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.
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
93%
2.5/5
EDIT
“It's cutsie-poo meets murder mystery in this (ostensibly) comical adventure (barely) starring Hugh Jackman as a sheep herder whose CGI flock must solve the riddle of his demise.” –
The Film Yap
May 8, 2026
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Omaha (2025)
91%
4/5
EDIT
“A father takes his kids on an impromptu cross-country road trip, in an observant, contemplative tome poem of a movie that uses its spareness as a strength.” –
The Film Yap
May 6, 2026
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Disposable Humanity (2025)
100%
4/5
EDIT
“An illuminating and sobering look at the hidden Holocaust of more than 300,000 people euthanized by the Nazi regime for having mental or physical disabilities.” –
The Film Yap
May 5, 2026
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
78%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Clearly a downmarket knockoff of the original, but with enough warmth and tart humor to remind us why we like spending so much time with these characters.” –
The Film Yap
May 2, 2026
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The Story of Everything (2026)
3.5/5
EDIT
“This documentary looks at competing theories about the creation of the universe and of life on Earth, nudging us to embrace the idea of intelligent design (read: bearded omniscient father in the sky).” –
The Film Yap
Apr 30, 2026
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Animal Farm (2025)
26%
3/5
EDIT
“A modernized version of George Orwell's classic cautionary tale about groupthink and Marxism aims low with a kiddie-friendly approach, and a tacked-on finale.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 29, 2026
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Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
100%
4/5
EDIT
“Gregory Peck deemed this Napoleonic swashbuckler one of his favorite roles, as a resolute British captain rises in the admiralty and his romantic prospects while battling on the high seas.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 27, 2026
Full Review
Michael (2026)
39%
4.5/5
EDIT
“Forget the naysayers and angry trolls. This is a dazzling and profoundly entertaining portrait that makes us remember everything we loved about Michael Jackson (and forget about the icky later years).” –
The Film Yap
Apr 24, 2026
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I Swear (2025)
97%
4.5/5
EDIT
“A moving biographical portrait of Tourette syndrome that doesn't reach for the usual 'inspiration pity' tropes.” –
The Film Yap
Apr 21, 2026
Full Review
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
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
47%
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)
96%
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
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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)
71%
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)
42%
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)
76%
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
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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)
60%
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)
62%
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
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