Matt Maytum
@mattmaytum.bsky.social
Co-pilot of The Movie Wingman newsletter. Former Editor of Total Film magazine. London Critics' Circle film section member.
All opinions probably paraphrased from The Simpsons.
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All opinions probably paraphrased from The Simpsons.
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In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, we're reflecting on Toy Story at 30 (!!), as well as the joys of franchises that you love to like. Read the full newsletter here, and sign up for free to never miss an issue:
TMW #105: Toy Story at 30 and casual franchise fandom
Plus, a green and pink quiz in time for Wicked: For Good
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November 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, we're reflecting on Toy Story at 30 (!!), as well as the joys of franchises that you love to like. Read the full newsletter here, and sign up for free to never miss an issue:
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We’ve switched off payments and paywalls so The Movie Wingman is now an entirely free newsletter! Sign up for a twice-weekly drop of reviews, thinkpieces, funny features, interviews and more:
TMW #103: Family-friendly Predator pitches
Plus, when viral campaigns don't work
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November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We’ve switched off payments and paywalls so The Movie Wingman is now an entirely free newsletter! Sign up for a twice-weekly drop of reviews, thinkpieces, funny features, interviews and more:
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In the latest edition of The Movie Wingman, you could win a copy of Edward Scissorhands on 4K Ultra HD - check out the newsletter and enter the competition here 👉 themoviewingman.substack.com/p/tmw-101-hu...
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
In the latest edition of The Movie Wingman, you could win a copy of Edward Scissorhands on 4K Ultra HD - check out the newsletter and enter the competition here 👉 themoviewingman.substack.com/p/tmw-101-hu...
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In today's review round-up, we're rating Bugonia, Relay and Kontinental '25. Plus, the week's biggest trailers!
TMW #100: Bugonia, Relay and Kontinental ‘25 reviewed
Plus the week's biggest trailers, including Scream 7!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In today's review round-up, we're rating Bugonia, Relay and Kontinental '25. Plus, the week's biggest trailers!
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In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, we're talking to the brilliant Australian director Justin Kurzel about his first documentary, Ellis Park, which takes a walk on the wild side with composer/musician Warren Ellis
@conic.film
@conic.film
TMW #90: Justin Kurzel interview
Plus, a Leonardo DiCaprio quiz!
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September 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, we're talking to the brilliant Australian director Justin Kurzel about his first documentary, Ellis Park, which takes a walk on the wild side with composer/musician Warren Ellis
@conic.film
@conic.film
One of my favourite bits of movie trivia relates to Robert Redford’s failed screen test for The Graduate. RIP to a genuine screen legend
September 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One of my favourite bits of movie trivia relates to Robert Redford’s failed screen test for The Graduate. RIP to a genuine screen legend
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Summer's officially over, so in today's edition of The Movie Wingman we're ranking the season's blockbusters. Check it out and see if you agree with our list!
TMW #85: Ranking summer 2025's blockbusters
Plus, an 80s horror quiz!
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September 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Summer's officially over, so in today's edition of The Movie Wingman we're ranking the season's blockbusters. Check it out and see if you agree with our list!
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Get ready for the weekend with today’s reviews, featuring Caught Stealing, The Roses and more
TMW #83: Caught Stealing, The Roses and The Toxic Avenger reviewed
Plus, a round-up of the week's must-see trailers
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August 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Get ready for the weekend with today’s reviews, featuring Caught Stealing, The Roses and more
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Hanna Flint is bringing back the excellent Critics Support Fund initiative again for this year’s LFF! If you’re a journalist from a low-income backgrounds, this fantastic opportunity could be for you. Read the application link carefully before applying! forms.gle/P66Ck36qxDYX...
August 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hanna Flint is bringing back the excellent Critics Support Fund initiative again for this year’s LFF! If you’re a journalist from a low-income backgrounds, this fantastic opportunity could be for you. Read the application link carefully before applying! forms.gle/P66Ck36qxDYX...
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A quick update: we’re trialling a new phase of The Movie Wingman, where for the foreseeable future there will be no paywall & all content will be free to read. So if you've ever considered joining us and signing up to the twice-weekly newsletter, now's the time to get involved!
In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, we're recapping Comic-Con's highlights and reminiscing about holiday film viewings. Plus a funny-cop quiz! Read it all here
TMW 74#: Comic-Con takeaways, watching movies on holiday and a funny-cop quiz
Welcome to your Tuesday edition of The Movie Wingman, featuring Comic-Con highlights, holiday-movie musings and - ahead of the release of The Naked Gun - a quiz on funny cops.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A quick update: we’re trialling a new phase of The Movie Wingman, where for the foreseeable future there will be no paywall & all content will be free to read. So if you've ever considered joining us and signing up to the twice-weekly newsletter, now's the time to get involved!
Really enjoyed chatting to Billy Barratt, who is ace in Bring Her Back
In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, we're chatting to Bring Her Back star Billy Barratt, as well as reminiscing about Comic-Cons past. Plus, a Marvel families quiz!
TMW #72: Introducing Bring Her Back star Billy Barratt and Comic-Con memories
Plus, a quiz on Marvel families
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July 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Really enjoyed chatting to Billy Barratt, who is ace in Bring Her Back
Reviewed Eric Bana's new Netflix show for @nme.com - a welcome change of scenery for the murder-mystery procedural www.nme.com/reviews/tv-r...
‘Untamed’ review: Netflix murder mystery is pretty compelling
Eric Bana brings grit to this picturesque, bingeable miniseries
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July 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reviewed Eric Bana's new Netflix show for @nme.com - a welcome change of scenery for the murder-mystery procedural www.nme.com/reviews/tv-r...
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In today’s edition, we’re talking to Freddie Highmore ahead of the launch of his new Prime Video thriller series, The Assassin. He tells us about action scenes, handling career success at a young age, and going behind the camera as a director.
📸: Stefan Bertin
📸: Stefan Bertin
TMW#70: Freddie Highmore interviewed and the long and short of movie titles
Plus a 'blue' movies quiz!
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July 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
In today’s edition, we’re talking to Freddie Highmore ahead of the launch of his new Prime Video thriller series, The Assassin. He tells us about action scenes, handling career success at a young age, and going behind the camera as a director.
📸: Stefan Bertin
📸: Stefan Bertin
Really enjoyed chatting to Isaac Ordonez - aka Pugsley - for @nme.com ahead of Wednesday season two
Isaac Ordonez on Pugsley’s “big promotion” for ‘Wednesday’ season two
Nevermore’s new recruit reveals all
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July 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Really enjoyed chatting to Isaac Ordonez - aka Pugsley - for @nme.com ahead of Wednesday season two
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In today's newsletter, we've come up with some M3GAN sequel ideas that could save the franchise, and we're musing on the death of the streaming movie. Plus, a Superman quiz! Read now in your inbox, or find the whole thing here:
TMW #68: M3GAN sequel ideas and the death of the streaming movie
Plus, prepare for the new DCU blockbuster with a Superman quiz
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July 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In today's newsletter, we've come up with some M3GAN sequel ideas that could save the franchise, and we're musing on the death of the streaming movie. Plus, a Superman quiz! Read now in your inbox, or find the whole thing here:
My review of M3GAN 2.0 for @themoviewingman.bsky.social
M3GAN 2.0 leads our review round up this week - in inboxes and on Substack now
TMW #65: M3GAN 2.0, Clueless and Subway reviewed
Plus, the week's biggest trailers
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June 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My review of M3GAN 2.0 for @themoviewingman.bsky.social
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TMW #63: F1® The Movie, 28 Years Later and Elio reviewed
Plus the week's biggest trailers and more
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June 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Very much enjoyed chatting to Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi for today’s The Movie Wingman
In today's newsletter, we're speaking to Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi, directors of Pixar's new sci-fi #Elio, and one writer reflects on his evolving relationship with Batman Begins as it turns 20. Read it here:
TMW #62: Pixar's Elio interview and Batman Begins revisited
Plus, a Dystopian Britain quiz!
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June 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Very much enjoyed chatting to Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi for today’s The Movie Wingman
Enjoyed chatting to the very astute Michael Pearce about Echo Valley this week. Plus, a misbegotten Marvel and a dragon quiz
In today's edition of The Movie Wingman, director Michael Pearce talks about his thriller, Echo Valley, starring Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney. Plus, the (almost) forgotten Fantastic Four movie and a quiz to test your knowledge of movie dragons!
TMW #60: Michael Pearce on Echo Valley, and the forgotten Fantastic Four movie
Plus, a quiz on movie dragons!
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June 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Enjoyed chatting to the very astute Michael Pearce about Echo Valley this week. Plus, a misbegotten Marvel and a dragon quiz
Great casting, but my heart shrinks a little with every passing year that they don’t adapt The Smartest Giant in Town
Rob Brydon, Jessie Buckley and Domhnall Gleeson are set to star in the BBC adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Scarecrows’ Wedding, airing this Christmas 👇
Rob Brydon, Jessie Buckley and Domhnall Gleeson to star in BBC adaptation of Julia Donaldson's The Scarecrows’ Wedding
Rob Brydon, Jessie Buckley and Domhnall Gleeson are set to star in the BBC adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Scarecrows’ Wedding, airing this Christmas.
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May 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Great casting, but my heart shrinks a little with every passing year that they don’t adapt The Smartest Giant in Town
As a long-time Mission fan (Fallout is in my top 5 action movies of the century), it's gutting to say that The Final Reckoning is a dud, despite featuring what's sure to be the set piece of the year. My ⭐⭐☆☆☆ review is here, along with some better news for other franchises
Today we have reviews of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and Final Destination Bloodlines, and Andor proves its mettle in the finale. Read it here:
TMW #53: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and Final Destination Bloodlines reviewed
Plus, our take on the Andor finale and a round-up of the latest trailers
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May 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As a long-time Mission fan (Fallout is in my top 5 action movies of the century), it's gutting to say that The Final Reckoning is a dud, despite featuring what's sure to be the set piece of the year. My ⭐⭐☆☆☆ review is here, along with some better news for other franchises
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Today we're breaking down the big news from Star Wars Celebration, and thanks to Sinners we're looking at the most plot-crucial post-credit scenes ever. Plus, a Tom Hardy quiz!
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TMW #46: Star Wars Celebration takeaways and the most essential post-credit scenes
Plus, a quiz where the questions are very Hard(y)
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April 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Today we're breaking down the big news from Star Wars Celebration, and thanks to Sinners we're looking at the most plot-crucial post-credit scenes ever. Plus, a Tom Hardy quiz!
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Today's packed edition has an interview with Andor & Adolescence star Faye Marsay, plus:
🧱 How A Minecraft Movie rebuilds the modern blockbuster
🍃 Thoughts on My Neighbour Totoro & screen-to-stage adaps
🚗 Stunts that should've won Oscars
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🧱 How A Minecraft Movie rebuilds the modern blockbuster
🍃 Thoughts on My Neighbour Totoro & screen-to-stage adaps
🚗 Stunts that should've won Oscars
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TMW #44: Faye Marsay interviewed, the greatest stunts, My Neighbour Totoro live and why A Minecraft Movie is the future of cinema
Warning: contains the phrase "Chicken Jockey!"
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April 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Today's packed edition has an interview with Andor & Adolescence star Faye Marsay, plus:
🧱 How A Minecraft Movie rebuilds the modern blockbuster
🍃 Thoughts on My Neighbour Totoro & screen-to-stage adaps
🚗 Stunts that should've won Oscars
Read here: themoviewingman.substack.com/p/tmw-44-fay...
🧱 How A Minecraft Movie rebuilds the modern blockbuster
🍃 Thoughts on My Neighbour Totoro & screen-to-stage adaps
🚗 Stunts that should've won Oscars
Read here: themoviewingman.substack.com/p/tmw-44-fay...
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Back writing with the lads for this week’s Wingman. And no paywall this week so get stuck in.
It's a truly bumper edition today featuring:
📽️ CinemaCon hot takes
✍️ Gatsby on film by guest writer @janecrowther.bsky.social
🛸 Five things you need to know about Pixar's sci-fi adventure, Elio
🫡 Remembering the great Val Kilmer
📞 A Phones on Film quiz
And as an Easter treat, there's no paywall!
📽️ CinemaCon hot takes
✍️ Gatsby on film by guest writer @janecrowther.bsky.social
🛸 Five things you need to know about Pixar's sci-fi adventure, Elio
🫡 Remembering the great Val Kilmer
📞 A Phones on Film quiz
And as an Easter treat, there's no paywall!
TMW #42: CinemaCon, tributes to Val Kilmer, Elio sneak peek and The Great Gatsby on film
Enough hot takes to fill a Vegas convention hall
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April 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Back writing with the lads for this week’s Wingman. And no paywall this week so get stuck in.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Check out our latest post for a chance to win A Real Pain on Blu-ray!
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