New horror-romance The Bride earns mixed first reviews, as critics call it everything from "a modern classic" to a "wokified, Jokerfied Folie-a-deux"

The new horror-romance is being called everything from "a modern classic" to an "unholy mess", earning it a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a ton of comparisons to DC's Joker 2 in the days leading up ...

Thanks to Mary Shelley, 'The Bride!' finally speaks her truth

Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" puts a spin on a horror classic. And she found monster inspiration in a literary giant and a ...

‘The Bride!’ Review: Frankie, My Dear

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s time-shifting, genre-hopping riff on Mary Shelley’s creation stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale as ...

Can The Bride Keep Warner Bros.' Box Office Horror Hot Streak Alive?

Warner Bros. dominated the 2025 box office thanks to original horror hits, and the studio looks to continue the hot streak ...

‘The Bride!’ is a horror romance that’s grotesque and ungainly but unmistakably alive

A dazzling reanimation of a classic monster myth, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film gives Jessie Buckley fierce vitality, even as its ambitions occasionally come apart at the seams.
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THE BRIDE! Social Media Reactions Promise Horror Fans "A Lush, Gothic Romance" Featuring Frankenstein

The reactions are in for The Bride!, and it sounds like horror fans should brace themselves for powerhouse performances in one of the year's most unique, twisted tales.

Maggie Gyllenhaal told one ‘violent' scene in The Bride! was ‘too much'

Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk rock reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein, The Bride!, hits theaters March 6 with Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley ...