5 Highlights from ‘The Godfather’ 45th Anniversary Reunion
A legendary line-up of speakers retold iconic behind-the-scenes stories and shared mutual, little-known memories.
The 2017 edition of Tribeca Film Festival cam Read More...
Tomris Laffly
Hillary Clinton and Kathryn Bigelow Took The Stage Together at Tribeca. Here’s Why.
Clinton joined the panel moderated by Kathryn Bigelow at the premiere of the National Geographic VR short ‘The Protectors.’National Geographic/Anthony BeharIt’s Read More...
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Miss ‘Life’
Why Daniel Espinosa’s sci-fi horror is very much worth your time.You might already have a number of personally justified reasons to skip Daniel Espinosa’s outer Read More...
‘Before I Fall’ and The Profound Universality of the Teenage Experience
“Ghettoizing happens not just to the teen genre, but to films about women, too. This is a film for everyone.”Ry Russo-Young needs no introduction to filmgoers w Read More...
#OscarsSoGood
A recap of the 89th annual Academy Awards.“All you people out there who feel like there’s no mirror for you, that your life is not reflected: The Academy has yo Read More...
A Casual Conversation with an Oscar Voter
Still undecided which film they are voting for in Best Picture.We are in the final stretch for the 89th Academy Awards. Oscar voting closes tomorrow, Tuesday, F Read More...
Hidden Figures Needs to Be Taken Seriously as an Oscar Contender
Important slice of history, polished craftsmanship, crowd-pleasing “genius” narrative, box office…Hidden Figures has it all.We are on the eve of the first day o Read More...
Greta Gerwig and Mike Mills on the Matriarchal World of 20th Century Women
“I hope I’m a good ally to women. Whether I’m a feminist is for women to decide.” Writer-director Mike Mills.“A lot of men might say they’re feminists, but Mike Read More...
The Best Movie Fashion of 2016
#2016RewindClothes make Characters: Year’s Finest in Costume DesignThe 12 Best Fashion Looks from the films of 2016.When I compiled my “Top 10 Fashion Looks” li Read More...
Passengers is Sexist Nonsense
Morten Tyldum’s sci-fi romance is an outdated and offensive fairy tale in disguise.In The Imitation Game-director Morten Tyldum’s Passengers, two extremely good Read More...
Tomris Laffly
Freelance writer and film critic based in New York. Bylines at Film Journal, Time Out NY, Movie Mezzanine, Indiewire, and others.