Magic Mike XXL
HAMMER| 7:30 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater
This sequel to Magic Mike takes the original’s trope of down-on-their luck male exotic dancers to dizzying new heights. Though he’s three years retired as a stripper, Magic Mike decides, with his friends, to stage one final blowout performance in a Myrtle Beach competition. It’s a buddy road comedy mixed with a dance film that becomes an ecstatic ode to female pleasure. Writer Roxane Gay aptly tweeted: “Magic Mike XXL is an actual feminist movie”—and it is so much fun to watch. (2015, dir. Gregory Jacobs, 115 min.)
Part of the series Shake It Off
Event Date: Thursday, Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free*
*Tickets are required and available at the Box Office on a first come, first served basis following member ticketing. Early arrival is recommended.
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.