The Rip is a solid thriller swallowed by the streaming era

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February 10, 2026

The Rip is a solid thriller swallowed by the streaming era

That a $100 million action thriller pairing the A-list power couple Ben Affleck and Matt Damon with Smokin’ Aces (2006) director Joe Carnahan has been relegated to a Netflix-only release portends a grim reality for movie theaters — especially as the streaming giant moves to swallow Warner Bros. Carnahan’s The Rip is the kind of mid-budget, early-2000s crime picture that […]

Trump’s odd housing economics reveal a deeper problem

President Donald Trump was mocked last week after saying he wants to increase housing prices. “I don’t wanna drive housing prices down,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting. “I wanna drive housing prices up for people that own their homes, and they can be assured that’s what’s gonna happen.” Some may wonder why the president is pitching […]

Vance takes a strong and justified stance against far-right internet star Nick Fuentes

Fellow conservatives have criticized Vice President JD Vance in the past for his reticence to denounce extremists on the Right, such as when he repeatedly refused to condemn Republican political operatives who spewed racism and support for Adolf Hitler in a group chat. But the vice president may be changing course, as he just brutally […]

The fruit of the poisonous tree — infecting the Constitution with transgender politics

In Nardone v. U.S., the Supreme Court held that any subsequent evidence found through illegally obtained evidence was the “fruit of the poisonous tree” and inadmissible. That same label should apply to courts applying delusional misinterpretations of the Constitution. Here’s an example from Alaska. Is it really a “cruel and unusual punishment” not to give […]

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