Magic Mike XXL

If Magic Mike is about surviving the recession, and Magic Mike’s Last Dance is about finding purpose, then Magic Mike XXL is the only entry in this stripper holy trinity completely devoted to pleasure. In both word and hip-gyrating deeds, Mike and friends spend the majority of their road trip contemplating fulfilling female desire, and the rest exemplifying tender male friendship. While Gregory Jacobs took over the direction of this sequel, Steven Soderbergh contributed to the effervescent joyride as cinematographer and editor—under separate pseudonyms! He couldn’t stay away, and neither can we; don’t miss the first-ever BAM screening of Magic Mike XXL.

Featuring an introduction by series programmer Farihah Zaman preceding the screening on Thursday, August 22.