Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!is one of the more divisive films of 2026. Its release so soon after Guillermo del Toro’s beautifully poetic vision of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein felt odd. A far cry ...

THE BRIDE! is a horror movie with a crime thriller twist set in 1936 America, where Dr. Frankenstein’s monster, Frank, ...

Despite its lofty goals, a disjointed story structure and grating sensibility make the film more irritating than insightful.

Imagine a live-action Corpse Bride movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Jenna Ortega and Timothée Chalamet. It's a great ...

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star as the Bride and Frankenstein's monster in Maggie Gyllenhaal's remake of The Bride of Frankenstein.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's radical take on the Bride of Frankenstein story takes a middle finger to the patriarchy. Plus there are ...

The film stars Jessie Buckley as a woman who is murdered and then brought back to life as the companion of Frankenstein's ...

Jessie Buckley goes big in The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's messy, audacious punk rock monster mash that overcomes its flaws ...

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in this occasionally clever yet punishing hot mess from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's movie is a scrappy feminist take-off on the "Frankenstein" myth that could have used more storytelling juice.

Meanwhile, Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) has become so agonizingly lonely in his century of undead existence that he seeks out the eccentric Dr. Euphronius (a wonderfully wry Annette Bening) ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal turns “The Bride!” into a big, wild studio film that reimagines the Bride of Frankenstein as a voice of ...