"Apex"
Bloody cliff climber Charlize Theron hangs on by a thread in “Apex,” from Netflix

"Apex"

Charlize Theron plays a new kind of Furiosa in an old-school survival thriller that pits her against nature and a psycho killer. They never had a chance.

By Peter Travers

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★★½ (2½ out of 4)

My streaming addict friends and I refer to a certain kind of time killer as “a pizza and beer movie.” And have I got one of those for you. It’s called “Apex.” It’s a major streaming hit on Netflix. And it stars Oscar winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”) in a role that’s eons away from awards bait, but really fills the bill as breathless adventure escapism even as it evaporates from your head.