The Boys in the Boat (2023) is about as feel good as they get these days, which actually was a nice surprise considering the pile of depressing films I have waiting to be reviewed. Directed by ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!

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 ...

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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.

This sets up the series with a framing story in 1560 France, right before the coronation of Charles IX, who is the second surviving son of Catherine de’ Medici. She’s played as an adult by Samantha ...

Few historical persons, real or fictional, have inspired as much pop culture as 18th-century French queen Marie Antoinette. Possibly Anne Boleyn could give her a run for her money, but Marie ...

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 ...