A new week means the biggest streaming service is adding fresh content. Today marks the drop of two library titles on Netflix: David Fincher’s mystery thriller “Zodiac,” and a somewhat forgotten DC superhero flick, “Blue Beetle,” which I’m confident will crack the top 10 in the coming days. Its compelling premise and visually electric trailer were enough to pique my interest.
Released in 2023, “Blue Beetle” unfortunately didn’t make a huge splash at the box office ($130.8 million worldwide on a reported budget of $104 million), largely due to limited promotion caused by the SAG-AFTRA strike and the fact that “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” essentially dominated that entire summer. Since then, the DC movie has been somewhat overlooked, especially with James Gunn rebooting the franchise in the meantime.
