Christian Bale's New Monster Movie Might Be the Most Divisive Movie of 2026

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Published Mar 4, 2026, 3:53 PM EST

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation."

An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account.

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The reviews are in for Maggie Gyllenhaal's creature feature The Bride!, and the critical consensus is...that there isn't a critical consensus. Reviews are as black and white as Elsa Lanchester's hairdo; some critics want this creature disassembled at once, while others are cackling along with Colin Clive. The film opens nationwide this Friday, March 6.

Rotten Tomatoes' "Tomatometer" has given the film a score of 58%, a "Rotten" rating that means critics are largely split between rave reviews and shrieks of terror. Those who love it, love it: the BBC's Caryn James says it's "electrifying," Those who don't, emphatically don't: Variety's Owen Glieberman calls the movie "lumbering" but admires its spark of audacity. Put Collider's Therese Lacson in the positive camp; in her 8/10 review, she acknowledges that the film is uneven, but makes up for it with "the electric presence of its stars and the sweeping romance that we can't help but root for."

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