In an era of cinema often defined by safe reboots and sterile franchises, Maggie Gyllenhaal has delivered a jagged, neon-soaked lightning bolt to the heart of the zeitgeist. The Bride! isn’t just a ...

If there is one thing that can be said about The Bride!, it is that no one can accuse Maggie Gyllenhaal of not swinging for the fences. Gyllenhaal’s second directorial feature after her acclaimed 2021 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The Bride! also earned a “fresh” critic score from Caryn James of the BBC, who writes in her ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this for it: It’s alive. Just months after Guillermo ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride is a captivating movie. Right from its very first moments, this film knows how to hook its viewers, immerse them in its world, and so thoroughly entertain them that ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! has hit theaters, and it takes viewers on a wild ride as Christian Bale's Frankenstein finds love with Jessie Buckley's Bride. Written and directed by the 48-year-old ...

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 ...

On March 15, Jessie Buckley almost surely will be presented with the Academy Award for Best Actress for her terrific performance in last year’s “Hamnet.” ‘Hamnet’ review: ‘Nomadland’ director Chloé ...

The Bride! is in theaters on March 6. Frankenstein's lightning-streaked bride has been an enduring image on screen ever since James Whale, the director of the original 1931 Frankenstein film, ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride is a captivating movie. Right from its very first moments, this film knows how to hook its viewers, immerse them in its world, and so thoroughly entertain them that ...