The Hollywood Reporter

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’: First Reactions From the Premiere

The Gothic romance drama starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale hits theaters on March 6. By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s The Bride! held its world premiere in ...
New York Post

‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley’s latest is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in this job

ZERO STARS. Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language). In theaters March 6. Leave her at the altar! She is “The Bride!,” one of the ...
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'The Bride!' Review: Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley’s Weird, Wild Romance Is the Boldest 'Frankenstein' Adaptation Yet

At just 18, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote her first and most famous novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. 208 years later, Shelley's story is still captivating us, inspiring hundreds of ...
IndieWire

‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Graverobs Mary Shelley for a Wokified, ‘Joker’-fied Folie-à-Deux Zonked on Its Own Rage

Jessie Buckley's anguished scream of a performance can't sustain an ambitious feminist opera that feels unintentionally, conspicuously tailor-made to align with Warner Bros.' neighboring DC properties ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In ‘Bride of Frankenstein,’ the Monster’s Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ Gives the Iconic Character a Voice

From Guillermo del Toro’s latest Hollywood blockbuster to the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Frankenstein’s monster is never far from the public eye. Although the creature first appeared in Mary ...