The Bride is the latest female horror movie monster to hit the big screen, but she isn't the only great one over the years in horror history.

If there were a checklist of things female characters are supposed to do in order to be "empowered," The Bride! ticks them all. And yet.

Jessie Buckley goes big in The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's messy, audacious punk rock monster mash that overcomes its flaws with boldness. Here's our review.