Mashing together a century of cinema’s monsters and horror literature even before that, nobody’s gonna say about The Bride! that it doesn’t come to play, and play hard—nowhere more emphatic than in ...
The story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster is now over 200 years old, with Mary Shelley’s book having been adapted or ...
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 it’s alive, writes Jake Coyle in ...
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.
It isn’t much of a hot take to suggest this, but the only classic Universal monster movie better than James Whale’s 1931 Frankenstein is his 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein. In fact, the only ...
It’s alive! I’m talking about the legend of “Frankenstein.” I thought the reanimated corpse of it came close to slipping off life support in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” a movie that, to me, ...
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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.
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: It’s alive. Just months after Guillermo del Toro ...
Maggie Gyllenhaal turns “The Bride!” into a big, wild studio film that reimagines the Bride of Frankenstein as a voice of rebellion. On Friday, the movie opens in theaters with a major ...
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