Sonja and Vanessa have never gone to the movies together. They made their debut screening Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE! (2026). This review does contain SPOILERS, so go see the film first. We discuss this visually stunning movie that is kinda punk, kinda comic book, kinda Bonnie & Clyde, kinda 1930’s musical, kinda Natural Born Killers, kinda Mel Brooks, kinda The Purple Rose of Cairo, kinda…well, you get the idea. It is a veritable movie feast. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale set out on a bold, life and death adventure, and we have lots of thoughts about it, so join us for an intelligent and empathetic assessment of Gyllenhaal’s second directorial effort.
Along the way, Sonja expands her fantasies, and Vanessa closes her eyes.