On this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, the team reviews Apex (2026) — a stripped-back survival thriller set in the Australian outback starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana.
In this episode
- Garden-recording vibes, warm-weather chaos, and the usual Bad Dads preamble
- Top 5 Travellers/Gypsies segment before the main review
- Setup: remote climbing trip gone wrong after a devastating opening loss
- Tone shift from survival drama to psychological hunter/prey thriller
- Ben’s “helpful stranger” act and the slow reveal of what’s really going on
- Key tension moments: camp, cave, traps, cliff climb, and escape sequence
- Cannibal reveal and why that pushes the film into darker territory
- Performances: Charlize’s physical lead work and Egerton’s menace
- Runtime/pacing: lean, effective, and mostly free of bloat
Bad Dads consensus
- Tension and atmosphere: strong
- Performances: very strong
- Predictability: some broad beats are readable, but execution lands
- Rewatch value: good if you like survival thrillers with edge
- Overall: Strong recommend (all three)
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