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.

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Dark Comedy 'The Great' Is the Satirical Take on Russian History You Didn't Know You Needed

The acerbically funny period-set series stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult — and it lives up to its name.

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The New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Time-Twisting Thrills Aplenty

And it just might be the first blockbuster to hit the big screen when cinemas reopen.

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The First Trailer for Spike Lee's New Vietnam War Heist Thriller 'Da 5 Bloods' Is Here

The film stars Chadwick Boseman and follows four African American veterans who head back to Saigon decades after the conflict.

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IKEA Has Released Pillow Fort Instructions So You Can Go Kidulting In Your Lounge Room

Spend your self-isolation time turning your everyday IKEA objects into forts — with instructions available for six different styles.

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It Looks Like Netflix Is Bringing 'Tiger King' Back for a Second Series

It won't be about Joe Exotic, though — instead, it'll focus on the 2003 mauling attack at a Siegfried and Roy show.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' with the Original Broadway Cast Is Being Fast-Tracked to Disney+

The filmed version of the Tony Award-winning musical is hitting the streaming service on July 3 — 15 months ahead of its planned release.

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Ten Entertaining and Engaging Concert Films and Music Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now

From classic sets to twist-filled tales — and yes, dancing in your lounge room is perfectly acceptable.

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The Cast of 'Community' Is Reuniting for a Virtual Table Read

The Greendale gang is banding back together to read through one of the show's best scripts — and raise money for charity.

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HBO's New True-Crime Docuseries 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' Charts the Hunt for the Golden State Killer

The six-part series looks set to become your next true-crime obsession.

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Ten Weird, Wild and Wonderful Nicolas Cage Double Features to Stream

One actor, 20 films and so many facial expressions — this is the isolation movie marathon you didn’t know you needed.

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Steve Carell Takes Charge of Another Workplace in the Trailer for Netflix Sitcom 'Space Force'

He co-created the new series, too, with one of the writers and producers behind 'The Office'.

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Nicolas Cage Is Set to Play Joe Exotic in a Dramatised Series About the 'Tiger King' Figure

Expect a blonde mullet-wearing Cage, plenty of tigers and (probably) some hefty overacting in this dramatised origin story.

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The Sicilian Government Will Help Pay for Your Post-Coronavirus Holiday to the Italian Island

It'll pay half the price of plane tickets, a third of hotel expenses, and for all tickets to museums and archaeological sites.

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The Trailer for the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Is Here

Help Kimmy decide if she should make out with Daniel Radcliffe — and choose whether Titus should wait 4000 minutes for an Uber instead of walking.

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This Japanese Aquarium Wants You to Video Chat with Its Shy and Lonely Eels

Wave at and talk to more than 300 garden eels — so they don't forget what it's like to be surrounded by humans.

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Event
We Are One: A Global Film Festival

Fri, 29 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2020
Online

Twenty of the world's best film fests are joining forces to curate a free ten-day online festival via YouTube.

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'Normal People' Is the Complicated and Compelling Romantic Drama You'll Want to Binge In One Go

The 12-episode series is based on Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel.

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Five Food and Cooking Shows You Can Stream Right Now to Help Up Your Quarantine Kitchen Game

Whether you want to bake with Noel Fielding from 'The Mighty Boosh' or travel the world with David Chang, there's a show for you.

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You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of The Netherlands' Biggest Tulip Garden

Usually, Keukenhof Flower Exhibit would be filled with tourists at this time of year — so it's showing off its floral blooms online.

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The New TV Series Based on Bong Joon-ho's 'Snowpiercer' Is Coming to Netflix Down Under

It starts streaming in May — and it's set on a constantly moving train in a dystopian future.

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You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of The Netherlands' Biggest Tulip Garden

The New TV Series Based on Bong Joon-ho's 'Snowpiercer' Is Coming to Netflix Down Under

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