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
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Will Bust Out 'Murder on the Dancefloor' When She Supports Take That's 2024 Down Under Tour

The boy band is the headline act, but 'Saltburn' fans will be heading along for everyone's favourite early-2000s pop hit.

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Event
Queens of the Stone Age: 'The End Is Nero' New Zealand Tour 2024

Thu, 29 Feb, 2024
Spark Arena, Auckland

The Josh Homme-fronted group is touring Down Under for the first time since 2018.

Buy Tickets

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News
Here's the Hefty List of Brand-New Movies and TV Shows That Are Hitting Netflix in 2024

Don't say that you don't have anything to watch this year — Netflix's upcoming slate is huge.

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Player 456 Is Back: Netflix Has Unveiled Your First Look at 'Squid Game' Season Two

Here's your first proper sneak peek at the hit South Korean series' new episodes, which will stream sometime in 2024.

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Forget the Brangelina Film: The New 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Series Is a Smart, Slinky and Intimate Spy Gem

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine bring glorious chemistry to this lived-in take on married assassins juggling life, love and work.

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Get Ready for More Idris Elba: High-Octane Streaming Thriller 'Hijack' Has Been Renewed for Season Two

After season one proved a tension-dripping hit in 2023, Apple TV+ is bringing back the series for another run.

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Event
Riceboy Sleeps

Thu, 1 Feb - Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Following a South Korean single mother and her son as they start new lives in Canada, this heartfelt drama is both tender and thoughtful.

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Argylle

Thu, 1 Feb - Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Not content with just one star-studded action-comedy spy franchise to his name, ‘Kingsman’ filmmaker Matthew Vaughn starts another.

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May December

Thu, 15 Feb - Wed, 6 Mar 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman are phenomenal in this complicated based-on-a-true-tale drama, while 'Riverdale' star Charles Melton turns in his best performance yet.

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News
Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

Spend your couch time watching an Oscar-nominated true tale, the 'Boy Swallows Universe' TV series and the stunning return of 'True Detective'.

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Ghouls, Slime, Bill Murray, Paul Rudd: They're All in the Full 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Trailer

The supernatural franchise returns to New York City to battle an ancient force that's trying to unleash a second Ice Age.

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Australian 'House of the Dragon' Star Milly Alcock Has Just Been Cast as the New Supergirl

After stepping into Rhaenyra Targaryen's shoes in the 'Game of Thrones' prequel, the Aussie actor is now becoming the Woman of Steel.

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Sydney Film Festival Is Launching the World's Largest Cash Award for First Nations Filmmaking

Debuting at 2024's festival in June, the First Nations Award will hand out $35,000 for Indigenous filmmaking — and it's open to First Nations talents across the globe.

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News
School's Back: Season Two of Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' Revival Will Arrive in April

When the beloved Australian drama returns in April, Hartley High will be welcoming a few new faces — and plenty of favourites.

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Event
Perfect Days

Thu, 25 Jan - Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Following a Tokyo toilet cleaner's daily routine, this Oscar-nominated film from acclaimed German director Wim Wenders is as blissful as cinema gets.

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'Oppenheimer', 'Poor Things' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Lead the 2024 Oscar Nominations

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The Color Purple

Thu, 25 Jan - Wed, 14 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The second movie based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel takes its cues from the Tony-winning Broadway musical adaptation, embracing hope amid its heartbreaking tale.

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