J. Lo's $386 Million Netflix Movie Features a Reunion You Have to See

The $386 million commercial hit and currently trending sci-fi comedy Home marks an animation reunion for Jennifer Lopez nearly two decades in the making. Home is a colorful DreamWorks Animation adventure that finds an outcast but friendly Boov alien called Oh (Jim Parsons) teaming up with a teenage girl named Tip Tucci (Rihanna) to find her mother after they lose one another during the Boov invasion of Earth. Lopez voices Tip's mother, Lucy, in a small but essential role in Home's heartfelt, family-centered story.

Home's cast and fun premise make for major rewatch value, proven by the film's current trending status on Netflix's top ten movies in the U.S. Lopez is no stranger to Netflix's Top 10, as her recently trending sci-fi action Atlas, 2023 action thriller The Mother, 2002 film Enough, and a handful of others have all made the chart at one time or another. However, when it comes to animation, it's much harder to find her represented. In Lopez's film career, she's taken on only three animation roles, one in which she first worked closely with a notable Home figure.

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Home is directed by Tim Johnson, who is not only a DreamWorks director but an animator and producer for the animation studio as well. The well-known films that fall under Johnson's direction include Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas and the Annie-award-winning heist comedy Over the Hedge, while for the critically-received and more recent animations Abominable and How to Train Your Dragon, Johnson served as executive producer. Well before all these endeavors, Johnson directed the 1998 DreamWorks classic Antz, which cast Lopez in her first-ever animated role.

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Similarly to Home, Antz featured Lopez in a supporting role, playing the worker ant known as Azteca. Antz primarily follows Z (Woody Allen), an anxious ant who makes it his mission to help save the worker population from the tyrannical rule of General Mandible – but as one of Z's most trusted friends, Lopez's Azteca is also important to Antz story, as she supports and, even, joins Z in sticking it to their totalitarian society. Ultimately, critics revered the Antz movie's perceptive but fun story and beautiful visuals, which is more to say than Johnson and Lopez's recent collaboration on Home.

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Home is beautifully animated and has a perfectly heartfelt story that children, especially, delight in. However, compared to Antz, Home's critical reception falls incredibly short. On Rotten Tomatoes, Home holds an approval rating with critics of 53%, while Antz earned a Certified Fresh score of 92%. For critics, the Antz movie's adult-leaning, unorthodox story, innovative visuals, and vocal performances, which comprised the likes of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken, Sylvester Stallone, and more big-name celebrities, earned it such high regard.

Yet, the Antz movie's praises don't sound too far off from what Home has to offer, which begs the question of why the two movies have that big of a disparity in critical scoring. Much of it may have to do with when the animations were released. In the late 90s, Antz proved groundbreaking, particularly in how it was animated, while in more current times, Home apparently needed more to impress the critical eye. Interestingly enough, when judged by the general population, Jennifer Lopez and Tim Johnson's Home eclipses Antz with a 64% RT audience score to the latter's 52%.

Source: Netflix, Rotten Tomatoes

Amal Clooney Wore Optical Illusion Jeans Cosigned by Jennifer Lopez—Fall-Ready Styles Start at $44

My list of must-try jean trends for 2026 is growing; it currently includes all the silhouettes one denim expert revealed to me as the must-watch of the year (save for baggy jeans, because I’ve been wearing those for years). That said, one style that didn’t land on said aforementioned list, but is clearly due for big, big things this year, is flare jeans. With a growing list of celebrity fans that includes Meghan Markle, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon, Cindy Crawford, Kendrick Lamar (you know that moment), and, of course, Amal Clooney, there’s no denying the retro denim style that was popular in the early aughts is back—and bigger than ever.

The fact that Clooney wore flared jeans is noteworthy in and of itself. The human rights lawyer is known for her refined dressing approach, regularly opting for billowy trousers, trendy boho blouses, and comfy sweater dresses—all staples that read elegant and timeless. So, when I spotted her earlier this year in the laid-back blues while out to dinner with hubby George Clooney, I knew I had to write about it. Of course, the fact that she wore flare jeans, the style countless celebs have worn the last few weeks, is noteworthy, too, as it further cements the style’s ‘It’ status for 2026. 

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Clooney opted for a pair of medium-wash jeans with subtle fading (another Y2K reference, IMO). Her blues had an ultra-high waist—so high, in fact, that they appeared to hit at the ribcage. It’s the complete opposite of the controversial low-rise denim, so it’s a possible sign that the high-high waist is coming back, too. Not to mention, Clooney’s jeans had a slightly oversized fit from the thighs to the ankles, but it’s that flared hem that has all my attention; it’s taking me back to my middle school days when I’d wear my True Religion flares every single day. (No joke.)

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It’s undeniable that Clooney’s jeans have that nostalgic flair (ahem, flare, wink, wink), but it’s also undeniable that celebs are clamoring to the style because it’s incredibly flattering. The blues basically act like an optical illusion, making legs look super long, especially when paired with a style that has an extra-long hemline and sky-high platforms á la Lopez; the singer is 5-feet-5-inches, but don’t you agree with me that she looks way taller in these jeans? Yeah, that’s thanks to the flares. The flare hem and longer inseams help create the look of legs for days, but add in a high-waisted cut, platform heels, and a crop top, and you’ll fool people into thinking you’re inches taller. 

Leg-elongating factor aside, there’s no denying that flares are fun and nostalgia-inducing—and that’s exactly what I need right now. So, shop some more fun, funky flares from Frame, NYDJ, and Mavi below.

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