Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how smart she and her movie truly are.

March 2026 This is a week for two strange, disturbing films. Nothing to run to. THE BRIDE! *1/2 Because of the illustrious names involved, critics are salivating over this film. As I was, u ...

The tremendous actor that he is, Christian Bale evokes surprising sympathy and gentleness in his role of the little-understood Frankenstein.

Titular punctuation is the bane of a movie critic’s existence. Is it 28 Days Later or 28 Days Later … ? Do we really have to ...

The story details the early life of Anne — called Agnes in the book — including the death of her mother and her father’s subsequent remarriage to her stepmother, who disregards her stepchildren, ...

It's like finding out your best friends were invited to a party and you weren't.

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale spark a feral, fascinating chemistry, though even their undead romance struggles to animate Maggie Gyllenhaal’s unruly feminist monster mash ...

One good thing that can be said of Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" — a movie not overburdened with good things — is that it features a ferociously committed (or perhaps exhaustingly demented, your ...

Love Story director Gillian Robespierre breaks down the bittersweet Atlantic moment in JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette's wedding, and its meaning.

Visually stunning but narratively sloppy, The Bride! is a messy monster mash that’s far from a graveyard smash.

There is so much to love about this Jessie Buckley-led, retro-inspired Frankenstein movie - but not enough to hold it ...