# John Early on Maddie’s Secret

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Podcast: [The Film Comment Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320)
Published: 2026-06-17T18:15:17+00:00
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## Resource

Listeners might know John Early as a very funny comedian and actor—but last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, John debuted a new role: an auteur. His first feature, Maddie’s Secret , takes cues from TV movies, PSAs, erotic thrillers, internet videos, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls , and more to craft a movie that, despite all these influences and parodic touches, feels wonderfully original and earnest. Early plays the titular Maddie, a food influencer who struggles with bulimia, with sincere commitment, somehow walking the tightrope between campy, laugh-out-loud wit and a profound empathy. Maddie’s Secret opens in cinemas on June 19. Keep your ears open for Part 2 of this conversation, which will be dropping soon as an exclusive for Film Comment subscribers.

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