Shareena Clanton

Alycia Debnam-Carey in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, touching women’s stories

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a drama series from Australia, is by women, about women, and for women. It’s full of secrets and slow revelations. It’s quietly beautiful and ultimately full of hope and love.

Pamela Rabe in Wentworth

Review: Wentworth Season 5

Wentworth season 5 or Wentworth Prison, as it is also called, came roaring back after Bea Smith’s (Danielle Cormack) murder with a season that was tighter, tenser, and hold-your-breath dangerous. I thought Wentworth would never recover its bite without Bea. I was wrong.

Tammy Macintosh and Kate Jenkinson in Wentworth

Wentworth Season 4: A Second Look

Because of the way season 4 of Wentworth ended, my original review of the season was strictly about Bea’s Journey. I’ve rewatched the entire season with a bit of emotional distance between the way the season ended and my response to the season as a whole. I realize the rest of the story and the cast deserve praise – it …

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Danielle Cormack in Wentworth

Wentworth Season 4: Bea’s Journey

The Australian TV series Wentworth season 4 is now available on Netflix US. I recommend binging it as soon as possible! I want to review the season, but not in the usual way that covers everything. I intend to look at the entire season as Bea’s journey. Beware: spoilers ahead!

Nicole da Silva and Danielle Cormack in Wentworth season 3

Review: Wentworth Season 3

Here’s my review of the 3rd season of Wentworth, the tense Australian  women’s prison drama. Season 3 raises the stakes. Everyone’s situation is fraught and the lunatics are in charge of the asylum. Characters turn harder and tougher and use what they know to manipulate and control. Beware the spoilers. I also reviewed seasons 1 and 2 and Bea’s Journey …

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Wentworth

Review: Wentworth

Wentworth is frequently mentioned when the conversation turns to Orange is the New Black. The Australian women’s prison drama is now on Netflix. I binge watched both seasons of the show and now understand why the two shows are so often mentioned in the same breath. This review of Wentworth will tell you a little about the show and the …

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