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. Less common is the character of The Bride of ...

The Bride! starts with Buckley conveying Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, in an inspired sequence that is best left to be discovered than analyzed in a review like this. We meet Buckley’s ...

Before starring in Chloe Zhao's eight-time Academy Award-nominated film Hamnet, actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal worked together in Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, The Lost Daughter. The ...

A still from the film's trailer (Image via YouTube/Warner Bros.) The first trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! was released by Warner Bros. on January 15, 2026, offering a wild and "punk rock" ...

Official image from ‘The Bride!’ courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. The Bride of Frankenstein is a classic, feminine twist on the original story of Frankenstein, which has been consistently alluded to ...

Frankenstein has been on top of the world for the past few months. Netflix released Guillermo Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” on its streaming service Nov. 7. The film was the No. 1 Netflix movie in 72 ...

Following hot on the heels of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reimagining, actress-turned-writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter) revives the monster’s bride; a discarded creation in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The Bride! also earned a “fresh” critic score from Caryn James of the BBC, who writes in her ...

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The Bride! review. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale's reimagining of the Frankenstein myth is a rotting corpse of self-indulgent pretension. Last November, Guillermo del Toro’s faithful adaptation of ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film The Bride! presents a daring, 'punk rock' reinterpretation of the legendary 1935 horror masterpiece Bride of Frankenstein. This gothic horror film, both penned and ...