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Movie Review – The Bride! (2026)

March 7, 2026 by Robert Kojder

The Bride!, 2026. Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Jeannie Berlin, John Magaro, Julianne Hough, Louis Cancelmi, Linda Emond, Matthew Maher, Stephanie Troyak, William Hill, Massiel Mordan, and Karin Dreijer. SYNOPSIS: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Annette Bening, Christian Bale, jake gyllenhaal, Jeannie Berlin, Jessie Buckley, John Magaro, Julianne Hough, Karin Dreijer, Linda Emond, Louis Cancelmi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Massiel Mordan, Matthew Maher, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Stephanie Troyak, The Bride, William Hill

Go behind-the-scenes of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s monster romance The Bride! with new featurette

February 20, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

With the release of The Bride just two weeks away, an IMAX poster and featurette has landed online for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on the classic Frankenstein tale, which sees the writer-director and stars Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, and Penelope Cruz take us behind the scenes of the film as they discuss the dark […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, The Bride

New trailer for The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale

January 15, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Warner. Bros has shared a new for The Bride!, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on the classic Bride of Frankenstein. The dark romantic monster horror sees the lonely creature enlisting the help of a groundbreaking scientist to revive a murdered young woman as his companion, sparking a chain of events neither of them could have imagined. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Annette Bening, Christian Bale, jake gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, The Bride

First trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein-inspired The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale

September 23, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s dark romantic monster horror The Bride! Inspired by the classic 1935 sci-fi horror Bride of Frankenstein, the film sees Dr. Frankenstein seek the help of Dr. Euphronius to help revive the body of a murdered woman in order to create a companion for himself. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Annette Bening, Christian Bale, jake gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, The Bride

Jake Gyllenhaal joins Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein flick The Bride!

June 8, 2024 by Gary Collinson

As she continues her fledgling directing career with The Bride!, THR has revealed that Maggie Gyllenhaal has enlisted her brother Jake for a role in her upcoming Bride of Frankenstein-inspired feature film. While details on Jake’s role are being kept under wraps, the film sees Gyllenhaal’s The Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s Monster […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: jake gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride

Maggie Gyllenhaal shares first look at Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in The Bride

April 4, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Maggie Gyllenhaal has unveiled a first look at ‘The Bride and Frank’ from her forthcoming take on the classic Frankenstein story, The Bride.  Gyllenhaal took to Instagram to unveil her creations, who are embodied by Christian Bale (American Hustle) and Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters) in the Warner Bros. movie. Check them out below… SEE ALSO: […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Annette Bening, Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, The Bride

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein movie to star Annette Bening, Jessie Buckley, and Christian Bale

January 14, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s Frankenstein movie is a go at Warner Bros, and the cast is shaping up to be quite the line-up. Deadline reports the latest addition is Annette Bening, who joins the cast that includes Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. Little is known about the project, but Buckley is the star […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Annette Bening, Christian Bale, Frankenstein, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard

Maggie Gyllenhaal to bring Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix

August 4, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to harness her powers to finally bring the Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix, and she might be bringing her The Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale along to headline.  There have been so many attempts to re-start the heart on a reimaging of James Whale’s 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein. […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Bride of Frankenstein, Christian Bale, Frankenstein, Maggie Gyllenhaal, netflix, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard

BFI Review – Cecil B. Demented (2000)

September 23, 2015 by Simon Columb

Cecil B. Demented, 2000. Directed by John Waters. Starring Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Mink Stole, Ricki Lake, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jack Noseworthy and Michael Shannon. SYNOPSIS: A crazed cult kidnap an A-list film star, determined to make a new shocking, underground film… Fed up of the relentless onslaught of Hollywood junk? Watch Cecil B. Demented. Are you sick […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Adrian Grenier, Alicia Witt, Cecil B. Demented, Jack Noseworthy, John Waters, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Maggie Gyllenhaal, Melanie Griffith, Michael Shannon, Mink Stole, Ricki Lake, Stephen Dorff

Movie Review – The Lost Daughter (2021)

December 31, 2021 by Robert Kojder

The Lost Daughter

The Lost Daughter, 2021. Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Alba Rohrwacher, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Panos Koronis, Abe Cohen, and Nikos Poursanidis. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Abe Cohen, alba rohrwacher, Dagmara Domińczyk, dakota johnson, Ed Harris, Jack Farthing, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, netflix, Nikos Poursanidis, Oliver Jackson Cohen, olivia colman, Panos Koronis, Paul Mescal, Peter Sarsgaard, the lost daughter

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