Materialists

6/13/2025

Definitely not a Rom-Com. (And that's a good thing.) - Some false advertising with this one. There's romance, yes. There are a few laughs, yes. This, however, is not a romantic comedy. What it is is a two-hour philosophical journey on the themes of self-worth, value, and materialism through the lens of three very flawed characters. As a cynic, I appreciated that. With such beautiful principal actors it would be very easy to gin up a 90's or 00's type of rom-com, but this was exceedingly more thoughtful and interesting. If I have any complaint at all, it's the ending, which (IMHO) did not fit with the overall theme of the story and a little forced. But still, very good. 9/10 stars.

7/3/2025

Celine Song's Materialists is a stunningly mature, emotionally intelligent romantic drama, one that redefines the very concept of modern love without falling into the usual pitfalls of the genre. Anchored by three outstanding performances, Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal share extraordinary chemistry that feels raw, layered, and heartbreakingly authentic. Song's screenplay dissects with surgical precision the transactional nature of today's dating world, where intangible values like affection and vulnerability often struggle against the ever-growing checklist of material, social, and political boxes. Money, body image, height, political leanings - even something as seemingly trivial as the texture of one's hair - are thoughtfully explored as factors that, in theory, should di

7/27/2025

What is going on with Hollywood? Hollywood HDR is a fudging cancer. It means "destroy the image completely, turn off all the lights, and present the audience with moving shadows." Yet another movie that cannot be watched, because it's so insanely dark. Zero stars. Not a movie.

8/20/2025

Given that so much of modern-day dating goes on online between people who have never met, nor ever intend to meet, the person they are courting, I had hoped this would deliver a more brutal critique of an industry that is predicated on shallowness, fickleness and downright lying, but it just didn’t do it for me. “Lucy” (Dakota Johnson) is the $80,000-a-year matchmaker whose job it is is to dress in over-sixes suits and to tick and reconcile as many boxes from each of her clients as she can then hope that when they do actually sit down in front of each other, they don’t take their fork to their own, or their date’s, eyes! She’s quite successful, indeed it is at the weeding for her ninth couple, that she tries to drum up business from those singles and divorcées impressed by her skills. She’

8/21/2025

Contains minor hinted spoilers, read at your own risk. Dakota and Chris did the best they could to save the movie, it's an average movie but the case of Sophie seemed more like a plot device to move the story forwards with very little (only verbal) substance, i would have loved to see Sophie's story transpiring not only through dialogue but through action. That could have been a focal point to set the events into the next directions But overall, it was a good movie. The ending felt a bit rushed a bit and left ambiguous

9/14/2025

Definitely romantic and funny. I see "this not a rom com" to mean this doesn't suck. While I agree that this doesn't suck, I do not agree with the denigration of female-focused cinema by the patriarchy because I'm a fucking 10 on all levels. This is the best made film I've seen in a long time. I kept thinking about how enthralled I was by how the story was told. How the scene is set. Like...the car ride flash back is...perfect. No wasted space. The trench coat outfit...hilarious and...yeah hilarious. If you only ever studied this film, you'd be able to make a good any other film. I think it's perfect. Best movie of 2025 even though I don't like watching it as much as other movies. Cause it's for chicks.