“Materialists” Review

If Past Lives toyed with the physics of cinematic love, Materialists plays with the economic construction of romance in the modern age. This is an ideal film for someone who enjoys watching love triangles set in New York and can’t see the whimsy beyond the invisible price tags that come with everything. The characters in this film can see those dollars and find themselves conflicted over how nearly every aspect of life is motivated by finance more than flings, presenting a chilling...