‘The Bride!’ Is a Monster Mash-Up of Sex, Violence, Resistance, and Ideas. Many, Many Ideas

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

‘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 ...

‘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.

The Bride! Review

The Bride! is in theaters on March 6. Frankenstein's lightning-streaked bride has been an enduring image on screen ever since James Whale, the director of the original 1931 Frankenstein film, ...

The Bride! review – Jessie Buckley and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punky revival isn’t as feminist as it thinks it is

The ‘Hamnet’ star reunites with her ‘Lost Daughter’ director on this playful and imaginative yet somewhat baffling experiment ...

‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley’s latest is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in this job

Only seconds in, I regretted leaving my trusty torch and pitchfork at home because this bride should have been left at the altar.