This unapologetic paean to “Magic Mike XXL” is loaded with spoilers.
Are we absolutely sure Channing Tatum didn’t crawl inside a woman’s head and live in it before co-writing “Magic Mike XXL?”
The beauty of the film is not just that it offers a vehicle for freely and honestly discussing the taboos of (straight) female sexuality and desire. It’s that it inhabits and celebrates them unabashedly all while making you laugh.
Unafraid to acknowledge its own camp ridiculousness, “Magic Mike XXL” presents itself as a movie about five male strippers on a road trip, but it’s really a movie that’s all about women. Read More...