Remakes and Reboots but No Risks
Whether we like it or not, Hollywood wants safe bets, and that means remakes seem to get green lit frequently, particularly in the historical genre.... Read more →
Dark Angel: A Woman Murdering in Drab Bonnets
It's not the frock-iest of frock flicks, but Dark Angel (2017) certainly delivers in the "untold stories of women's history" category, so we'd be... Read more →
Harlots: Who Wore It Better?
I've been digging Harlots (though the major plot twist that happened in episode 7 made me want to flip a table, but I won't get into that until I... Read more →
TBT: Homefront (1991-3)
Am I the only one who remembers the TV show Homefront? It had an all too brief run in the early 1990s, but the series was remarkable for looking at... Read more →
WCW – Judy Davis
Say what you will, I love Judy Davis. Yes, I've heard the horror stories about working with her (she allegedly drove River Phoenix to the brink... Read more →
The Time in Between Lacks Agency
I really wanted to like The Time in Between aka El Tiempo Entre Costuras (2013). This Spanish TV series is set in the 1930s, right at the start of... Read more →
Finishing Out the Season With Timeless
Timeless (2016-7) -- the time-travelling TV series in which three modern-day people (a historian, military guy, and techie) try to save history and... Read more →
How We Are Different From Other Movie/TV Reviews
Apparently, it's not obvious what we do here at Frock Flicks. Because invariably, people stumble across one of our articles and are outraged that we... Read more →
TBT: A Woman Rebels (1936)
The New York Times, reviewing A Woman Rebels in 1936 said Katharine Hepburn's title character "is crusading in a cause that was won before she was... Read more →
WCW: Romola Garai
Romola Garai is an actress who is super talented. She's done a number of period movies, although fewer these days -- I hope she gets back to it! In... Read more →
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