(S1, E7) Love Letters to Magic Mike

Magic Mike is a serious film with a serious, Academy Award-winning director. So why does it suck? Or, more specifically, why is it so vastly outstripped by its sequel, Magic Mike XXL, a film with a montage about bedazzling your own stage thong? This week on Pop Culture Boner, we’re thinking about male strippers, female audiences and why Magic Mike XXL is perhaps the greatest film ever made.

For references:

• Magic Mike trailer

• Magic Mike XXL trailer

• Jacob Oller (Film School Rejects, 2017) - Appreciating Male Sensitivity in 'Magic Mike XXL'

You can download the full transcript here.