The film's reputation has persisted and grown in the decades since its release. In 1998, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Frequently identified as James Whale's masterpiece, the film is lauded as "the finest of all gothic horror movies". "Time" rated "Bride of Frankenstein" in its "ALL-TIME 100 Movies", in which critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel overruled the magazine's original review to declare the film "one of those rare sequels that is infinitely superior to its source". In 2008, "Bride" was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Also in 2008, the "Boston Herald" named it the second greatest horror film after "Nosferatu". In 2016, James Charisma of "Playboy" ranked the film #7 on a list of "15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals". "Entertainment Weekly" considers the film superior to "Frankenstein".