As usual, the early days of the year have seen much of the pop culture conversation deal with awards season, and with the Oscars yet to come, things won’t be slowing down just yet. 2026 movies star Matt Damon, who’s in The Rip right now (which you can watch with a Netflix subscription) and will lead The Odyssey this summer, knows a thing or two about being in the mix when it comes to the Academy Awards and other filmmaking prizes, and while he’s got a serious take on it, his use of the word “penetration” has me going in a different direction.
