Film review: Money or love? ‘Materialists’ has the answer
Celine Song’s Materialists is not the romantic comedy its glossy Y2K-inspired trailer suggests, writes Disha S. Charan for Film News Blitz.
Instead, it reveals itself as a sharp and often unsettling reflection on modern love, where money and status are never far from the conversation.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Film news: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal star in Ari Aster’s unsettling Western drama ‘Eddington’
Pedro Pascal is in yet another film in 2025, and this time, it's Ari Aster’s Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, as a town in Albuquerque finds itself in the midst of brutal political activism.
Austin Butler, Micheal Ward and Luke Grimes make up the supporting roles, and Aster’s building of suspense over the course of two-and-a-half hours is sure to leave you a nervous wreck come closing time.
With an early preview ahead of the film’s full release on August 22, Film News Blitz’s Joe Matthews is here to talk you through what to expect.
Film news: What to expect from ‘The Last of Us’ season two
The Last of Us season two is set to explore Joel and Ellie’s journey further whilst elaborating on its fictional post-apocalyptic society.
With returning actors and fresh-faces set to endure this season’s chaotic events, season two will no doubt be just as mind-blowing and heart-wrenching as the HBO distributed series’ first outing.
Film News Blitz’s Ellie Jackson takes you through a deep dive on comments made by this season’s lively cast on the tumultuous events we can expect.