Tomris Laffly is a film critic and entertainment journalist based in New York, with bylines across Variety, RogerEbert.com, W Magazine, Vanity Fair, Elle, TIME, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, and others. A member of the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), Tomris covers various prominent film festivals around the world, and frequently moderates awards season panels and opening-weekend Q&As. Previously, she has served as part of the Gotham Awards nominating committees several times, the narrative competition jury of SXSW in 2023, and Hamptons Film Festival documentary competition jury in 2024. Prior to launching her film journalism career, Tomris spent a decade in marketing and advertising production after earning her MBA. She lives in Harlem.
