MATERIALISTS @ IFI - 6:10pm "Late Late" Breakfast - Friday Night Movie

Hi everyone,
This is an early Friday Late-Late Meetup this month and the big movie out this weekend is Materialists. We saw this writer-director Celine Song’s debut Past Lives at a Friday Meetup also at the IFI, so let’s see what her second feature brings.

MATERIALISTS - Friday 15 August 2025 @ 18:10 (116 mins) - Cinema 2
Seating is allocated. I’ve booked SEAT F-8 but sit where you wish.
I will post a Comment when I arrive at the Cinema slightly before 6pm for a quick chat before the movie.

Materialists | Official Trailer HD | A24
“Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is a New York City matchmaker who pairs up potential mates based on criteria such as height, age, and, crucially, finances. Her philosophy is challenged by Harry (Pedro Pascal), a wealthy stranger she meets at a wedding, and the surprise return of her ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans), a struggling actor. Though she deals in matters of the heart, Lucy herself remains detached, her cynicism sharpened by a past of emotional disappointments and her determination to control her own financial and romantic fate. The familiar beats of the rom com are reinvigorated by Celine Song’s (Past Lives, 2023) mastery of tone, and razor-sharp writing; reframing romantic love as a transaction between business interests, her script sidesteps sentimentality in favour of a grown-up, worldly-wise view of contemporary relationships where fiscal security is at least as desirable as physical attraction..”

Dinner afterwards - WAITLIST ONLY:
I've book a table for dinner at the IF Cafe Bar after the movie. The numbers for dinner are now full. If you wish to join a Waitlist for dinner, please PM me to be added to the waitlist.

Dining: Note that they do not split bills there so it’s CASH ONLY again for this one (if you can bring change that would be appreciated), and there’s a 10% service charge on large table bookings.