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'Extrapolations' creator Scott Z. Burns talks about the climate-affected future he strings together with the help of scientists

Scott Z. Burns must get this one a lot: How did the writer of the 2011 Steven Soderburgh-directed drama "Contagion" experience the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic?

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‘Perry Mason’ review: The HBO legal drama starring Matthew Rhys is better in Season 2

The original “Perry Mason” TV series starring Raymond Burr premiered in 1957 and ran for nearly a decade. As courtroom dramas go, it’s an early classic that put a criminal defense attorney center stage. We haven’t seen much of that lately; cops and prosecutors predominate at the moment. So when…

Chicago Tribune

Magic Mike's Last Dance proves men are not up to the task of presenting the female gaze

The third and final instalment of the Magic Mike series is still drawing enthusiastic audiences in UK cinemas. Inspired by Channing Tatum’s real-life Magic Mike Live stage show, the conclusion to Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy operates as a backstage musical.

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What women want: how the Magic Mike franchise caters to female desire

In a sea of increasingly sexless multiplex options, the Steven Soderbergh-directed series prioritises lust and female pleasure

The Guardian - US

Channing Tatum recalls embarrassing question he asked Matt Damon: ‘Everyone knows where he is from!’

‘I don’t think I said anything for the next maybe two hours or so,’ says Tatum

The Independent UK

Magic Mike’s Last Dance review – Steven Soderbergh presides over more groin-grinding antics

The director returns for a mildly diverting third instalment of the Channing Tatum-led stripper saga, which finds Mike dispatched to the West End

The Guardian - UK

Women Talking movie review: Jessie Buckley shines in a compelling tale of quiet rebellion

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Magic Mike's Last Dance strips the magic out of the franchise, replacing it with a not-so-steamy love story

Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Pinault star in the latest instalment of Magic Mike in the decidedly gloomy and unsexy setting of London — a strange choice from director Steven Soderbergh.

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‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ review: Channing Tatum’s stripper isn’t enough this time around

The “Magic Mike” saga was a big bag of fun while it lasted. And it lasted up to — but not including — the third and maybe-final film in the series, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.”

Chicago Tribune

Magic Mike 3 director denies reports that Thandiwe Newton was fired over fight with Channing Tatum

‘Nothing I ever saw was accurate,’ Soderbergh said of the reports about Newton’s exit

The Independent UK

From Out of Sight to Magic Mike: our writers pick their favourite Soderbergh films

With the release of Magic Mike’s Last Dance, Guardian writers argue why their Steven Soderbergh pick is better than the rest

The Guardian - US

How Channing Tatum Turned ‘Magic Mike’ Into a $125 Million Empire

In a giant party tent on an island near downtown Miami, actor Channing Tatum threw pink dollar bills at a shirtless male dancer.

Bloomberg

Magic Mike’s Last Dance Is as Sexy as It Is Romantic

The film is intimate and emotional without losing any of the franchise’s signature heat.

The Atlantic

Movie review: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance,’ a sweetly romantic sequel, doesn’t quite stick the landing

Mike Lane is now a bartender. His custom-furniture company went belly up during the pandemic, and so there he is, mixing drinks at a swanky Miami charity event, when he meets Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek Pinault), an embattled London socialite on the verge of a messy divorce. She could use…

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Movie review: Final Magic Mike out of step with trilogy's spirit

Call it a “cultural reset” or a “vibe shift,” but there’s no denying that there is before “Magic Mike” and there’s after “Magic Mike.” One can even point to a specific inflection point in Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 male stripper drama that was lightly culled from star Channing Tatum’s own experiences…

The Independent UK

Magic Mike’s Last Dance review: Even Channing Tatum can’t buck up this comparatively flaccid sequel

The aggressive air-humping of its past films is replaced by ballet and interpretive dance in this sanitised final instalment

The Guardian - UK

Magic Mike’s Last Dance review – third chunk of male stripper yarn is anti-climactic

Channing Tatum’s hunky stripper enjoys some sizzling scenes with Salma Hayek but this eccentric threequel feels cobbled together

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’: Channing Tatum series stumbles again with relentlessly dumb sequel

Third film in the stripper trilogy is by far the most ridiculous.

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What to stream: Revisit breakout hits from prior editions of Sundance

Last week, the 39th Sundance Film Festival kicked off, back in person in Park City, Utah, for the first time since 2020. While festivalgoers brave the cold and snow of the ski town, those at home can still participate, with virtual screenings through Jan. 29. Movie fans can also enjoy…

Inverse

You need to watch the most underappreciated sci-fi remake on HBO Max ASAP

Thoughtful, moody, and almost impossible to advertise, this overlooked brainteaser deserves reappraisal.

Los Angeles Times

The 19 movies we’re most excited for in 2023

There’s nothing quite like the return of a beloved auteur to get the cinephile’s juices flowing. Or the next installment in one of the century’s biggest franchises. Or paparazzi photos of Barbie and Ken. Or an overprotective doll. Which means 2023’s cup overfloweth for moviegoers of every stripe — the…

Los Angeles Times

The best movies of 2022 — and where to find them

The movies returned at something close to full force this year. COVID masks all but vanished from multiplex crowds, and from the audiences at the press screenings I attended (though I kept mine handy). Sundance did cancel its in-person screenings for the second January in a row, thanks to the…

Inverse

You need to watch the most mind-bending thriller on Netflix ASAP

Steven Soderbergh weaves a fascinating conspiracy in this still-timely thriller. Here's why Side Effects is worth watching now that it's on Netflix.

The Independent UK

'Aftersun,' 'Banshees' lead AP's best films of 2022

Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr have made their picks for the best films of the year

The Guardian - UK

‘You are going to die. You can be terrified, or you can live’: Don Cheadle on mortality, White Noise and that cockney accent

The actor’s career has continued to rise since he broke through in mid-90s, but he says he still has ‘percussive recognition’. As he stars in the Don DeLillo adaptation, he reflects on his varied career

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