WCW: Pamela Brown
You will totally recognize English actress Pamela Brown, but it's incredibly hard to find images of her in her various frock flick roles. A lot of... Read more →
Historical Costume Movie/TV Trailers: Omicron Edition
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. I always feel like we’ve Just Posted one of these, and... Read more →
MCM: Happy Birthday to James Earl Jones!
A small point of pride in my life is that I share a birthday with Darth Vader (as well as Michelle Obama, Betty White, Eartha Kitt, Ben Franklin,... Read more →
Top 5 Films We’d Love an Expert to Review
At Frock Flicks, our expertise is the history of fashion, but we can't be experts in every specific period or place. We often go ahead and review... Read more →
A Discovery of Witches Season 2 (2021)
A Discovery of Witches (2018-) is a TV adaptation of a book trilogy by Deborah Harkness. In the first book/season, a modern historian discovers a... Read more →
WCW: Julie Andrews
There are two things I know about Julie Andrews' films: 1) they're going to be imminently watchable, no matter how terrible the premise might be,... Read more →
Around the World in 80 Days (2022)
It's just a couple episodes in, but the PBS adaption of Around the World in 80 Days (2022) starring David Tennant has potential. Having read the... Read more →
MCM: Lord Flashheart
I thought today would be a good day to watch some old favorites, and decided to pop on Blackadder II (1986). That's when I realized that what the... Read more →
Frock Flicks Free-for-All January
You asked for it, so here’s an occasional open thread to bitch about anything tangentially related to history, costume, movies, or TV shows! Or... Read more →
TBT: Victor/Victoria (1982)
Going back to watch your childhood favorite films is always fraught. Will they hold up under the cold, cynical eye of adulthood? What terrible... Read more →
