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
Ron Burgundy Is Staying Classy With His Own Podcast

The fictional newscaster is back — and it's kind of a big deal.

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HBO Has Dropped Another Teaser for the Final Season of 'Game of Thrones'

Yes, there's dragons.

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The Long-Awaited First Trailer for 'Avengers: Endgame' Is Here

It's your first sneak peek at the eagerly anticipated sequel to 'Avengers: Infinity War'.

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Event
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Thu, 6 Dec 2018 - Wed, 16 Jan 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Melissa McCarthy is in career-best form in this fantastic and empathetic true tale about life, loneliness and literary fraud.

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Climax

Gaspar Noé's latest film takes viewers on a trip into a memorable, manic and murderous all-night dance party.

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The Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2018

With this year's big blockbusters hogging all the hype, you might have missed Nick Offerman as a songwriting dad and the suspenseful story of scaling Yosemite's Dawn Wall. Now's the time to catch up.

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Star Wars: Film Concert Series

Sat, 4 May - Sun, 5 May 2019
Spark Arena, Auckland

See the original sci-fi classics complete with a live orchestra.

Buy Tickets

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BrewDog Has Just Launched a (Very Fitting) Craft Brew for Dogs

The alcohol-free brew for pooches is called Subwoofer IPA.

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One of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms Has Taken Up Permanent Residence in Australia

The pumpkin-filled installation is now on display at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

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Ghost Stories

Thu, 6 Dec 2018 - Wed, 16 Jan 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Martin Freeman stars in this stirring, impeccably staged British horror anthology.

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Lean on Pete

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 - Wed, 9 Jan 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Director Andrew Haigh is at his empathetic best with this heartwrenching tale of a teenager and his horse.

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Margaret Atwood Is Writing a Sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

And it'll hit shelves next year.

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Netflix Is Turning All Your Favourite Roald Dahl Books Into Animated TV Shows

A whopping 16 classic books — including 'The BFG', 'Esio Trot', 'Matilda' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' — will be hitting small screens soon.

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Take a Sneak Peek at the New Intergalactic Attractions Coming to Disney's 'Star Wars' Theme Parks

Hop into the driver's seat of Han Solo's beloved Millennium Falcon, and get caught in the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the First Order

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Another Trailer Has Dropped for Netflix's First Original Australian Series 'Tidelands'

Filmed entirely in Queensland, the eight-part supernatural drama is hitting the small screen this December.

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The First Trailer for the New Live-Action Version of 'The Lion King' Will Have You Feeling the Love Tonight

Especially as Donald Glover and Beyoncé are voicing Simba and Nala.

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Beautiful Boy

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 - Wed, 9 Jan 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Fine-tuned performances from Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell can't save this heavy-handed addiction drama.

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Widows

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 - Wed, 2 Jan 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki pack a punch in this stunning heist thriller from director Steve McQueen.

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Women's Adventure Film Tour

Thu, 29 Nov 2018, Sun, 2 Dec 2018 and Mon, 3 Dec 2018
Rialto Cinema, Newmarket, Newmarket

Australasia's first film festival dedicated to inspiring women doing exciting things.

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Suspiria

Thu, 8 Nov - Wed, 19 Dec 2018
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This glorious and gory remake of the 1977 original is a twitchy, witchy delight.

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