Fine, Whatever, Becoming Elizabeth, Meh
People have emailed and commented at us asking for reviews of the costumes for the upcoming Starz series Becoming Elizabeth (2021?). These requests... Read more →
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A Quick Look at The Nevers (2021)
I haven't watched all the episodes of The Nevers (2021), currently playing on HBO, and a dozen will air in the first season. But I've gotten a good... Read more →
TBT: The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Marlene Dietrich died on May 6, 1992, so this Throwback Thursday is in her honor! The Scarlet Empress (1934) was one of the last collaborations... Read more →
Top Five Frock Flicks Set in the 1830s
The 1830s have such wacky fashions that you'd think nobody would present them on film or in TV because they're so "unrelatable" to 20th/21st-century... Read more →
WCW: Viola Davis
Viola Davis is such a bad-ass, and we've been lucky that she's graced us with a few fine frock flick performances. Growing up poor, often without... Read more →
Frock Flicks Guide to Costume Designer Ann Roth
Ann Roth might not be a common name among frock flick fans, but this costume designer has been working in Hollywood and on Broadway for decades.... Read more →
MCM: Joseph Fiennes
This Man Candy Monday arose because I wondered what Joseph Fiennes did between playing 16th-century heartthrobs in 1990s frock flicks and now playing... Read more →
TBT: Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (1992)
Wuthering Heights was my favorite novel as a teenager because, of course, it fit my angsty, romantic gothic self. I'm still angsty and goth, but now... Read more →
WCW: Deborah Kerr
At the peak of her film career, Deborah Kerr was featured in some of the biggest, flashiest frock flicks of the 1950s. While not the most... Read more →
Top Five Travelers Who Need Movies Made About Them
Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people who have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our articles... Read more →
