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'The Bride!' review: this feminist creature feature proves that all monsters aren't created equal

Maggie Gyllenhaal's latest film, 'The Bride!', explores agency, identity and feminism in the messy 1930s world of monsters and men.

Tom’s Guide

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride’ Is the Embodiment of Female Rage. And Warner Bros. Wanted Her to Tone It Back

Good thing she didn't.

The Mary Sue

After landing a low Rotten Tomatoes score, The Bride bombs at the box office with $13.6 million opening against a $90 million budget

Let's be Frank, it's a flop

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New Pixar movie Hoppers debuts to a record-breaking $88 million at the box office, the best opening weekend for an original animated movie since Coco

Hoppers is a hit at the box office

Total Film

Christian Bale reveals the one film genre he'll 'never' revisit

Christian Bale has reflected on his 1992 role in Newsies, and why he'll never go back.

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Hoppers Just Had Pixar's Best Debut For An Original Movie In Years, But The Box Office Wasn't Nearly As Kind To The Bride! And Scream 7

A box office weekend with some mixed results.

Cinemablend

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.' ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

Disney and Pixar’s new film “Hoppers” is leading the North American box office with a strong debut, while Warner Bros

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Explains One Change She Made To The Bride! After Getting Feedback On Her Original Cut

A worthy addition to the Frankenstein spinoff.

Cinemablend

Here are my 5 most anticipated 4K Blu-rays of March 2026

There are plenty of new and exciting 4K Blu-rays coming in March 2026, but I've picked my personal top 5 I can't wait to test.

TechRadar

From The Bride! to Harry Styles: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Maggie Gyllenhaal gives us a new take on The Bride of Frankenstein, and the stadium-conquering pop prince is back with a new album

The Guardian - UK

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

How electric!

Cinemablend

A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon

Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 Frankenstein sequel: The Bride of Frankenstein. An unruly and rebellious figure, she has inspired dozens of adaptations since.

The Conversation

The Bride!: A Feminist Frankenstein That Plays Like a Lost Remnant of Woke Culture

A cinematic time capsule from before the vibe shift.

Reason

From 5 Stars To 0 Stars, Critics Can Only Agree That The Bride! Is ‘Meant To Push Viewers’ Buttons’

Maggie Gyllenhaal directs Jessie Buckley in the new adaptation.

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Euronews

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Bride!’ - MOTHERF*%#ING geometry

Following Guillermo del Toro’s stunning take on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” last year, here comes the bride...

The Independent UK

Maggie Gyllenhaal says she was asked to tone down specific scenes in The Bride!

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The Independent UK

Maggie Gyllenhaal ‘pulled back’ the sexual violence in The Bride! after test screenings disturbed viewers

Director said that with the amount of brutality against women happening worldwide, it’s important to show it ‘in a way that is very hard to watch, because it is very awful’

The Mary Sue

The Negative Reviews for ‘The Bride!’ Being Mostly From Men Is….Grossly Predictable

The difference is just....odd.

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Total Film

Christian Bale on exploring the more "comedic" sides of Frankenstein's monster in new sci-fi horror The Bride: "He's rotting, he stinks to high heaven, and he can't die"

Exclusive: The Bride's Peter Sarsgaard and Christian Bale unpack their unlikely "gentlemen" in Maggie Gyllenhaal's monster movie

Cinemablend

Frankenstein Couldn't ‘Lick Black Vomit Off The Bride’s Neck’ And Other Wild Studio Notes Maggie Gyllenhaal Received

The Bride! pushed some boundaries…

Total Film

New horror-romance The Bride earns mixed first reviews, as critics call it everything from "a modern classic" to a "wokified, Jokerfied Folie-a-deux"

It's a monster mash-up of opinions

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The Bride! star Christian Bale 'cherry-picked' from previous Frankenstein depictions

Christian Bale has revealed that he took his favourite bits from previous portrayals of Frankenstein into his depiction of Mary Shelley's famous monster in Maggie Gyllenhaal's new movie The Bride!.

Tom’s Guide

7 best Christian Bale movies, ranked

In honor of his latest movie, we explored Bale's memorable filmography.

Cinemablend

Is The Bride! A Love Story? Christian Bale Has Some Harsh Thoughts About The Romance Genre

The new movie reimagines The Bride Of Frankenstein.

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The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Stitched Together The Most Fun, Feral And Fantastic Frankenstein Movie Yet

A masterpiece on every level.

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