I love Michael Palin! Like many GenX nerds, Monty Python is deeply embedded in my brain, so each member of the troop is dear to me, and I don’t know that I could pick an absolute favorite.

Century Quest to watch every movie ever set in the 18th century, and while I’m not so much on a mission, it’s undoubtedly true that I will gladly sit down and watch anything ...

Last year, I saw this play in London with Stephen Fry as Lady Bracknell and Olly Alexander as Earnest. Since I’d read the play before and seen the 2002 movie version, I rooted around online ...

American-born dancer, singer, and actress Josephine Baker spent most of her career performing in France. She is one of the key cultural icons of not just 1920s Paris, but the 1920s as a whole. And ...

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 ...

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!

Historical costume movies and TV series premiering soon or in production that we’ve heard about. Yes, the dates are U.S.-centric, that’s how we roll.

There are no spoilers in history ...

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is one of the best 18th century-set films, particularly from a costume design/historical accuracy perspective (although the story, acting, script, set design, and more are ...

Note: This series makes some significant changes to the novel, primarily that the meeting of Louis and Lestat happens in 1910 instead of 1791. Because of the date change, Louis is a Black man who runs ...

Louis XIV, 1662, via Wikimedia Commons. Wearing lace, even with armor. It may not be perfectly period, but it passes well enough on TV. And considering there is so very much lace, that’s no small ...

For all its popularity and classic status, only a handful of movie and TV adaptions have been made of Wuthering Heights. I think part of this is due to the lack of straightforward narrative. The novel ...