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.

Three wasn't a crowd at the "Materialists" New York premiere, as Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans found a fun way to fill in for missing co-star Pedro Pascal. The pair posed on the red carpet with a cutout of Pedro's face and even each planted a kiss on his cardboard likeness,

Lucy is caught in her own push-and-pull between what she says she wants from a partner and the reality of meeting your partner. She vacillates between ex, John (Chris Evans), a perpetually broke aspiring actor,