Film Yap

01/01/2026

Critic Christopher Lloyd offers his annual list of the best films of the year, and once again diverges from the consensus, finding little value in favorites like "One Battle After Another" or "Marty Supreme," but cherishing smaller flicks.

Yet again, your friendly neighborhood film critic diverges from the consensus, finding little value in favorites like "One Battle After Another" or "Marty Supreme," but cherishing smaller flicks.

12/31/2025

Caine Gardner says "We Bury the Dead" elevates the zombie genre by shambling past genre expectations, opting for grief and guilt over gore.

"We Bury the Dead" shambles past genre expectations opting for grief and guilt over gore.

12/31/2025

The latest Echo Base Intel dropped last night, with Caine Gardner and son's take on the legacy of the show! Tune in here or on your favorite streaming platforms.

Caine and Lucas discuss the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.

12/29/2025

For today's Yap Rewind archival , we talk about what factors constitute a movie being labeled a . Tune in here or on your favorite streaming platforms!

As films strive to rack up big numbers for the holiday season, our archival podcast turns back the discussion to ask what really constitutes a "blockbuster."

12/28/2025

It's time to find out what was our most popular post last week!

Timothée Chalamet gives a career-defining performance in Josh Safdie's sprawling table tennis caper.

12/25/2025

The first half of "Anaconda" is really fun and funny, but it slithers its way to mediocrity with a bombastic second half.

12/23/2025

"The Choral" is a heartwarming entry in the "communal English village do-goodism" genre, with Ralph Fiennes as the prickly conductor brought in to stage an ambitious production during World War I. by Christopher Lloyd.

A heartwarming entry in the "communal English village do-goodism" genre, with Ralph Fiennes as the prickly conductor brought in to stage an ambitious production during World War I.

12/23/2025

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Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in this sentimental ode to love, big hair and Neil Diamond's songbook. Enter now for free tickets!

12/22/2025

Al Pacino and Gene Hackman did not get along during the making of "Scarecrows," a typical '70s rambling road picture, though their characters found a certain harmony as castoffs who each gain a partner.

by Christopher Lloyd.

Al Pacino and Gene Hackman did not get along during the making of this rambling road picture, though their characters found a certain harmony as castoffs who each gain a partner.

12/21/2025

While not exactly all wet, "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants," the fourth theatrical film about the sea sponge who never grows up, is soggier than its sharp predecessors.

by Christopher Lloyd

While not exactly all wet, the fourth theatrical film about the sea sponge who never grows up is soggier than its sharp predecessors.

12/21/2025

Time to find out what was our most popular post last week!

Despite some solid animation, this retelling of the pre-kinghood life of the Biblical David suffers from boy-band songs and some whitewashing of Old Testament violence.

12/21/2025

Nate Richard says Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are delightful covering Neil Diamond in this crowd-pleasing romance .

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are delightful covering Neil Diamond in this crowd-pleasing romance.