The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Frankenstein

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Movie Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ is a Frankenstein riff with a pulse
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts.

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The Bride! Review: The Most Fun, Feral And Fantastic Frankenstein Movie Yet
The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's Beautiful, Messy Monster Movie Is An Unhinged Delight
‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Reinvents The ‘Frankenstein’ Story And Gives Sensational Jessie Buckley And Christian Bale A Monster Mashup Like No Other
Considering there have been an estimated 187 cinematic takes on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, and about 20 of them zoning in on the Bride Of Frankenstein in one w...

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‘The Bride!’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Critics Split On Monster Movie Redux
‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Are Magnetic Monsters in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Lumbering Punk Horror Trip
Jessie Buckley brings Frankenstein’s soulmate to life in bold, bizarre ‘The Bride!’
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” means to change that, casting the ascendant Jessie Buckley in the title role.

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‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley’s latest is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in this job
‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Get Their Freak on in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bludgeoning Feminist Frankenstein Spin

‘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 musical numbers!

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

If you’ve been wondering whether The Bride! is a romance between two “monsters” brought to life by electricity, we have Christian Bale’s take on the question to ponder. CinemaBlend interviewed the Oscar winner in London over the weekend,
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'The Bride!' blows up the usual 'Frankenstein' formula – Review

'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 movie puts a punk-rock twist on 'The Bride of Frankenstein.

'The Bride!' is electrified with Big Ideas. The results are monstrous

Jessie Buckley, an Oscar favorite for "Hamnet," goes for broke in "The Bride!" She's amazing, but can't save Maggie Gyllenhaal's latest film.

'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.
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The Bride! Trailer Reveals Christian Bale's Frankenstein In New Twisted Monster Movie

Christian Bale's Frankenstein's monster finds his bride in Jessie Buckley in the first trailer for the upcoming horror movie The Bride! Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, this is a new twist on the classic monster movie The Bride of Frankenstein.