The Long Song (2018) Is Worth the Long Wait
I have no idea why it took so long for The Long Song (2018) to arrive on PBS Masterpiece from the BBC. I've been waiting, but it was worth it! This... Read more →
Happy Presidents Day From Frock Flicks
The team is taking this American holiday off for a little break. If you want a historical costume movie fix, check out our archives and find us... Read more →
The Dig (2021)
I spent a lot of time wandering around the British countryside in my younger days, daydreaming about the history that lay buried under those... Read more →
TBT: Sense & Sensibility (1995): Marianne
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It's one of a spate of films from the 1990s... Read more →
WCW: Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens aka Queen Latifah started her professional life in rap and hip-hop, often taking a feminist point of view in her song lyrics. Her... Read more →
Why We’ll Always Snark the Confederacy
Tons of frock flicks are set during the American Civil War -- from Gone With the Wind (1939) to every version of Little Women. Some focus on the... Read more →
MCM: Billy Zane
This post was inspired by a conversation with a reader (maybe on Facebook?) about loving Billy Zane in Titanic. He's had a few roles that real... Read more →
Frock Flicks Free-for-All February
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: Sense & Sensibility (1995): Elinor
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It's one of a spate of films from the 1990s... Read more →
WCW: Eileen O’Higgins
Despite not liking Dead Still (2020-), and really not gelling with her character, I still really like Eileen O'Higgins as an actress. She's still... Read more →
