Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "The Bride!," starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, is new in theaters this weekend. Find out of Rotten Tomatoes critics electrifed by the movie.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride is a beautiful Frankenstein story that captures what going to the movies is all about; here's our full review. The post THE BRIDE Is What Going to the Movies Is All

Just months after Guillermo del Toro presented his lavish “Frankenstein,” Gyllenhaal, in her follow-up to her excellent 2021 directorial debut, “The Lost Daughter,” has set her sights on reimagining 1935’s “The Bride of Frankenstein.” The sequel starred Boris Karloff and, in the dual role of the Bride and Mary Shelley, Elsa Lanchester.

Discover the full soundtrack for The Bride! (2026) featuring Hildur Guðnadóttir's score, Fever Ray originals and Jake Gyllenhaal vocals in Maggie Gyllenhaal's gothic romance.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how smart she and her movie truly are.

The story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster is now over 200 years old, with Mary Shelley’s book having been adapted or referenced in close to 500 films.

The Bride! has broken a 9-movie streak for Warner Bros. at the box office after divisive reviews.

Word was out for quite some time that The Bride! was doomed, that Gyllenhaal was having an uphill battle during production; this marks her first big-budget movie after her three-time Oscar-nominated Lost Daughter, which cost $5M. Hence the push of the pic’s release date from last fall to this weekend.

One of the most famous horror movie monsters is all the rage right now: only a few months after Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, the Creature returns in a punk-rock-infused gothic romance. From actor-turned-director Maggie Gyllenhaal,