T he decline of the romantic comedy began around the era when people began referring to these movies as “rom coms,” a term drawn from the hokey industry slang used in olden ti

Materialists is a sort-of sideways gesture towards the rom-com, so here are five other movies that might scratch that same itch.

The most compelling parts of Celine Song’s new film lie not in a classic love triangle, but in a poignant observation of modern dating culture.