Halloween is her favorite time of year, and the quickest way to become friends with her is to compliment her tattoos, ask her about her dog, or tell her about a horror movie you watched recently.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this for it: It’s ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal's latest film, 'The Bride!', explores agency, identity and feminism in the messy 1930s world of monsters and men.

The story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster is now over 200 years old, with Mary Shelley’s book having been adapted or referenced in close to 500 films.

The Bride!, a modern retelling of The Bride of Frankenstein, takes massive swings in terms of performances, plotting and subtext, but not all of its gambles pay off.

With just $13.5 million globally against an $80 million production budget, Maggie Gyllenhaal's film is shaping up to be one of the bigger flops of 2026. For Warner Bros., it ends a streak of nine ...

It isn’t much of a hot take to suggest this, but the only classic Universal monster movie better than James Whale’s 1931 Frankenstein is his 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein. In fact, the only ...

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Jessie Buckley in 'The Bride!' Warner Bros. It was a complete rejection by moviegoers around the world this weekend as Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s $80 million bride of Frankenstein monster movie The Bride!

I’m talking about the 1935 classic starring Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster, and Elsa Lanchester as The Bride. It served as the first sequel in a string of Frankenstein movies Universal ...

After years of talk about Hollywood reimagining The Bride of Frankenstein for the modern age, Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! is among new 2026 movies out this week, and it’s time to talk about the ...

Jessie Buckley stars as the titular character in ‘The Bride’ (2026). Christian Bale stars as Frankenstein's monster in 'The Bride' (2026). Film Critic Jessie Buckley stars as the titular character in ...