S01E10: Magic Mike XXL
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Ethan and Talia discuss Gregory Jacobs’s 2015 film Magic Mike XXL. How the pleasures of this film are largely down to the up-to-the-minute depiction of male friendships; on Andie McDowell’s finest acting hour; and whether the flood or articles labelling Magic Mike the feminist film of the year are justified.
links to things discussed in this episode
• Very intense article from Lateral – Journal of Cultural Studies Association
• Complicated feminism on Magic Mike XXL. Feels forced and profit-driven
• Vice on Magic Mike XXL and feminism
• The Atlantic on Magic Mike XXL and gender politics
• Talia could not work out what the Fred Astaire film was or if she completely misremembered it…
• The original casting for Rome’s role
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