New Releases – Netflix

It’s a slow week for new releases on Netflix, so I’ll keep it short…

Trapped in a quarantined Barcelona apartment building with residents, firefighters and a growing horde of ravenous zombies, television reporter Angela (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman, Pablo, record brutal deaths and terrifying events while trying to stay alive. Filmed entirely from unseen Pablo’s point of view, this tension-filled Spanish horror film thrills viewers with its aggressive action. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró direct.

In this granddaddy of reality shows, four contestants — two male and two female — take on the professional athlete cast of “American Gladiators” in a variety of contests designed to test their strength, speed and agility. A pseudo-Roman arena on the grounds of Universal Studios serves as the venue for the Gladiators — Gemini, Zap, Nitro, Lace, Malibu and Sunny — to engage opponents in events such as the Human Cannonball and the Joust.

Armed with keen improv skills, a killer stand-up routine and a wicked PowerPoint presentation, Jesus – played by tongue-in-cheek funnyman Troy Conrad — devilishly sends up the dangerous hypocrisy of religion and politics. A former door-to-door Bible salesman, the Christian fundamentalist turned atheist shares several bold strategies for how we all can become better people in this hilarious blend of stand-up, sketch comedy and more.

Orange County, Calif. — home of glitz, glamour and ghouls — is the setting for this low-budget horror romp that finds a group of SoCal locals trapped in a bar, surrounded by zombies on the outside and (unbeknownst to them) a serial killer within. This wasn’t exactly what Sean (Vic Vasquez) and Ed (Brandon Shira) had in mind when they set out to celebrate the former’s 21st birthday, but then again, it’s not a typical night of rejection either.