In ‘Materialists,’ love is messy — and that’s a good thing
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Materialists” follows Song’s life-changing debut just two years ago with “Past Lives,” which rode critical acclaim and solid business to Academy Award nominations for Best Original
In Celine Song’s follow-up to “Past Lives,” Dakota Johnson plays a New York City matchmaker caught between a designer Mr. Right and an impoverished ex-boyfriend.
The best romantic comedies in and of themselves become timeless Bibles of life. Woody Allen’s Annie Hall didn’t just speak to the 1970s single folk but also to any teenager in a future era going through heartbreak.
The 'Past Lives' writer-director follows her head-turning debut with a contemplative look at dating, love, relationship expectations and the inevitable consideration of money in contemporary New York City.
Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans recalled a sentimental line from their upcoming film, Materialists. The romantic drama film features Johnson as Lucy, a successful New York City matchmaker
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Now it's rom-com fans' turn to get the old bait-and-switch: where every piece of advertising for "Materialists" has sold it as a throwback to classic romantic comedies of the '90s, Celine Song's follow-up to "Past Lives" is using the aesthetics of the rom-com for the sake of something pricklier.
Celine Song’s Materialists arrives as a stylish, whip-smart romantic comedy that digs deeper than the genre’s glossy surface might suggest. Written and dire
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Dakota Johnson juggles Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in an artful love triangle that’s more rom-econ than rom-com in "Materialists."
Materialists, the upcoming A24 romance from Past Lives director Celine Song, doesn’t hit theaters until June 13, but the love triangle at its core is already sparking heated debate online — with one guy, perhaps surprisingly, coming out as the clear winner.