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Maggie Gyllenhaal's Monster Mash

Maggie Gyllenhaal's film reimagines Frankenstein's monster as a lonely being seeking connection, exploring how real intimacy requires vulnerability and acceptance of our darker aspects.

fromSlate Magazine

1 week ago

The Big New Bride of Frankenstein Movie Is a Monster

Narrated by the wayward ghost of Mary Shelley, Gyllenhaal's loopy, overstuffed fable is maddeningly uneven and just plain mad, in both the furious and off-its-rocker sense. I liked it more than any movie I've also considered walking out of.

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fromJezebel

1 week ago

'The Bride!' Is a Bold, Bloody, Feminist Frankenstein Freakout

Maggie Gyllenhaal's Frankenstein reimagining presents Mary Shelley's darker vision through a love story between the lonely Monster and a reanimated woman in 1936 Chicago.

fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008

5 months ago

Maggie Gyllenhaal Reimagines a Horror Icon with The Bride | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Maggie Gyllenhaal is breathing new life into one of cinema's most enduring myths. The Oscar-nominated actor-turned-director, celebrated for her debut feature The Lost Daughter, has unveiled the first teaser for The Bride, a visually arresting, deeply unsettling reimagining of the Frankenstein story. Set in 1930s Chicago, this gothic and atmospheric project promises to offer more than just a retelling - it is poised to be a radical reinterpretation of Mary Shelley's classic novel and James Whale's iconic 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein.