Magic Mike’s Last Dance isn’t nearly the crowd-pleaser its predecessors were. However, despite this seeming step down from the crime-adjacent Magic Mike and the affirming bro-trip of Magic Mike XXL, ...

If Magic Mike was a movie about the realities of male stripping, Magic Mike XXL was a movie about the fantasy of male stripping. In bringing back director Steven Soderbergh for part three (Gregory ...

The real enjoyment to be found at the core of the “Magic Mike” series was never really in its erotic dance sequences and wine-mom eye candy, but in how the films manage to underscore its fluffy ...

Years after Magic Mike XXL, Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) is working as a bartender part-time in Florida to help supplement his income. He works a fundraiser gig that results in some awkward run-ins ...

The clothes are all coming off once again, as Magic Mike is ready to hit the stage in the third installment of the “Magic Mike” franchise, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.” It’s been 10 years since the first ...

Salma Hayek and Channing Tatum hit the floor in ''Magic Mike's Last Dance." Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Male stripper turned furniture designer Mike Lane (Tatum) thought he left his ...

A version of this essay originally ran in conjunction with Magic Mike’s Last Dance’s arrival on digital streaming. It has been updated and reposted in conjunction with the film’s arrival on Netflix.

The point, the purpose — the raison d’être, if you’re feeling fancy — of the Magic Mike male-stripper movies is catering to women’s fantasies. As the series has expanded from the working-class grit of ...

While the third film, which is directed by Soderbergh, will continue to follow the adventures of Tatum’s Mike, it finds its protagonist at a crossroads. Before we dive into Mike’s new escapades, it ...

Sometimes you really can't go home again. Sometimes you really can't go home again. Case in point, "Magic Mike's Last Dance," only in theaters. It's the second and last sequel (insert sigh of relief ...

Magic Mike’s Last Dance, starring Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek was released in theaters on February 10, 2023. Magic Mike became something of a phenomenon back in 2012. The film was loosely based on ...

The Magic Mike films are a unique group of cinema that explores the male exotic dancing industry through the perspective of the eponymous character, Michael “Magic Mike” Lane, who is already an ...