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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 ...

The Best Frankenstein Easter Egg In The Bride! Reveals Just How Smart The Movie Truly Is

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how ...

The Bride! Ending: Christian Bale Explains What He Thinks The Last Shot Means

How electric!

‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Reinvents The ‘Frankenstein’ Story And Gives Sensational Jessie Buckley And Christian Bale A Monster Mashup Like No Other

A review of Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' an offbeat love story between Jessie Buckley's bride and Christian Bale's ...

The Bride! Review

Not all the rage.

‘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: Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley’s Weird, Wild Romance Is the Boldest 'Frankenstein' Adaptation Yet

The Bride!, starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley, is a wild, unique adaptation that breathes new life into this story.

The Bride Rotten Tomatoes Score: How It Stacks Up Against Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein & Other Modern Adaptations?

A look at the Rotten Tomatoes score of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride and how it compares with Guillermo del Toro’s ...

‘The Bride!’ Review: Frankie, My Dear

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

How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | IGN Flashback Review

Review: Bride of Frankenstein was the apex of the Golden Age of horror... and it came in right before a new wave of Hollywood ...

‘The Bride!’ Ends On a Darkly Comic, Oddly Hopeful and Literally Musical Note

Feeling dizzy after watching Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale’s new film The Bride!, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal? Morbidly ...