The new horror-romance is being called everything from "a modern classic" to an "unholy mess", earning it a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a ton of comparisons to DC's Joker 2 in the days leading up to its release. Initially, it debuted to 54%, though, so we'll take the slight upswing into certified "fresh" territory...

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s time-shifting, genre-hopping riff on Mary Shelley’s creation stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale as outlaws in love.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" puts a spin on a horror classic. And she found monster inspiration in a literary giant and a 1930s actress.

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

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! appears to have been worth the wait, as first reactions are praising Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale's monster movie.

A dazzling reanimation of a classic monster myth, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film gives Jessie Buckley fierce vitality, even as its ambitions occasionally come apart at the seams.

'The Bride!' is loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein.' The film starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale arrives in theaters Friday, March 6. Maggie Gyllenhaal's wildly imaginative movie puts a punk-rock twist on 'The Bride of Frankenstein.

The reactions are in for The Bride!, and it sounds like horror fans should brace themselves for powerhouse performances in one of the year's most unique, twisted tales.