Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Bride

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Never ‘The Bride!’ Critics are split over Jessie Buckley’s pre-Oscar monster movie with Christian Bale
Now here comes The Bride!, a bold new take on the Frankenstein mythos from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Christian Bale as the long-dead doctor's creature and your next Best Actress w...

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‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Are Magnetic Monsters in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Lumbering Punk Horror Trip
The director and ‘The Bride!’ Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jessie Buckley dare you to meet your monster
Maggie Gyllenhaal reveals Warner Bros made her cut down sexual violence in The Bride! after she was 'taken to task' over graphic scenes as film is brutally savaged by critics
Maggie Gyllenhaal has revealed that Warner Bros made her cut down some of the sexually violent scenes in The Bride!, after the film was critically panned.

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‘The Bride!’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Critics Split On Monster Movie Redux
The Bride! Review: Jessie Buckley & Christian Bale Frankenstein Movie Is Enchanting
The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's Beautiful, Messy Monster Movie Is An Unhinged Delight
Full of bold visuals, brutal violence, and references to all sorts of "Frankenstein" movies including, believe it or not, "Young Frankenstein," "The Bride!" is the type of movie you love both because ...

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‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Get Their Freak on in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bludgeoning Feminist Frankenstein Spin
Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' is out this Friday: Everything to know about the gothic romance set in 1930s Chicago
Smithsonian Magazine

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

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the groundwork for the modern horror genre

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.

‘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!
The New Yorker

“The Bride!” Exclaims but Never Explains

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s imaginative adaptation of the Frankenstein story, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, leaves its premise and its principles undeveloped.