Christopher Lloyd
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Christopher Lloyd is an award-winning film critic with an outreach that spans web, broadcast and print outlets. He is co-founder of The Film Yap, founding member of the Indiana Film Journalists Association and member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Lloyd appears regularly on WISH-TV in Indianapolis and his work appears in various newspapers.
Jerry West: The Logo (2026)
3.5/5
EDIT
“One of sports' most enigmatic superstars gets the documentary profile spotlight, revealing the source of the man's depression -- and indomitable drive.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 19, 2026
Full Review
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
46%
4/5
EDIT
“"The Exorcist" meets ancient Egyptian mythology in this bloody good horror ripper about a little girl possessed by foul forces.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 17, 2026
Full Review
The Christophers (2025)
97%
4.5/5
EDIT
“Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are crackling good in this knockout from Steven Soderbergh, a playful but hefty encounter between an iconoclastic artist and a forger hired to complete his work.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 15, 2026
Full Review
Ballistic (2025)
69%
3/5
EDIT
“Lena Headey plays a grieving military mom who goes down a dark path of guns and paranoia in this psychological drama/thriller that doesn't quite hit the target.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 15, 2026
Full Review
High Anxiety (1977)
72%
2.5/5
EDIT
“Mid-career Mel Brooks hit the skids with this supposed send-up of Alfred Hitchcock movies that's really more concerned with (ineptly) poking fun at pop culture psychology of the day.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 13, 2026
Full Review
Hamlet (2025)
72%
3/5
EDIT
“Yea, verily… come again?
Riz Ahmed headlines this new version of The Bard's most famous play, loosely translated to the wealthy Indian community of London. Intense, and largely incomprehensible.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 8, 2026
Full Review
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
44%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Fast, goofy, visually imaginative and just a big glob of sheer fun for kids and younger teens. ” –
The Film Yap
Apr 4, 2026
Full Review
The Drama (2026)
78%
3/5
EDIT
“Well-acted but manipulative, starts to explore some interesting, disturbing territory but then zags in the last act into the most obvious, sitcommy space.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 4, 2026
Full Review
Palestine '36 (2025)
98%
3.5/5
EDIT
“A bracing look at an unheralded piece of turbulent Middle East history from an explicitly pro-Palestine viewpoint.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 2, 2026
Full Review
Fantasy Life (2025)
81%
3.5/5
EDIT
“A frustrated actress and a nebbishy mental case find an unexpected connection in this gentle, humanistic exploration of the heart's loneliest reaches.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 1, 2026
Full Review
Downhill Racer (1969)
82%
3/5
EDIT
“Highly praised for its stark, unromantic portrait of sports, the movie that helped make Robert Redford a star is unimpressive in both its skiing footage and emotional appeal.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 30, 2026
Full Review
They Will Kill You (2026)
65%
4.5/5
EDIT
“Zazie Beetz utterly slays in this gloriously gruesome horror/action thriller as a furious avenging sister taking on a cabal of 1-percenter satanists. ” –
The Film Yap
Mar 27, 2026
Full Review
A Magnificent Life (2025)
62%
4.5/5
EDIT
“The best animated movie of 2025 finally comes to American shores, sharing not just a vibrant human story but stretching the boundaries of what 'cartoons' can and should do.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 26, 2026
Full Review
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
76%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Gangster comedy meets time-traveling sci-fi goofs in this this amusing, attitudinal romp starring James Marsden, Eiza González and Vince Vaughn x2.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 25, 2026
Full Review
Holy Days (2026)
63%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Three nuns and a Kiwi boy go on a cross-country jaunt to save their convent in this chipper, life-affirming comedy.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 25, 2026
Full Review
The Pout-Pout Fish (2026)
63%
3.5/5
EDIT
“A down-market but heartfelt animated adventure from Down Under, starring Nick Offerman as a glum fish who goes on an adventure with a scampy upstart and discovers joy.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 18, 2026
Full Review
The Wild Bunch (1969)
91%
5/5
EDIT
“Sam Peckinpah's frontal assault on the Western genre was informed by the outrages happening in Vietnam and cinema’s recent embrace of blood-soaked violent imagery.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 16, 2026
Full Review
Reminders of Him (2026)
57%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Maika Monroe shines in this bittersweet adaptation of the novel about a woman who made a terrible mistake returning to her unwelcoming hometown to chase redemption.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 11, 2026
Full Review
Kokuho (2025)
94%
4/5
EDIT
“Two actors spend decades vying for attention and affection as kabuki players in this visually sumptuous Oscar-nominated drama from Japan.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 10, 2026
Full Review
Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)
83%
4/5
EDIT
“It would be the height of irony if the legendary songwriter finally won the Oscar for Best Song -- on the 17th try! -- for the documentary about her extraordinary life and career.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 8, 2026
Full Review
Hoppers (2026)
94%
3.5/5
EDIT
“A mildly amusing animated romp from Disney that borrows heavily from other movies as a teen eco-activist goes undercover as a robot beaver to save her grandma's glade.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 6, 2026
Full Review
Sirāt (2025)
90%
4/5
EDIT
“This Oscar-nominated trek through the desert is an oddly affecting exploration of people who are lost -- some by choice, while others quest to reunite with those who may not want to be found.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 4, 2026
Full Review
Viva Verdi! (2024)
100%
4.5/5
EDIT
“A superlative Oscar-nominated look at a home in Italy for retired musicians, where the passion for life is undiminished even as voices and bodies may falter.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 3, 2026
Full Review
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
93%
5/5
EDIT
“Looking back on one of the finest adaptations of one of the best books ever written, which also marked the film debut of the late -- and truly great -- Robert Duvall.” –
The Film Yap
Mar 2, 2026
Full Review
Scream 7 (2026)
30%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Some good gore and thrills, and it's nice to see a lot of the old gang trotted out again, though the franchise is starting to show its creaky knees.” –
The Film Yap
Feb 28, 2026
Full Review
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