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Millennial Trash: Good Burger

After crashing his mother's car, teenage Dexter (Kenan Thompson) is forced to take a summer job at Good Burger alongside Ed (Kel Mitchell) a good-natured, but daft cashier. When rival chain Mondo Burger moves in on their territory, Dexter and Ed scheme to save their jobs with a secret sauce. Adapted from a beloved bit on Nickelodeon's "All That" sketch comedy series, Good Burger is a delightfully silly riff on wage labor, friendship, and suburban teenage boredom. The film's absurdist humor, buoyed by Kenan and Kel's comedic chemistry as the slacker heroes, have made it a hit with kids and stoned adults ever since.

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Feasts of Burden: La Dolce Vita

Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) is a tabloid journalist who finds himself adrift in the glamour of Roman high society. After his girlfriend's overdose, Marcello is torn between aimless hedonism and the aching need for something truer, pursuing romance with a wealthy heiress (Anouk Aimée) and a movie star (Anita Ekberg). Winner of the Palm d’Or at Cannes and widely-considered to be one of Fellini’s greatest achievements, La Dolce Vita is an alternately terrifying and fascinating fresco of post-economic miracle Rome. Following Marcello’s restless search for happiness through a funereal parade of parties and exotic nightlife, Fellini crafts a melancholy masterpiece.

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Valentine’s Day: Call Me By Your Name

In the summer of 1983, 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet) joins his parents at their idyllic rural villa. When he meets Oliver (Armie Hammer), his father's handsome and cocky American intern, a furtive romance unfolds. Luca Guadagnino's swooning adaptation of André Aciman's coming-of-age novel captures the pleasures and pains of first love. The film's gentle eroticism, lush visual style and deeply felt performances have made it an instant classic. 

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