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 ...

Steven Soderbergh is explaining why the latest Magic Mike film doesn't feature any nudity. He added, "What's sexy is intimacy and genuine emotion. Something that feels alive, and electric, and has the ...

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, ...

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 ...

“Magic Mike” is back for one last dance in the male stripper franchise’s third and final installment. After Mike’s (Channing Tatum) furniture business falls on hard times post-COVID, he finds himself ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...