“The Fall” – Maitland McDonagh reviews

May 10, 2008 Maitland McDonagh

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The film revolves around a child, but it’s not a children’s movie: A cruel and bitter undertone runs through the fanciful adventures, and Walker’s depression is no mere plot contrivance to be cured by Alexandria’s childish enthusiasm. Tarsem Singh’s visual sense is stunning, but he’s also attuned to the darker corners of children’s imaginations. Read more>>

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Maitland McDonagh

Formerly TVGuide.com's senior movies editor/reviewer, Maitland McDonagh now has her own site, Miss FlickChick.com, and freelances for Film Comment, Time Out NY and other publications. She has written four books -- Broken Mirrors Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento, Filmmaking on the Fringe, The 50 Most Erotic Films of All Time and Movie Lust -- and contributed to many others, including Film Out of Bounds, Fantasy Females, The Last Great American Picture Show and Exile Cinema. Read McDonagh's recent artilces below. For her Women On Film archive, type "Maitland McDonagh" into the Search Box (upper right corner of screen).