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How Materialists pays homage to - and inverts - The Apartment

Celine Song's new "romcom" shares a lot of DNA with Billy Wilder's classic dramedy.
A woman and man dance at a wedding reception. He has a mustache and is wearing an expensive suit.
It's been a second since I was on the dating scene, but my understanding is that you can find a Pedro Pascal or Dakota Johnson fairly easily. (Credit: A24)

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