The Bride! was always going to be a tough sell. A period piece gothic romance inspired by the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, which itself was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, isn't exactly the kind of film that could appeal to the masses and casual moviegoers. All that being said,
This weekend sees the release of Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, a film she both wrote and directed that draws inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein. That movie itself drew inspiration from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein, which was adapted by Universal Pictures in 1931 and
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride is fantastically unhinged in the most delicious and deliberate way. This is not a nostalgic retread of Frankenstein. It is a reclamation project. A gothic romance filtered through 1930s Chicago Mob grit, stitched together with satire, horror, and a sharp awareness of
This weekend, Christian Bale returns to the big screen in Maggie Gyllenhaal's gothic romance The Bride!, which sees Bale being a chameleon of a performer again, portraying Frankenstein's monster. Bale's ability to slip into different roles effortlessly has made him one of the best actors of his
The full trailer for The Bride! has finally landed. Avant-garde, punky, and bold, this is not your traditional Mary Shelley adaptation. Following up her directorial debut, 2021’s The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal returns as writer/director with a reimagining of the Bride of Frankenstein. The
With 2025 coming to a close, it's time to look ahead to 2026 in the world of cinema. The new year looks to be a strong year for film, with a little something for everyone. From popcorn tentpole releases, sequels, adaptations, and prestige offerings, all signs point to 2026 topping 2025 in terms of
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political
Sasaki and Peeps brings us one big magical SNAFU in Ep. 14 "Death Games and Demons", complete with a bloody fight and civilian deaths. As you might imagine, this is as huge a problem as the title suggests. And yet, it still falls short of a true action-packed episode due to the lack of action
Who could've guessed that a film about a stinky fisherwoman and a wicker husband would end up being one of the most romantic movies of the year? For all its vulgarity and absurdity, Wicker weaves a surprisingly sincere, shockingly sweet fable of against-all-odds love and a dismantling critique of
