THIEF (1981) | Dir Michael Mann

The Rip (2026), starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and directed by Joe Carnahan, is a Netflix crime thriller that raises the question: has the era of prestige filmmaking left Netflix?

Buckle up! THE RIP (2025) reunites Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for this NETFLIX thriller. In the era of disposable media and a flood of streaming content, does THE RIP stand out? Or is it just another blink-and-it's-gone NETFLIX original?  Given that this film is nearly 9 months old and no one is ta…

Space. The final frontier! 60 years ago, STAR TREK was released on the small screen. And nearly 50 years ago, STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE hit the BIG SCREEN! To celebrate TREK, this week, you Cinema Sleuths investigate Robert Wise’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), the ambitious science-ficti…

In this special bonus episode of DEBRIEFED, we look at the premiere of HBO Max's LANTERNS. The latest DC show that enraged the internet. But has fan discourse gone too far? We discuss that and whether this show is really worthy of the hate.      Cinema Sleuths is produced by Luke Deckard & M…