Bride! (2026), Christian Bale, Warner Bros. Pictures
Maggie Gyllenhaal is the director of Bride! A new Frankenstein movie set in 1930s Chicago. One in which Frankenstein gets a companion after asking Dr. Euphronius for help.
Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley and Jake Gyllenhaal are among the key cast.
Sure, I’m a little concerned that ‘musical’ is part of the categorisation, but I’ll let that go for now, because the cast is super and this looks like it could be good, and not too scary.
It appears that sweet vengeance is on the cards, Frankenstein and his Bride, and I’m not mad about it.
Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Julianne Hough, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Louis Cancelmi, Matthew Maher, Sofía Ko and Ben Elaine Apruzzese also star.
Ford v Ferrari (2019), Matt Damon, 20th Century Studios
Director James Mangold’s action/drama about the battle between car manufacturers Ford and Ferrari, to win Le Mans in 1966 is a movie I’m glad to have finally watched. Especially considering that post-viewing, I don’t have anything negative to say about it.
Starring two of my favourites, Christian Bale and Matt Damon, it’s ultimately the verbal gymnastics in Ford v Ferrari that I enjoyed most. The well-written dialogue between the key characters resulted in plenty of entertaining testosterone, ego and passion-fuelled wordplay.
Additionally, there’s the beautiful friendship between Damon’s Carroll Shelby and Bales’s Ken Miles. And lest not forget the high adrenaline, edge of your seat and excellently captured driving footage.
Mangold’s ensemble cast which includes Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe and Noah Jupe is fantastic. As are the several standout scenes. Including the all-important meeting with Enzo Ferrari, Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, plus the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team.
If you haven’t already, watch Ford v Ferrari, because you too may just find yourself with the words, ‘Well, that was super badass and sexy’ escaping your lips.
Vice, writer/director Adam McKay’s biography of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), the most powerful Vice President in history, is a movie I both enjoyed and did not enjoy.
The parts I found least engaging were the moments that explained the ins and outs of the White House and/or American politics during Cheney’s time as VP. It’s quite unfortunate because I’d actually hoped that Vice would be a movie that caught me up on some of America’s political history. It turns out that the way McKay’s story is told just didn’t hold my attention as I’d hoped it would.
The parts that did have me paying very close attention were the moments that revealed Cheney’s character and emotional journey. Especially as he grew into a successful man. To put it another way, I liked the parts that revealed Cheney’s heart, the character study, rather than the political details of his operations post 9/11.
Where his wife Lynn Cheney (Amy Adams) is concerned, even though I may not agree with much of what she stands for, it was great to see a strong, confident woman speaking up for herself and taking charge of her destiny.
In addition to the great performances by Bale, Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell, I also want to congratulate the makeup and prosthetics team for a job well done. I was most impressed by the transformation of Rockwell into George W. Bush.
As for the all-important question of whether Vice is worth your time, if politics, American politics in particular, is especially interesting to you, perhaps give it a go. I can’t guarantee that you’ll like the way McKay chose to tell this story, but you may enjoy the content. I myself probably would have stopped watching Vice long before the end if I weren’t such a big fan of Bale and Adams.
Written/directed by Adam McKay, Vice is the story of Dick Cheney, the most powerful Vice President in history, and how his policies changed the world as we know it.
Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steven Carell and Sam Rockwell are among the key cast.
I’m certainly happy to let this brilliant cast teach me some things about American/World history.
I actually didn’t realise how much I’d missed watching a Bale movie until this trailer.
It’s true that I’d have liked to see Bale’s everyday face, but then he wouldn’t be playing this character. I’ll be remedying the situation by rewatching American Psycho (2000) and or restarting the best Batman movies ever made, in my humble opinion.
Alison Pill, Jesse Plemons, Tyler Perry, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Lily Rabe and LisaGay Hamilton also star.
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