Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
This Netflix movie is adapted from a play of the same name written by August Wilson -- it's a work of fiction and not a biopic, although the play and... Read more →
MCM: Regé-Jean Page
Ok folks, let's face it - the noise you heard when Bridgerton premiered was the nation's (world's?) panties dropping over Regé-Jean Page. This... Read more →
Costume Designer Phoebe de Gaye: The Frock Flicks Guide
Obviously Frock Flicks loves teasing and snarking, but I believe we try to be fair and balanced in the sense that we critique (and tease and snark)... Read more →
TBT: The Virgin Queen (1955)
In my continuing quest to give more complete reviews to the major films about Queen Elizabeth I, I'm looking at The Virgin Queen (1955), where Bette... Read more →
Bridgerton’s Hairstyles: Good, Bad, & Wacky
We've already reviewed the costumes in Bridgerton (2020), the Netflix adaptation of a series of romance novels by author Julia Quinn. However, there... Read more →
Embrace the Weirdness
Yes, I am aware of the multitude of YouTube stars doing takedowns on the costumes in Netflix's newest historical series, Bridgerton (2020), but I'm... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: M*A*S*H
You may not think of the TV series MAS*H (1972–1983) as a frock flick. But the half-hour sitcom was set during the Korean War, from 1950-53, and... 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: My Brilliant Career (1979)
My Brilliant Career (1979), the adaptation of the 1901 autobiography by Australian writer Miles Franklin, isn't a showy movie. The script and pacing... Read more →
We Like Bridgerton, So Suck It, Purists!
On Christmas Day, Netflix dropped the new series Bridgerton (2020), based on the Regency romance novel series by Julia Quinn. Produced by Shonda... Read more →
