Director Maggie Gyllenhaal shares how she adapted the bride's iconic look to reclaim the character's voice—both visually and figuratively.
Most recently, the Bride, as a dramatic character, has been part of a series of creative reimaginings through an explicitly feminist lens. For instance, the dark coming of age comedy, Lisa ...
Not all the rage.
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 ...
Despite its fair share of stumbles, "The Bride!" succeeds as a vibrant, engaging love story between two monsters.
Just months after Guillermo del Toro unleashed Frankenstein on unsuspecting Netflix subscribers, Maggie Gyllenhaal gives a ...
If there were a checklist of things female characters are supposed to do in order to be "empowered," The Bride! ticks them all. And yet.
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.
As Jessie Buckley portrays the title character in The Bride!, it's worth looking back at Angelina Jolie's long-standing connection to a Frankenstein film.
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a hot mess — both the title character and the film. It’s a wildly ambitious project with a distinctive female lens, and while it’s rife with social commentary, ...
The Bride is the latest female horror movie monster to hit the big screen, but she isn't the only great one over the years in horror history.