Patreon Post Unlocked: Mary of Scotland (1936)
I’ve given a capsule review of this, the earliest full movie by Hollywood about my favorite 16th-century queen, but Mary of Scotland (1936)... Read more →
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Becoming Elizabeth (2022) – The End?
I left off at episode three of Becoming Elizabeth (2022), disgusted by the rapey storyline yet generally pleased by the costumes. Well, the rest of... Read more →
Ghosts (2019-) Scares Up Some Laughs
Looking for something light and historically adjacent? The BBC comedy series Ghosts (2019-) is good fun and currently available on HBO Max and... Read more →
Top Five Ruffs in Frock Flicks
The ruff may just be the most iconic part of a fashionable late 16th or early 17th-century costume. Rising from a simple frill on the neck of a shirt... Read more →
Checking Off Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022)
While it was only in theaters for a hot second, Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) is now available for online rental, making it a lot easier for me to... Read more →
Costume Designer Danilo Donati: The Frock Flicks Guide
The costume designers who worked with Italy's Tirelli Costumes are famous for both meticulous historical recreations and fabulous flights of fancy.... Read more →
Persuasion (2022): For Those Who Hate Jane Austen
As the literary purist here at Frock Flicks, I fell on the grenade that is the Netflix attempt at Persuasion (2022). I was supremely irritated at the... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
We know how y’all love 1970s British miniseries around here, so sometimes we’ll oblige with a deep-dive! I was in the mood, so I gave Jennie:... Read more →
MCM: Jamie Dornan
He was a Calvin Klein model and he made all those Fifty Shades of dreck movies, so he has Hollywood bona fides as a hottie. But for our purposes,... Read more →
The Handmaiden (2016)
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, so we're featuring fabulous queer frock flicks each Thursday. Queer folks have always been part of human history, long... Read more →
