Nathan Weinbender reviews "The Bride!"
From Movie Reviews by Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender
March 18, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
Nathan Weinbender reviews 'The Bride!', a reimagining of 'Frankenstein' that explores its weighty themes.
“The Bride!” is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s genre-defying reimagining of “Frankenstein” starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a gutsy attempt, but it doesn’t know what to do with its many weighty themes.
People in this episode
Host: Nathan Weinbender
Topics covered
- The Bride
- Frankenstein
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Jessie Buckley
- Christian Bale
- film review
Keywords
- genre-defying
- gutsy attempt
- weighty themes
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Bride, Frankenstein
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