Movies Update: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ and More

Plus, James Cameron then and now.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story February 10, 2023 By Stephanie Goodman Film Editor Hi, film fans! There are plenty of new releases this weekend, starting with "Magic Mike's Last Dance," the third and possibly final installment in the series starring Channing Tatum. This time he's paired with Salma Hayek Pinault, and, our critic A.O. Scott writes, the two "have a tantalizing chemistry, but the script doesn't always help them activate it." Interestingly, amid the new films in multiplexes, you can also check out James Cameron's work then and now. His "Titanic" from 1997 — well, the 3-D version of that epic — is being rereleased, while his 2022 saga, "Avatar: The Way of Water," continues to make waves. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.) Janet Maslin, reviewing "Titanic" for The Times, called it "a huge, thrilling three-and-a-quarter-hour experience that unerringly lures viewers into the beauty and heartbreak of its lost world." Fast forward to last year when Scott took on "The Way of Water" and wrote that he was inclined to give "this grand, muddled project" the benefit of the doubt, and added that "Cameron's ambitions are as sincere as they are self-contradictory." With moviegoing in a period of uncertainty, it's a good moment to remind ourselves of what big-studio filmmaking is capable of. Whatever you decide to watch this weekend, have fun at the movies! Claudette Barius/Warner Bros. 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Review: Stripping Down to Bare Essentials Channing Tatum returns as Florida's favorite male exotic dancer, romancing a restless socialite played by Salma Hayek Pinault. By A.O. Scott Momentum Pictures, via Associated Press The Oscars' Andrea Riseborough Controversy, Thoroughly Explained You've got questions about the surprise best-actress nominee, and our awards columnist has the answers (and a few more questions). 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