Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

Articles

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The Team Behind Fortitude Valley's The Calile Hotel Is Planning a Lavish New Resort in Noosa

Plans have been lodged for the 2.4-hectare site, which'll feature 178 rooms, 12 suites and 15 villas.

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Gelatissimo Has Released a New Vegan Gelato Flavour That Humans and Dogs Can Share

Scooping just in time for the warm weather, the gelato chain's new limited-time banana strawberry flavour is safe for humans and pooches alike.

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Dream Machine Is Returning for Another Multi-Day Resort Music Festival in 2023 — in Bali

The team behind Wine Machine and Snow Machine is taking its latest festival to Nusa Dua for five days next winter.

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Forget Visas and Package Tours: Japan Has Officially Reopened to Individual Tourists

After two-and-a-half years of strict border rules, Japan has reopened to tourists from Down Under — and your dream getaway is back on.

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Dark Mofo Has Locked in Its 2023 Dates If You're Planning Ahead for Next Winter

The 2023 festival will also mark Creative Director Leigh Carmichael's last at the helm, making way for a new Artistic Director from 2024 onwards.

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'The Wizard of Oz'-Inspired Blockbuster Musical 'Wicked' Is Returning to Australia in 2023

Following the Land of Oz's witches, the Broadway smash is headed to Sydney Lyric in August 2023.

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When Joel Edgerton Asks You to Direct an Aussie Crime-Thriller: Chatting 'The Stranger' with Thomas M Wright

Based on the Daniel Morcombe case, but fictionalising the details and focusing on a police investigation, this Cannes-premiering Australian film wasn’t easy to make.

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Netflix's Creepy, Kooky and Spooky Full 'Wednesday' Trailer Is Here — Complete with Christina Ricci

This Tim Burton-directed series heads to high school with Wednesday Addams — and features Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

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Netflix Is Bringing 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to the Big Screen So You Get Sleuthing in Cinemas

Can't wait to see this Daniel Craig-led whodunnit sequel in your streaming queue? It's heading to the silver screen first.

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"Mushroom Kingdom, Here We Come": The First Trailer for 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Is Here

Chris Pratt voices the Nintendo character in the new animated film, which also features Jack Black as Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach.

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Check Back In: HBO Just Dropped the Sicily-Set Trailer for 'The White Lotus' Season Two

"It's just been a series of very bad decisions."

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David Harbour Plays a 'John Wick'-Style Santa in the Action-Packed First Trailer for 'Violent Night'

Put this on your nice list this festive season.

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The Ritz-Carlton Is Opening a Luxe 150-Room Hotel with Three Bars and a Rooftop Pool on the Gold Coast

Come 2026, Australia will score its third hotel from the lavish chain — following the existing Perth site and Melbourne's soon-to-open outpost.

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First & Forever Is the Huge New First Nations Music and Culture Festival Coming to Hanging Rock

Celebrating Blak excellence, the day-long event features a jam-packed lineup hand-picked by Briggs, including Baker Boy, Jessica Mauboy, Thelma Plum and Christine Anu.

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Sydney's Maybe Sammy and Cantina OK! Have Made the World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022

These two Sydney spots just keep earning international acclaim — and for the first time, the list was topped by a bar that isn't in New York or London.

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Jordan Peele's 'Nope' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Streaming Just in Time for Scary Movie Season

Watch the latest eerie thriller from the 'Get Out' and 'Us' filmmaker from your couch.

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A Massive Andy Warhol Photography Exhibition Is Coming to Australia in 2023

Displaying at the Art Gallery of South Australia, it's the first exhibition in Australia to focus on Warhol's fascination with photography.

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There's a New Black Panther in Marvel's Just-Dropped Latest Trailer for 'Wakanda Forever'

There's a new threat, too, with this four-years-later sequel picking up after the death of King T'Challa.

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The Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled: After Six Seasons on TV, a 'Community' Movie Is Officially Happening

Just as the show itself predicted, the Greendale gang is getting back together.

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The Company Behind Japan's Strong Zero Is Bringing a New Double Grape -196 to Australia

Pretend you're in Tokyo with Suntory's new premix — you'll find it in bottle-os from late October.

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Jordan Peele's 'Nope' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Streaming Just in Time for Scary Movie Season

A Massive Andy Warhol Photography Exhibition Is Coming to Australia in 2023

There's a New Black Panther in Marvel's Just-Dropped Latest Trailer for 'Wakanda Forever'

The Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled: After Six Seasons on TV, a 'Community' Movie Is Officially Happening

The Company Behind Japan's Strong Zero Is Bringing a New Double Grape -196 to Australia

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