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.

News
The Anarchic Fourth Season of 'Rick and Morty' Is Finally Bringing Its Interdimensional Chaos Down Under

And it features guest voice work by Taika Waititi, Sam Neill, Matthew Broderick and Elon Musk.

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News
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-Winning Musical 'In the Heights' Is Finally Hitting the Big Screen

And the lively and colourful first trailer has just dropped.

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News
The Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2019

With this year's big blockbusters hogging all the hype, you might have missed this electrifying Swedish horror-fantasy film and the unbelievable true tale of an Australian journo and artist. Now's the time to catch up.

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The Spooky 'Stranger Things'-Esque First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Is Here

This time, it swaps New York for Oklahoma and grown men and women for children — and it stars Paul Rudd.

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'Wonder Woman' Is Back in the Retro First Trailer for the DC Hit's 80s-Set Sequel

'Wonder Woman 1984' hits cinemas in mid-2020.

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Event
The Addams Family

Thu, 5 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This animated all-ages film trades in generic storylines and bad jokes that don't do its weird and wonderful family any justice.

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The Creepy Full Trailer for HBO's New Stephen King-Penned Murder Mystery 'The Outsider' Is Here

Focusing on "an insidious supernatural force", the ten-part mini-series stars Jason Bateman and Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn.

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Disney Has Dropped the Action-Packed Full Trailer for Its Live-Action Version of 'Mulan'

The remake will bring its sword-swinging, arrow-flinging antics to cinemas next year.

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Daniel Craig Steps Into James Bond's Shoes for the Last Time in the 'No Time to Die' Trailer

Craig's fifth stint as Bond will see him battling a new villain played by Oscar-winner Rami Malek.

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The First Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited Solo 'Black Widow' Film Is Here

It'll be only the second Marvel Cinematic Universe film focused solely on a female character.

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Event
After the Wedding

Thu, 5 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams are spectacular in this engrossing remake of a Danish Oscar nominee.

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Event
Knives Out

Thu, 28 Nov - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis and Toni Collette, this highly amusing whodunit is like Agatha Christie for modern-day America.

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News
This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations

It's planning to set sail in 2021, cruising through Iceland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta and Croatia.

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The New Horror Remake of 70s TV Show 'Fantasy Island' Turns a Tropical Getaway Into a Nightmare

It's definitely worlds away from the mild-mannered television fantasy that aired until the mid-80s.

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News
The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Home to Australia's First Underwater Hotel

Cruise the Whitsundays on a floating pontoon — and sleep below sea level.

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Event
Official Secrets

Starring Keira Knightley as a government employee-turned-whistleblower, this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller couldn't be more relevant.

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Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver are exceptional in Noah Baumbach's likely Oscar contender, which steps through the rocky aftermath of a marital breakdown.

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Nutella Is Opening Its Own Chocolate and Hazelnut-Themed Pop-Up Hotel

Located in Napa Valley, it'll only operate for a weekend — but it'll be filled with Nutella items.

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Jordan Peele's Tense New TV Series 'Hunters' Pits Al Pacino Against Escaped Nazis

It's set in the 70s — and the ten-episode first season will hit Amazon Prime Video next year.

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Interview: 'Last Christmas' Director Paul Feig Picks His Favourite Festive Flicks

We also chat to the ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘A Simple Favour’ filmmaker about the elements of a successful Christmas movie.

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