Episodes

This week on Bad Dads Film Review, the lads record outside in the Jersey heat, chat Lego and TV catch-ups, run a Top 5 Travellers/Gypsies segment, then head into Netflix survival thriller Apex (2026). The review follows Charlize Theron’s lead character through an outback nightmare that starts as a hiking trip and turns into a predator-vs-prey cat-and-mouse game with Taron Egerton’s deeply unsettling Ben. The dads discuss the shift from survival thriller to full horror-adjacent territory (including the cannibal twist), standout tension sequences, and the physicality of the stunts. They also cover the film’s pacing, atmosphere, and realism beats (weather, terrain, isolation), with consensus that while you can guess the broad direction, the journey is gripping and nasty in all the right ways. Verdict: Unanimous strong recommend.

This week the dads dive into SPL: Kill Zone (aka Sha Po Lang), Wilson Yip’s 2005 Hong Kong crime-action bruiser starring Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Simon Yam. It starts as a murky cops-vs-triads thriller and gradually mutates into one of the most punishingly physical final acts of 2000s action cinema. Before any elbows start flying, the show opens with a chaotic and very Bad Dads Top Five Dons segment: gangland patriarchs, TV antiheroes, cartoon icons, football references, and at least one deeply questionable tangent. Standard service resumed.

This week the Bad Dads take on Song Sung Blue, a true-story music biopic starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a couple whose Neil Diamond tribute act brings fame, chaos, near-tragedy, and heartbreak.

This week the Bad Dads lace up for The Bleeder (2016), the chaotic true-life story of Chuck Wepner — the New Jersey heavyweight who went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali, inspired Rocky, and then nearly imploded under fame, booze, coke, and bad choices.

This week on Bad Dads Film Review, we are completely out of our depth ranking the "Top 5 Evils" in cinema, leading into our review of the painfully tense thriller, Speak No Evil. Expect more mustache twirling than a Victorian villain convention. We break down James McAvoy's terrifyingly charismatic performance hosting a weekend from hell. Is it basically a horror version of Curb Your Enthusiasm where every cringe gets you closer to being stabbed? Yes. The Dads debate middle-class politeness, red flags, and why you should never stay at a stranger's country house.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, the crew is completely out of their depth covering the "Top 5 Floods" in cinema history, before diving into the 2025 Latvian animated masterpiece, Flow. After navigating the high waters of cinematic floods (including a nod to the flipped cruise ship of The Poseidon Adventure), the main feature takes center stage. Flow follows a cat surviving a catastrophic flood alongside a capybara, a lemur, and a large dog. With no humans, no explanation, and zero dialogue, it still managed to beat out Inside Out 2 for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards. The Dads break down why this quiet film earned their absolute strongest recommendation.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, the crew (minus Dan) takes on Christian Gudegast's 2018 heist thriller *Den of Thieves*. Reegs and Cris break down the high-testosterone showdown between an elite crew of ex-military bank robbers and a morally bankrupt Sheriff's unit led by a swaggering Gerard Butler. Described as *Heat* on protein shakes and tribal tattoos, the film delivers intense action and a surprising amount of fun. Despite Sidey not having seen it yet, the glowing review and strong recommend from Reegs and Cris (who gave it "Five tens outta five") have convinced him to add it to his watchlist.

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, the hosts venture into the Australian Outback to review the 1971 classic Walkabout. Directed by visionary filmmaker Nicolas Roeg in his solo debut, the film stars Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil in a haunting story about two civilized schoolchildren stranded in the wilderness who are rescued by an Aboriginal boy on his traditional rite of passage. The Dads (Dan, Reegs, Sidey, and Cris) discuss the film's stark contrast between modern, regimented society and the natural world. Topics include the film's almost entirely improvised 14-page script, the stunning cinematography, the absurdity of maintaining a formal school uniform in the desert, and philosophical debates on human evolution and modern conveniences. Despite Dan initially confusing it with another desert survival movie involving a dog, the hosts uniformly praise Walkabout for its hypnotic pacing and powerful thematic depth. If you enjoy visually driven 1970s cinema or t…

The Sovereign Citizen movement is a real, growing phenomenon in which adherents believe they are exempt from government authority and can invoke pseudo-legal arguments to avoid any legal obligation. The movement has a documented history of tipping into violence when confronted by law enforcement. This film is based on one of those documented cases. Nick Offerman plays the father — a roofer who has become a travelling evangelist for sovereign ideology, charging desperate and financially ruined people a thousand dollars a night to learn how to "tie the system up in knots." Jacob Tremblay plays his sixteen-year-old son Joe, who has been homeschooled since the age of ten and whose quiet desperation for a normal life runs through every scene. The dads discuss: The father-son relationship. At first — and this is important — it looks warm. The father is conscientious, engaged, asks about homework, makes a fuss. It's only gradually that the ideology becomes visible, and by then you'r…

This week the dads work late for Steven Shainberg's Secretary (2002) — one of the more unusual love stories in American independent cinema, and almost certainly the most interesting thing James Spader has ever worn a tie for. But first: a very thorough Top Five Secretaries list. Dolly Parton, Mad Men, Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, The Simpsons, Beetlejuice, Moneypenny through all her iterations, and the West Wing. It's a good one. Top Five highlights: Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton) from 9 to 5...

This week Sidey, Dan, and Cris fly solo — Simon's been called to Southampton on urgent business (he was spotted in a pub surrounded by tea cups, so make of that what you will). The dads are reviewing Ballad of a Small Player (2024), the new Netflix film from Edward Berger — the director behind All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave — starring a very much on-form Colin Farrell. The Film: Colin Farrell plays Lord Doyle, a dissolute British gambler drowning in debt in the ...

This week the Bad Dads go full corporate: Top 5 Corporate & Tech Jargon — the phrases designed to sound like progress while delivering absolutely nothing. Circle back. Take it offline. Pivot. Blue-sky thinking. Tachyon pulse. If you've ever sat in a meeting thinking "what the actual f does that mean" — this one's for you. Then: Thunderbolts* — Marvel's Phase 5 closer. The Breakfast Club meets the Suicide Squad, if the Breakfast Club had government assassins and instead of Saturday detention, there's a sentient void of existential depression. It's actually quite good.