Maddie's Secret

Academy Award for John Early’s Sirkian/Almodóvarian melodrama meets made-for-TV special meets Showgirls meets Girl, Interrupted (Showgirls, Interrupted?). an Independent Spirit Award is perhaps more in the realm of possibility but whateva... Maddie Ralph is real and her…

mia lee vicino

A small miracle: I not only laughed, but laughed through the whole movie, and heartily. I sincerely cannot remember the last time that’s happened to me. So many recent films have struggled to conjure this very particular tone, and Early just totally nails it. I think it’s…

Brian 🐒

None of this would work without Early’s profound love for women. He plays Maddie with the grace of a mid-century diva. He wears that blond wig like it’s real hair, with untamed flyaways and a style that’s fighting its natural part. There is a sense, when Maddie visits a…

Sam B.

I love John Early I love THIS MOVIE that was AMAZINGGGGGG GODDDDDDDD  WE ARE MADDIE RALPH WE CARRY THE FLAME !!!!

rowan_blanchard

Ah no wonder that’s why every Hollywood movie look so visually flat. John Early stole all the gaffers and lighting technicians in the industry.

Rendy Jones

Maddie Ralph is the most beautiful woman in Los Angeles

Katie Walsh

so there’s this gorgeous talented effervescent ingénue named maddie… theater went sicko mode when vanessa bayer appeared. perfect movie

kyle

Kate Berlant tour de force

fran hoepfner

Feels great to be able to consistently and wholeheartedly laugh throughout the entire runtime of a film, especially when it understands that humor works in tandem with rather than at the expense of drama. Yes, each scene can fully commit to both being hilarious and horribly…

Avalyn Wu