A decade ago, the director and his screenwriter, Reid Carolin, knew better than to overthink the story of a Florida exotic dancer balancing his daydreams of opening his own furniture store with his ...

Steven Soderbergh returns to the series as director, but that fact plus Channing Tatum’s physical magnetism can’t save a script that doesn’t have fresh ideas. There’s a clarity of purpose in the first ...

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 ...

“Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” a mostly flat, flavorless cocktail of a sequel that tries to replicate the fizz of the 2012 original by stirring together elements of a getting-her-groove-back love story ...

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 ...

Nick is a writer who works and lives in Los Angeles, California. He has previously written for Indiewire, The Playlist, and Little White Lies. The grand finale of Magic Mike’s Last Dance, whatever you ...

It’s the trilogy no one would have expected. Through three movies and a little over a decade of dancing, the Magic Mike series has become a key calling card for star Channing Tatum, first adding big ...

As the beloved “Magic Mike” trilogy comes to an end with “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” director Steven Soderbergh plans to soak in the finale by ending the upcoming movie with a 30-minute dance sequence.

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

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.