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The Rip Is a Just-OK Miami Cop Thriller That's Really About Netflix

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck play Florida police officers who stumble into a giant cash stash.

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Ryan Reynolds’ “Manipulative” Email To ‘It Ends With US’ Author Colleen Hoover Leaks

Critics called Ryan Reynolds a “narcissist” and “total psycho” after reading his email to “It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover.

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5 best movies like ‘The Rip’ to stream right now

Our guide on the five best movies like Netflix’s “The Rip” to stream next.

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Ben Affleck Waxed Poetic About How Awesome Matt Damon Is, But His Longtime Pal Gave Him No Love Back

How do you like them apples?

Cinemablend

3 new to Netflix thriller movies to watch this week — and one of them is my favorite streaming movie of 2026 so far (Jan. 22-28)

These are the three new to Netflix thriller movies worth streaming this week, and one has already notched a massive 41 million views.

Tom’s Guide

Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds’s Texts To Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Blow Lid Off Justin Baldoni Case

Blake Lively called in the big guns, asking both Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to help her amid the showdown with her costar Justin Baldoni.

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The Rip Has A Ton Of Great Twists, But The One I Expected Never Happened

Sitting on a beach, collecting interest

Cinemablend

Matt Damon Had A Completely Serious Take On Awards Campaigns, But I Got Stuck On His Use Of 'Penetration'

He means what he says, ok?

Cinemablend

Netflix’s new action-thriller movie got 41 million viewers in a single weekend — and it deserves every single one

"The Rip" could be among the biggest Netflix movies of 2026 after its massive early success, and I think everybody is winning with this thriller.

Tom’s Guide

'I Thought It Was Genius': Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Revealed A Scrapped Dunkin' Ad That I Really Wish Made It To Air

America didn't run on Dunkin' in this version.

Cinemablend

Amanda Knox reignites Matt Damon spat after cancel culture comments

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Matt Damon says Netflix is dumbing films down – and it’s changing how movies are made

Is Netflix ruining movies for people who actually want to watch them?

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Netflix's new no.1 has power duo Matt Damon and Ben Affleck back on top

"They should make more movies like this"

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The Independent UK

Amanda Knox slams Matt Damon’s comments comparing cancel culture to jail time

Knox previously criticized Damon’s 2021 movie ‘Stillwater’ over its similarities to her case

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Amanda Knox Slams Matt Damon Over Cancel Culture Comments As She Reignites Feud

“These Hollywood elites have no idea of the trauma Amanda Knox went through.”

The Independent UK

TV brain rot: The real reason television shows are getting stupider

COMMENT: It’s crazy for streamers to prioritise ‘second-screen viewing’, writes Louis Chilton – but that’s not the only way TV seems to have lost faith in its audience

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Matt Damon reveals the Christopher Nolan movie that left him ‘sobbing’

Matt Damon has revealed his favourite Sir Christopher Nolan movie is Interstellar, as its emotional story left him "sobbing".

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Cinemablend

Matt Damon Just Revealed One Netflix Note That's A Big Yikes (And I Think Explains A Lot About The Content On The Streamer)

I don't love the way Netflix changed the new movie with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

TechRadar

‘I can’t stand what it writes’: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon share their views on using AI to write movies, but admit it could become a new editing tool

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are not sold on AI writing movies, but that doesn't mean they don't think it won't become a common editing tool like CGI.

The Conversation

Can you really lose weight by cutting gluten from your diet, as Matt Damon claims?

When Matt Damon recently credited his weight loss to going gluten-free, it reignited a familiar debate about this divisive dietary approach. But while The Odyssey star’s claims have sparked discussion, the science behind weight loss tells a far more nuanced story than simply cutting out a single protein.

The Guardian - UK

Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema

The streaming giant has the data that proves we all just watch things with one hand gripping our phones, so need to have the plot explained to us over and over again

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‘Incredibly alarming’: Matt Damon and more celebrities slam Trump’s ICE killing, demand answers now

People are tired of this.

International Business Times UK

Matt Damon Explains Why Netflix Movies Feel Different on Your Phone — Streaming Incentives and Studio Reactions

Matt Damon exposes Netflix's push for repeated plot points to keep distracted viewers engaged, warning that streaming's creative demands are transforming cinematic storytelling and Hollywood.

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Matt Damon believes stars would rather 'go to jail' than get cancelled

Hollywood actor Matt Damon believes many celebrities would rather "go to jail" than get cancelled because a misdeed will "follow you to the grave".

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