Not having much ELSE exciting to watch, I did indeed continue watching the new Outlander spin-off/prequel, Blood of My Blood (2025), which just had its season finale. I did a deep-dive review of ...

Orson Welles is probably lauded more as a director than actor, though he started out as an actor and performed in movies and TV all his life. His company, the Mercury Theatre, moved from stage to ...

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 whatever else is on your mind right now. Note that ...

I just finished binge-watching the first three episodes of Marble Hall Murders (2026) starring Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan, and I went in not really knowing what to expect, or that this ...

Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people and events that have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our articles about revolutionaries, travelers, scientists, queer people, ...

Some of you recommended or at least asked about The Lady’s Companion (2025) when it first came to Netflix, and (as with too many things) I only got to it this summer. It was pleasantly diverting ...

The Frock Flicks team is taking a last bit of time off as fall begins, so we’re repeating some favorite posts from the archives. Enjoy these classic posts while we’re away!

Why did it take so long to write a WCW for Julia Sawalha?!? We all love her as Lydia Bennet, but maybe I thought she didn’t do more frock flicks because I also picture her as Saffron on Absolutely ...

Tessa Thompson is an absolutely magnetic actor, and I could watch her in anything. Most of the frock flicks listed here, I’ve specifically watched because of her and I do need to catch up on her ...

It’s all about WHEN and HOW. If you’re going up (or sometimes down) stairs, sure, a gentle lift is practical. If you’re outside and you’re stumbling over rocks and streams, you might want to watch ...

I’m a huge fan of Brenda Blethyn’s, having watched countless hours of her as DCI Vera Stanhope, so you can imagine my delight when I saw A Woman of Substance (2026-) pop up on BritBox. Based on the ...

Imagine finding an antique jewelry set you love and discovering that it was worn in one of history’s most iconic films: Bride of Frankenstein (1935). And imagine doing the detective work of that ...