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.

Event
The Lady in the Van

Thu, 3 Mar - Wed, 20 Apr 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Maggie Smith gives another fantastic performance in this enjoyable stage adaptation.

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Eye in the Sky

Thu, 14 Apr - Wed, 18 May 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Alan Rickman's final film is part military thriller, part bureaucratic farce.

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Zootopia

Thu, 17 Mar - Wed, 27 Apr 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A smart, energetic animated romp preaching a message of diversity and acceptance.

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Event
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Thu, 24 Mar - Wed, 4 May 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This sitcom-like sequel rarely inspires more than a few half-hearted chuckles.

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Event
Kung Fu Panda 3

Thu, 24 Mar - Wed, 4 May 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

More of the same from this animated martial arts franchise.

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A Bigger Splash

Thu, 24 Mar - Thu, 14 Apr 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

An enthralling if somewhat uneven erotic thriller featuring stand-out performances from Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes.

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News
This Australian Spirit Has Been Named the World's Best Rum

You might be surprised to find out who the distiller is.

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News
The Witch Director Robert Eggers Talks Childhood Nightmares and Puritan Horror

Get inside the head of the first-time horror filmmaker who's getting snaps from both satanists and feminists.

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Event
Grimsby

Thu, 10 Mar - Wed, 27 Apr 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This spy spoof from Sacha Baron Cohen takes a scattergun approach to comedy.

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News
Ten Films from SXSW We're Hoping Will Come to New Zealand

Richard Linklater's latest, the awaited Slenderman doco, and the Farsi answer to The Babadook.

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Event
Gods of Egypt

Thu, 25 Feb - Wed, 6 Apr 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

An ungodly mess.

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Event
Son of Saul

Thu, 25 Feb - Wed, 6 Apr 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A haunting look at life in Auschwitz.

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Event
How To Be Single

Thu, 18 Feb - Sun, 6 Mar 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A terrific cast breathes life into this collection of rom-com cliches.

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Event
Zoolander 2

Thu, 11 Feb - Wed, 23 Mar 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This long awaited sequel is really, really, ridiculously mediocre.

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Brooklyn

Thu, 11 Feb - Wed, 23 Mar 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This heartfelt romantic drama feels like a film from another time.

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Event
Anomalisa

Thu, 4 Feb - Wed, 16 Mar 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A perceptive, precisely paced animated feature from the mind of Charlie Kaufman.

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Event
The Danish Girl

Thu, 21 Jan - Wed, 9 Mar 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This transgender melodrama has good intentions, but is critically lacking in depth.

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News
Venture into Marie Antoinette's Boudoir at Brooklyn's New Hidden Bar

The ultimate place to eat cake.

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News
Ten Films From Sundance We Really Want to Come to New Zealand

Pleasepleasepleaseplease.

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Event
Carol

Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 24 Feb 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are exquisite in this aching romantic drama.

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