compassionate directorial debut follows two Iraqi children living under Saddam Hussein.
variety.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
My review of Hasan Hadi’s THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE. variety.com/2025/film/re...
At any given moment, there are approximately a million things to be outraged about—from the pres being a rapist pedophile to….gestures at everything. I can multitask and be outraged about it all, but I also fear that we’re growing numb towards anger. Maybe one reason he is still holding the office…
February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
At any given moment, there are approximately a million things to be outraged about—from the pres being a rapist pedophile to….gestures at everything. I can multitask and be outraged about it all, but I also fear that we’re growing numb towards anger. Maybe one reason he is still holding the office…
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It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
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Not one reporter in the room willing to ask to be treated with respect. Not one.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Not one reporter in the room willing to ask to be treated with respect. Not one.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Debra Messing isn’t even remotely hiding her racism now…
February 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Debra Messing isn’t even remotely hiding her racism now…
Somewhere somehow, we need to start from scratch when it comes to media. Powerful owners might sometimes make the right call (e.g. that scene in Spielberg’s THE POST). But often, they won’t. And so the future of news should *never* be at the mercy of the rich, ever. A brand-new start is needed.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Somewhere somehow, we need to start from scratch when it comes to media. Powerful owners might sometimes make the right call (e.g. that scene in Spielberg’s THE POST). But often, they won’t. And so the future of news should *never* be at the mercy of the rich, ever. A brand-new start is needed.
The thing is, billionaires don’t see history when they look at a business. They don’t see pride, culture, value… They don’t see people. They only see numbers. Bezos can rebuild The Washington Post AND still be the billionaire that he is. But to the soulless uber-wealthy, legacy means nothing.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The thing is, billionaires don’t see history when they look at a business. They don’t see pride, culture, value… They don’t see people. They only see numbers. Bezos can rebuild The Washington Post AND still be the billionaire that he is. But to the soulless uber-wealthy, legacy means nothing.