Quentin Tarantino has criticized modern hollywood, describing it as a "flavorless sausage factory" that produces films with miscast actors and panders to audiences. However, he has expressed praise for joe carnahan's film "the rip", as well as possibly another film, with some outlets mentioning "horizon" and others referencing a matt damon-ben affleck movie. The specifics of tarantino's criticisms and the films he praises are somewhat unclear, but his negative view of the current state of hollywood is consistent across reports.