Feminist Frankenstein: Review of the Bride!

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s invigoratingly loopy new horror comedy The Bride! overcomes preachiness with sheer stylishness. Although ...

‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Are Magnetic Monsters in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Lumbering Punk Horror Trip

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

Is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! the feminist horror film we've been waiting for?

Today on Commotion, film critics Hanna Flint and Kayleigh Donaldson join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss whether this ...

‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Get Their Freak on in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bludgeoning Feminist Frankenstein Spin

Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening and Jake Gyllenhaal also appear in this punk-rock exhumation of a character only briefly introduced in Mary Shelley’s novel.

From“ The Bride! ”to “Frankenstein”, Mary Shelley’s Monster Is Having a Moment: Here Are 5 More Takes on the Gothic Tale to Watch

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE’s resident enthusiast for all things scary and creepy, shares a curated list of films featuring reanimation, from campy horror-romance to a cult classic musical ...

A24’s Groundbreaking New Horror Movie Sends ‘The Bride!’ Reeling in Early Box Office Battle

A24’s diabolical new horror movie, Undertone, has sent The Bride! running from the box office altar. See how much it’s made.

‘The Bride!’ Is the Latest Example of a New Wave of Feminist Horror — Experts Break Down What It Says About Women and Control

Experts break down the history of Frankenstein’s Bride, from Mary Shelley to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!,” and why the ...

I love horror movies. I wanted to love 'The Bride!' And I almost did

Jessie Buckley, an Oscar favorite for "Hamnet," goes for broke in "The Bride!" She's amazing, but one one could save Maggie ...
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In ‘Bride of Frankenstein,’ the Monster’s Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ Gives the Iconic Character a Voice

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the ...

Can The Bride Keep Warner Bros.' Box Office Horror Hot Streak Alive?

Warner Bros. dominated the 2025 box office thanks to original horror hits, and the studio looks to continue the hot streak ...

The Bride! Review

Not all the rage.

New horror-romance The Bride earns mixed first reviews, as critics call it everything from "a modern classic" to a "wokified, Jokerfied Folie-a-deux"

Critics, put down the pitchforks pens! The first reviews for Maggie Gyllenhaal's monster movie The Bride are in – and well, they're seriously mixed. The new horror-romance is being called everything ...