Film Yap

09/16/2025

Far too many iconic roles to mention, but here's a look back to our column on his starring role opposite Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were," which in a lot of ways represented Peak Redford.

"It's about a Jewish woman with a big nose and her blond boyfriend who move to Hollywood, and it's during the blacklist and it puts a strain on their relationship."

09/16/2025

, debuting Friday on , is an excellent iteration of the 'tech revolution' genre, underscoring that massive cultural shifts are often accompanied by familiar toxic behavior. by Christopher Lloyd.

Lily James anchors this excellent iteration of the 'tech revolution' genre, underscoring that massive cultural shifts are often accompanied by familiar toxic behavior.

09/15/2025

In his latest retrospective, Christopher Lloyd says that in Brian De Palma and Oliver Stone created a pop culture sensation with the longest of tails, one of the first examples of a film largely reviled by critics that built an enduring legacy.

Brian De Palma and Oliver Stone created a pop culture sensation with the longest of tails, one of the first examples of a film largely reviled by critics that built an enduring legacy.

09/12/2025

On this week's Rough Cut Retrospective , Jackson Mahuron and the crew hold an auction of 1990s Oscar winners to see what movies really stack up.

The RCR crew competes to draft their favorite Academy Award winners from the 1990's.

09/12/2025

, the latest film adaptation from Stephen King, boasts some interesting characters and a humanistic bent, according to critic Christopher Lloyd. But it often just feels like a slog that never explores its tightly bookended world.

The latest film adaptation from Stephen King boasts some interesting characters and a humanistic bent, but often just feels like a long slog.

09/11/2025

“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” doesn’t go to 11, but it at least gets to eight.

09/11/2025

Jay Duplass' first movie in 13 years is a hangout that's well worth the wait.

09/11/2025

Despite going in with a scandalous ignorance of the world, critic Christopher Lloyd found this a smashing and sentimental sendoff, an interlocking series of curtsies and tips o' the hat to the extended Crawley family.

Your intrepid critic attempts to review the very last iteration of the Crawley family story without having experienced any of what came before -- and finds it smashing and sentimental.

09/10/2025

Film Yap is proud to announce a new partnership with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Indianapolis! Launched earlier this year, they're a theater chain dedicated to innovative and eclectic programming designed for the true movie lover -- just like our readers!

We'll have regular promotions and to the venue, starting with free tickets to see The Grand Finale! Enter now to win.

We're launching a new partnership with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Indianapolis, and what better way to start than with free tickets to "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale."

09/10/2025

Life's a Beach with "The Donn of Tiki."

09/10/2025

is a harrowing and deeply moving true story about a Polish priest who volunteered to starve to death along with his fellow Auschwitz prisoners. Review by Christopher Lloyd.

A harrowing and deeply moving true story about a Polish priest who volunteered to starve to death along with his fellow Auschwitz prisoners.

09/08/2025

With the sequel to set to release this week, it's time to look back at our legacy on the genre.

As "Spinal Tap" welcomes its unlikely sequel this week, it's time to spin the dial back to our legacy podcasts about movies that use the documentary format for laughs.