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'The Bride!' review: this feminist creature feature proves that all monsters aren't created equal

Verdict: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "The Bride!" reimagines Bride of Frankenstein as a gothic romance about identity, agency and love. Set in 1930s Chicago, it follows resurrected Ida and lonely Frank in a ...
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New Sci-Fi Horror Creature Feature Reinvents a Classic Monster Story Ahead of April 7 Release [Exclusive]

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! offers a fresh take on the iconic Frankenstein mythology, reimagining the Creature’s search for love in a bold new way. Starring Christian Bale as Frank and Jessie ...
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The Bride! claims to be the untold story of Frankenstein, but throws Mary Shelley under the bus

The Bride! was born out of a fantasy. "I'm not speaking for Mary Shelley," its writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal recently told the Los Angeles Times. "But there must have been some other, naughtier, ...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's Dead On Arrival Flop 'The Bride!' Is Now Streaming On HBO Max — And It's Way More Alive Than You've Heard

It is the fate of the Universal Monster to be misunderstood. Technically speaking, the Bride of Frankenstein figure from Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, arriving on HBO Max after a vanishingly brief ...
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From“ The Bride! ”to “Frankenstein”, Mary Shelley’s Monster Is Having a Moment: Here Are 5 More Takes on the Gothic Tale to Watch

It's been over two centuries since Victor Frankenstein's monster first opened his eyes, and just shy of one since Boris Karloff's turn as the Creature cemented the bolt-wearing behemoth as a horror ...