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 ...

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.

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 ...

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!

The new Netflix adaptation of My Brilliant Career (2026) is an enjoyable miniseries, in large part because its main character is just so damn fabulous. The original 1901 novel tells the ...

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 ...

Martin Freeman has a fairly small but pivotal role in this miniseries, as the powerful Lord Shaftesbury, who leads the movement to ban Charles II’s brother James from inheriting the crown if Charles ...

We’re conflicted to report that costume designer Jean-Pierre Dorléac (1943-2026) — ahem, Jerry Paine — passed away recently. And while we have hearts, and are sorry for anyone who cared for him and is ...