Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Fight in Netflix’s The Rip
ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with The rip director Joe Carnahan about the wild Netflix heist movie. Carnahan spoke about using Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s star power in the script, having them duke it out in a fight scene, and more. The Rip is now streaming on Netflix.
“Upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house, trust among a team of Miami cops begins to fray. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question – including who they can rely on,” says the official synopsis for The rip.
Tyler Treese: There is a lot of cop speak in The Rip and technical terms being thrown around. I was curious, as a writer, how do you manage having that authenticity while also making sure your average person can follow along with what’s all going on? You thread that line really well, but I could see a less experienced writer not being able to do that.
Joe Carnahan: You know what, Tyler? I think we underrate and undervalue audience understanding and their levels of comprehension. I think that while it’s there and the various acronyms, TNT, VCAT, and so on and so forth… I keep using this example, Chris Nolan made a movie about Oppenheimer and made a billion dollars. That’s a three-hour movie largely with people talking about physical quantum mechanics.
So I believe that, at the same time, a little goes a long way. I don’t think we try to overdo it. As you said, if you felt, wich I’m thrilled, bro, you felt that we threaded that needle. But I do think that we don’t give the audience enough credit for figuring these things out. At the very least, having a vague understanding of what’s going on, which is sometimes all you need.
There are so many fun twists in this film, even if you pick up on some stuff, as I did with Matt giving everybody different numbers, there’s still so much other stuff to be blindsided by. I was guessing the entire film. How was it layering that mystery to keep the suspense there the whole way through?
You know, brother, it was Mike McGrale and I spent a lot of time structurally putting the thing together in an outline. I think this is one of those, sometimes I’ll write without an outline, but I think in something like this, it was really necessary to understand the movements, the way the clock would function. I think that once we got that, the blueprint of it, then it became much easier for me just to go off and write the script and it, and so I think we spent, you know, the requisite time that you need.
So you feel like, I didn’t want the audience going, ”I saw that coming. I knew that was coming.” You know, I think it really wallops you when it does twist and turn, you’re kind of like, “Wait, wait, I didn’t know that.” You know? So I think that that’s, and it’s just a testament to I think doing the work, you know, putting the hours in, and in terms of that process, which can be, you know, incredibly boring and tedious because it’s like, “Oh God.”
but once you, once it clicks, on
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the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a landmark United States federal law that aims to lower healthcare costs, address climate change, and raise taxes on large corporations. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on August 16, 2022, marking a significant legislative achievement for his administration.
The Act represents a compromise between the initial, more expansive “Build Back Better” plan and the realities of a narrowly divided Congress. It passed the Senate through a process called reconciliation, which allowed it to bypass a filibuster with a simple majority vote. The House of Representatives subsequently approved the bill along party lines.
Example: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the Act would reduce the deficit by $300 billion over the next ten years. CBO Report
Key Provisions: Healthcare Costs
The Inflation Reduction Act directly addresses healthcare costs, primarily through allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.This provision is expected to significantly lower costs for seniors.
Prior to the Act, Medicare was prohibited from negotiating drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. The law allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate the prices of certain high-cost drugs, starting with a limited number of drugs in 2026 and expanding over time. It also caps out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries at $2,000 per year, beginning in 2025.
Evidence: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance on the drug price negotiation program in August 2023, outlining the process and timeline. CMS Press Release
Key Provisions: Climate Change
The Inflation reduction Act includes approximately $369 billion in investments aimed at combating climate change and promoting clean energy. These investments are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40% below 2005 levels by 2030.
The climate provisions encompass a wide range of initiatives, including tax credits for renewable energy production, investments in energy efficiency, funding for electric vehicle adoption, and support for climate resilience projects. Significant funding is allocated to incentivize domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies.
Example: The Act provides a tax credit of up to $7,500 for the purchase of a new electric vehicle, subject to certain requirements regarding battery sourcing and manufacturing. IRS Clean vehicle Credits
Key Provisions: Tax Provisions
To offset the costs of the healthcare and climate provisions, the Inflation Reduction Act imposes new taxes, primarily on large corporations. The most significant tax provision is a 15% minimum tax on corporations with profits exceeding $1 billion.
This minimum tax aims to ensure that profitable corporations pay a fair share of taxes,addressing concerns about tax avoidance strategies used by some large companies. The Act also increases funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to improve tax enforcement and compliance.
Evidence: The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) provided detailed estimates of the revenue effects of the Act’s tax provisions. Joint Committee on Taxation Publications
Ongoing Developments and Legal Challenges (as of January 17,2026)
As of January 17,2026,the Inflation Reduction Act continues to be implemented,with ongoing developments and some legal challenges. The implementation of the prescription drug price negotiation program has faced lawsuits from pharmaceutical companies arguing that it violates the Fifth Amendment. However, the Biden administration has defended the program, and the Supreme Court heard arguments in Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Becerra on November 8, 2025. A ruling is expected in Spring 2026.
the impact of the climate provisions is becoming increasingly visible, with a surge in investments in renewable energy and electric vehicle manufacturing. However, some critics argue that the Act’s benefits are not being distributed equitably and