Twentieth Century

Historical costume movies & TV set in the Edwardian era through the 1960s.

Tutankhamun (2016)

Tutankhamun (2016) Turns Archaeology Into a Love Story

Kendra February 11, 2020

I’ve been on an ancient history kick lately, which then segued into reading about Tutankhamun...

MASH

TBT: MAS*H

Trystan L. Bass January 9, 2020

You may not think of the TV series MASH (1972–1983) as a frock flick. But the...

2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 3

Mrs. Maisel Is Back!

Kendra December 17, 2019

I don’t know what you did last weekend, but I sewed and binged the...

The Chaperone (2019)

A Touch of the ’20s in The Chaperone (2019)

Trystan L. Bass December 9, 2019

Elizabeth McGovern stretches out of her typecasting as Cora, Countess of Grantham, and returns...

A Royal Scandal (1945)

How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1940s, Part 1

Kendra October 21, 2019

There are lots of movies that aim for a historical aesthetic when it comes...

Downton Abbey: The Movie (2019)

Podcast: Downton Abbey, the Movie

The Frock Flicks Team September 20, 2019

As longtime fans of the TV show, we were interested to see how the...

The Last Czars (2019)

I Have Many Questions About Netflix’s ‘The Last Czars’

Kendra September 10, 2019

I knew I was going to need to watch Netflix’s docu-drama, The Last Czars (2019), about...

Vita & Virginia (2019)

Stunning Costumes, So-So Story in Vita & Virginia (2019)

Trystan L. Bass August 26, 2019

Neither a love story nor a factual biography, Vita & Virginia (2019) is impressionistic,...

Red Joan (2018), The Aftermath (2019)

1940s Chic in Red Joan & The Aftermath

Kendra August 20, 2019

I recently flew, and what better time to catch up on costume movies you’ve...

Marion Boyce, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012-15)

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume College 2019 Exhibit

The Frock Flicks Team August 13, 2019

One of the guest speakers at Costume College 2019 was Marion Boyce, the costume...