Just months after Guillermo del Toro presented his lavish “Frankenstein,” Gyllenhaal, in her follow-up to her excellent 2021 ...
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s time-shifting, genre-hopping riff on Mary Shelley’s creation stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale as ...
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‘Frankenstein’ is visually stunning but overstays its welcome

It went on and on in too many directions, writes Mary Cox.
Walking into The Bride! , I honestly had no idea what kind of movie I was about to experience. The trailers looked intriguing, and I am a huge fan of the Frankenstein story, and I needed to see what ...
"The Bride!," in theaters Friday, incorporates social justice, dance and even Mary Shelley herself in a bold new take on "The ...
Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! appears to have been worth the wait, as first reactions are praising Jessie Buckley and ...
Maggie Gyllenhaal's movie is a scrappy feminist take-off on the "Frankenstein" myth that could have used more storytelling juice.
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 ...
'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 ...