Articles by Era

The Color Purple (1985)

Revisiting The Color Purple (1985)

Trystan L. Bass August 11, 2020

Alice Walker’s 1982 novel won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into this eponymous...

Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot / Elizabeth R / Mary Queen of Scots

16th-Century Costume in TV & Film: Worst & Best

The Frock Flicks Team August 10, 2020

One of the most popular historical eras to set TV shows and films is...

Radioactive (2020)

Radioactive (2019)

Trystan L. Bass July 31, 2020

This biopic premiered at film festivals last year and was slated for a wide...

A Room With a View (1985)

TBT: A Room With a View (1985)

Kendra July 30, 2020

Is A Room With a View (1986) the best costume movie of all time? There’s...

The Heiress (1949)

The Heiress (1949)

Sarah Lorraine July 29, 2020

With Olivia de Havilland‘s passing this last Sunday, I decided it was high time...

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Disney Princess Historical Costume Influences: The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Trystan L. Bass July 24, 2020

Disney princesses are possibly some of the best-known characters worldwide, and part of their...

Rosewood (1997)

TBT: Rosewood (1997)

Kendra July 23, 2020

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Rosewood (1997), a film directed by John Singleton...

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Appleby/Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (10242448j). Taron Egerton as Elton John. 'Rocketman' Film - 2019. A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

A Collection of Retro Flicks That Bear Mentioning

Sarah Lorraine July 21, 2020

Frock Flicks has a nominal cutoff date of 1969, so any film set after...

The Great (2020)

The Great – Recap Episodes 9 & 10

The Frock Flicks Team July 17, 2020

We’re excited enough by Hulu’s comedic version of Catherine the Great that we’re recapping...

Suez (1938)

TBT: Suez (1938)

Kendra July 16, 2020

The only reason I decided to watch Suez (1938) was because of the gorgeous images...