Jennifer Lopez in “Atlanta”.
Atlas—Jennifer Lopez’s latest movie—is among the new and previous movies debuting on the streaming service this week.
A Netflix Original Movie, Atlas stars Lopez as Agent Atlas Shepherd, a data analyst who has zero trust in artificial intelligence. However, Atlas is forced to embrace AI when she needs to use the technology to catch Harlan (Simi Liu)—a rogue robot created to advance humanity who now threatens to destroy it after failing in a previous attempt.
Atlas directed by Brad Peyton, who previously directed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s action-adventure hits I run and Saint Andrew.
Also starring Sterling K. Brown, Lana Parilla and Mark Strong, Atlas premieres on Netflix on Friday.
“A Simple Favor” (2018)
Starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively A simple gracea crime comedy mystery from bridesmaids and Spy director Paul Feig.
Kendrick plays Stephanie, a widowed mother and vlogger who befriends high society PR agent Emily (Lively) when their sons become friends at school. After Emily goes missing, Stephanie investigates her new friend’s disappearance and gets involved in some complicated relationship issues along the way.
According to the box office tracker The numbers, A simple grace was a worldwide box office success earning $97.6 million against a $20 million budget.
The film was also embraced by Rotten tomatoes critics, earning an 84% “fresh” rating based on 257 reviews and a 73% positive audience rating based on verified reviews from over 5,000 registered users of the site.
Also starring Henry Golding, A simple grace debuts Sunday on Netflix.
Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe (2024)
Also new to the streamer this week is the Netflix original documentary Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe.
The logline from Netflix reads: “In a world where the pandemic has wreaked havoc, a world steeped in despair and uncertainty, one man comes to shake up markets – and people’s consciences – with an initiative that includes the education, the economic sphere. and spiritual development.
“Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe depicts the genesis, growth and collapse of Latin America’s most bizarre and ambitious financial platform, itself an accurate portrait of its eccentric creator, Leonardo Cositorto.”
Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoepremieres on Netflix on Thursday.
“Butterfly In The Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow” (2022)
The 2022 production documentary was originally titled Butterfly in the sky when it debuted at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and has been retitled Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow for its Netflix debut.
The movie chronicles the incredible history of the classic PBS educational program hosted by LeVar Burton, which ran for 155 episodes in its original run from 1983 to 2006.
Burton naturally appears in the documentary, which recalls the run of the beloved children’s series that taught children the joy of reading. In addition to Burton, the documentary features insights from actors Whoopi Goldberg, Alisa Reyes and Kenny Blank, as well as director Dean Parisot and key creatives involved in Reading the Rainbow series.
Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow premieres on Netflix on Friday.
