Materialists (OV)

In the organizer's words:

By Celine Song, with Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal.

Filmmaker Celine Song's follow-up to her achingly gorgeous 2023 drama "Past Lives" draws from the traditions of Jane Austen, classic screwball comedies and the conventional rom-com, while at the same time being a lot sharper and spicier, brutally honest and bracingly contemporary in its depiction of dating in 21st-century Manhattan. Set against the backdrop of New York City's luxury-driven dating culture, the story follows Lucy (Johnson; "Fifty Shades of Grey"), a matchmaker, who views relationships as transactions, who gets caught in a love triangle with charming millionaire Harry (Pascal; TV's "The Last of Us") and her sweet but struggling ex-boyfriend (Evans; "Captain America"). A sharp, soulful deconstruction of modern love, the smart exploration of love beautifully blends biting humor and tender humanity to expose the messy, transactional heart of dating in the digital age.

In OV (Original Version)