Jennifer Lopez is a cinema legend in Kiss Of The Spider Woman teaser

Set in Argentina during the Dirty War, Kiss Of The Spider Woman follows “Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner,” who “shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency,” per the synopsis from Roadside Attractions. “The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez).” 

Produced by Lopez for Nuyorican Productions alongside her ex-husband Ben Affleck and Matt Damon under their Artists Equity banner, the film blends colorful Hollywood fantasy with the gray reality of the men’s prison cell. Lopez, coming off of thwarted awards runs for Hustlers and Unstoppable, belts her heart out in the Kiss Of The Spider Woman teaser, looking every bit the glamorous cinema icon. Following the premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, The A.V. Club reviewer Natalia Keogan praised the performances of Lopez and Tonatiuh (Vida, and most recently Carry On) but noted that “everything from the costume design to the lighting choices lack the sumptuous essence typically on display in the Old Hollywood sensibility that the film attempts to recreate.” Condon’s take, she writes in her C+ review, “is more interested in making minor semantic updates as opposed to offering a compelling new vision.” You can pass judgment for yourself when the film hits theaters October 10.