Materialists follows a matchmaker named Lucy (Dakota Johnson) as she meets Harry (Pedro Pascal), a rich man who is working to woo her, and runs into John (Chris Evans), a very important person from her past. What follows is a deep and romantic tale about the materialistic things we desire and how they compete with our romantic and human instincts.

The ambition of Celine Song’s “Materialists” — her romantic comedy-drama starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal — is apparent from the first frame. Shot on 35mm film, the movie opens with a towering wide shot not of modern-day New York City, but a verdant forest, where we watch two cave people fall in love.

Celine Song, writer-director of 'Past Lives' and 'Materialists,' is developing an HBO drama series set in the world of e-sports.

Por JOCELYN NOVECKEl problema con muchas comedias románticas es cuán a menudo se nos pide que convenientemente ignoremos nuestro conocimiento de las realidades de la vida.

Celine Song has found her next project, “Damage,” a series she’s currently developing for HBO set in the world of competitive E-Sports.

Materialists has easily been one of the most highly anticipated movie's of the year, a romance film starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, from filmmaker Celine Song.

Celine Song’s follow-up to “Past Lives” is another film that focuses on the nature of love. “Materialists,” our critic observers, poses the question, What kind of life do its people deserve?