On the April 29, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by multiple people to talk about Apex and present interviews with stars Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton, Mother Mary and an interview with writer/director David Lowery, and Over Your Dead Body and interviews with director Jorma Taccone and stars Jason Segel and Samara Weaving.

(~00:25) News

(~08:06) Apex

Apex Review: Taron Egerton Hunts Charlize Theron In This Predictable But Effective Netflix Thriller

(~19:02) Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton interview

Apex Stars Charlize Theron And Taron Egerton Wanted To 'Kill Every Single Trope' In Their Survival Thriller [Exclusive Interview]

(~28:38) Mother Mary

Mother Mary Review: Anne Hathaway And Michaela Coel Lead A Confounding, Emotionally Distant Misfire

(~38:34) David Lowery interview

Mother Mary Director David Lowery Is Happy That You Argue About His Movies [Exclusive Interview]

(~55:04) Over Your Dead Body

Over Your Dead Body Review: Samara Weaving And Jason Segel Deliver Hilariously Gory Marital Mayhem

(~01:10:38) Jorma Taccone interview

Over Your Dead Body Director Had To Work Overtime To Prove He Could Make Horror [Exclusive]

(~01:23:15) Jason Segel and Samara Weaving interview

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