Orson Welles is probably lauded more as a director than actor, though he started out as an actor and performed in movies and TV all his life. His company, the Mercury Theatre, moved from stage to ...

I just finished binge-watching the first three episodes of Marble Hall Murders (2026) starring Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan, and I went in not really knowing what to expect, or that this ...

You asked for it, so here’s an occasional open thread to bitch about anything tangentially related to history, costume, movies, or TV shows! Or whatever else is on your mind right now. Note that ...

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 ...

Kendra has her 18th-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 set in ...

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 diverting ...

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 and found ...

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 as ...

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 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 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 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 George ...