Magic Mike XXL

The boys are back in town

"...be unique to whatever lap is within pelvic-thrust proximity. Magic Mike XXL continues the lie, with a flirty smile,..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Magic Mike

Steven Soderbergh directs this story about the male strippers of Tampa, whose lead characters are played by Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum.

"...high-dollar call girl, Steven Soderbergh, in his new film, Magic Mike, restores some of the lust and excitement we..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

Come for Channing Tatum dancing. Stay for … Channing Tatum dancing.

"...Having said that, I have enjoyed watching both previous Magic Mike films for reasons, and am interested in Magic..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Like Mike

"...Lipnicki, Eugene Levy, Anne Meara and Brenda Song. Like Mike is precisely the kind of movie you'd expect to..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It Takes Two to Make Magic

Writers work alone – unless they have partners

"...at the ATX TV Festival focused specifically on the magic of two...."

June 8, 2014 Screens Post by Amy Gentry

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...Rex's son, performing "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen on The Mike Douglas Show. Although I knew neither the song nor..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Magic Numbers

At budget time, the public safety numbers become sacrosanct

"...That was Mike Clark-Madison (see "It's a Good Economy, Stupid," Aug. 23,..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Column by Michael King

This Magic Moment

15 Years of the Austin Music Awards

"...they were in collusion when they use the word "magic" to describe some of the more memorable moments in..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

“Mayhem, Method & Medium: Mike O’Brien” at Flatbed

Sculptures of striped tubes take on an uncanny life when photographed and reprinted by the artist

"...In Mike O'Brien's Run Through the Jungle, a riot seems to..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Magic 8-Ball Sez: Horns Win Out, Tech Tumbles

A battered, beaten Longhorns team limped out of dusty Lubbock with chapped lips and their first loss

"...a reasonable facsimile from the Big 12 North. And Mike Leach will already have his airplane ticket to the..."

Nov. 4, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Monsters University

This sequel is a prequel about the school days of the future Monsters, Inc. employees, Sulley and Mike.

"...college days of future Monsters, Inc. employees Sulley and Mike Wazowski (Crystal) – arrives already stale. There’s no invention..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

This One's for the Ladies

Documentary following Newark’s Nasty Boyz is only skin deep

"...In contrast to the Magic Mike pictures’ spanglier vision of male stripping, this SXSW..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Into the West

"...Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Ruaidhri..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Topsy-Turvy

"...Directed by: Mike Leigh. Starring: Shirley Henderson, Martin Savage, Kevin McKidd, Timothy..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eight Legged Freaks

Giant spiders invade a small town in this fun B-movie throwback.

"...An intentional attempt to recapture the goofy, goopy B-movie magic of those great Fifties giant-bug movies in which, as..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Flam

Sequels, students, and summer shakeups

"...this week that there's a distinct possibility for a Magic Mike sequel, bringing more sexy stripteases than you can..."

May 2, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Austin Poetry Slam

Mike Henry bid adieu to the slam he hosted for 15 years

"...decade of this millennium is coming to an end. Mike Henry knows that as well as you do, but..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW List No. 8

Chvrches, Mike Watt, MSTRKRFT, and 123 more

"...Chvrches (booked for a DJ set), Minutemen/Stooges bass champion Mike Watt, and Canadian electronic duo MSTRKRFT...."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Horns Upset Tech 31-22 in Lubbock

Could maligned Texas defense stop Seth? Yeth, yeth yeth!

"...was a 25-yard touchdown pass from David Ash to Magic Mike Davis which put Texas up 31-22 with 9..."

Nov. 4, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

A Town Called Panic

This whimsical, Belgian import is an animated stop-motion fantasy that uses childhood toys as characters who find themselves in all manner of goofy yet compelling adventures.

"...snippet of it at the most recent Spike & Mike animation fest), combining as it does the autonomous magic..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fifty Shades of Black

Marlon Wayons takes on another spoof

"...Wayans, Kali Hawk, Jane Seymour, Jenny Zigrino, Affion Crockett, Mike Epps, Florence Henderson and Fred Willard...."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

For a movie about magic pants, this film shows a surprising level of sophistication – in its performances, its production values, and its emotional maturity.

"...Lively, Jenna Boyd, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Mike Vogel, Michael Rady and Leonardo Nam. For a movie..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Who Will Be Nuked by the 819?

Austinites unleash a new postapocalyptic RPG on Twitch

"...the world of NUKED! It’s a land of mutants, magic, and mayhem, set in a post-apocalyptic time where most..."

Sept. 7, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Logan Lucky

A different kind of heist film from the Ocean's 11 director

"...Rae Erin Brockovich; new-genre invention – hullo, male-stripper-meets-the-recession! – Magic Mike; and, oh yeah, only the most stylish crime..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Summer Blockbuster Film Playlist

Movies come and go, but the songs remain – sometimes

"...Towns) “Give it to the People,” Child of Lov (Magic Mike XXL) “California Dreamin,” Delhia De France (San Andreas)..."

July 1, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Overnight

A good cast and a provocative setup still can't make this indie rom-com soar

"...gyrate like spastic strippers in a third-rate version of Magic Mike. It’s a move that definitely took (fake) balls...."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fight the Power

The deafening silence of rap in times of need

"...Driving Downtown to the Mike Brown rally last week gave me the urge to..."

Dec. 1, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Think Like a Man Too

Whatever happens in Vegas will happen in just about every movie set in Vegas.

"...film with plentiful pop culture references (Rain Man and Magic Mike each get their due) – and sports metaphors..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Top 10 Celebrities We Wish Were Gay

Heteros we'd like to hook up with, period.

"...3) CHANNING TATUM: Can you say Magic Mike 2? We can!..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Lawrence Everett Forbes

Dallas Buyers Club

Matthew McConaughey gives a searing performance in this true-life story set in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

"...in fine and varied performances in Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, The Paperboy, and this year’s excellent Mud. Even..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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