Two high-octane thrillers. Two very different systems of control.This week on the Cinema Goodness Podcast, we dive into The Rip (2026) and The Running Man (2025) — two star-driven thrillers that ask the same dangerous question from opposite directions: what happens to morality when survival becomes the job?Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite in The Rip, a gritty, neo-noir crime thriller inspired by real-world police corruption, where a single night, a locked house, and $22 million in cartel cash turn trust into a ticking clock. Directed by Joe Carnahan, the film feels like a throwback to adult, mid-budget thrillers that Hollywood rarely makes anymore.Meanwhile, Edgar Wright’s The Running Man reimagines Stephen King’s dystopian novel for 2025, with Glen Powell sprinting across America in a lethal reality TV manhunt. Faithful to the book and stripped of flashy excess, the film takes aim at media manipulation, deepfakes, and a system that turns desperation into content.