historical accuracy

Braveheart (1995), Sophie Marceau

What Braveheart Got Right About Women’s Medieval Clothing (That Every Other Movie Gets Wrong)

Sarah Lorraine January 16, 2020

I have something good to say about Braveheart (1995), and no, I’m not running a...

Catherine the Great (2019)

Catherine the Great (2019): What’s Right in the Costumes & What Isn’t

Sarah Lorraine November 25, 2019

Now that the trauma of watching Catherine the Great (2019) is over, and I’ve...

1949 Little Women

How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1940s, Part 2

Kendra November 8, 2019

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

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

The Historically Accurate Mr. Darcy

Sarah Lorraine October 3, 2019

October 3rd is apparently National Boyfriend Day, and for many lovers of historical flicks,...

Harlots (2017-19)

Beetle-Wing Embroidery in the 18th Century – Where Fashion and Fantasy Collide

The Frock Flicks Team September 9, 2019

Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend J. Leia Lima...

All Is True (2018)

All Is True (2018)

Sarah Lorraine September 3, 2019

There’s been a handful of Shakespeare biopics in recent years, and not many of...

Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003)

TBT: Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003)

Trystan L. Bass August 22, 2019

This is a movie I wanted to like. Such a clever concept — who...

Elizabeth (1998)

Elizabeth (1998): 20 Years on and a Few More Thoughts

Sarah Lorraine July 30, 2019

One of the most famous biopics of the last two decades, Elizabeth (1998) sprang fully...

The Spanish Princess (2019-20)

How the Spanish Princess Fucks Up Early Tudor Costume

Kendra July 22, 2019

We have been all over the Starz TV miniseries adaptation of a Philippa Fucking...

The Spanish Princess (2019-20)

Top 5 Ways The Spanish Princess Gets 16th C. Spanish Costume Wrong

Kendra July 12, 2019

We have been all over the Starz TV miniseries adaptation of a Philippa Fucking...