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
Jamie Dornan Loses His Memory Again in the Ireland-Set Trailer for 'The Tourist' Season Two

New backdrop, same situation — and you'll be starting 2024 with the hit series' second season, just as happened in 2022.

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Donald Glover and Maya Erskine's TV Version of 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Just Dropped Its First Teaser Trailer

This eight-part reimagining of the 2005 movie also features Alexander Skarsgård, Sarah Paulson, Eiza González, Michaela Coel and Paul Dano.

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Peach Fuzz Is Pantone's "Compassionate and Nurturing" Colour of the Year for 2024

"Peach Fuzz brings belonging, inspires recalibration, and an opportunity for nurturing, conjuring up an air of calm."

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A List of All the Studio Ghibli Movies, Ranked

The Japanese animation house has never made a bad movie, but some are better — so, we've revisited and ranked them all.

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Taylor Swift's 'Eras' Tour Concert Film (Extended Version) Belongs in Your Streaming Queue in December

It's still playing in cinemas, and now the blockbuster concert film is hitting digital on Thursday, December 14.

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HBO Has Dropped a Peek at 'The Penguin', 'IT' Prequel 'Welcome to Derry', and a Heap More 2024 and 2025 Shows

Also confirmed: 'The White Lotus', 'The Last of Us' and 'Euphoria' won't be back until 2025.

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Netflix Just Gave Reality Competition Series 'Squid Game: The Challenge' the Green Light for a Second Season

Another 456 real-life folks will play 'Squid Game' IRL to try to win $4.56 million when the reality spinoff returns for season two.

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Event
Next Goal Wins

Thu, 7 Dec 2023 - Wed, 3 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, Taika Waititi's eighth film draws upon a rousing true story but sticks with the easiest game plan.

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Maestro

Thu, 7 Dec 2023 - Wed, 3 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Bradley Cooper's second film as a director is another magnificent music-fuelled effort, this time focusing on composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

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'The Artful Dodger' Gives the Dickens Character an Energetic, Engaging and Entertaining Down Under Twist

You'll want some more of this new take on the pickpocket first penned in 1838, which is set in 1850s Australia.

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Silent Night

Thu, 7 Dec - Wed, 27 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Iconic 'Face/Off' filmmaker John Woo makes his first Hollywood film in two decades — and ditches dialogue.

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Dicks: The Musical

Thu, 7 Dec - Wed, 27 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

There's never been a riff on 'The Parent Trap' like this exuberantly raucous and irreverent adaptation of cult stage hit 'Fucking Identical Twins'.

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The Boy and the Heron

Thu, 7 Dec - Wed, 27 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

After a ten-year absence from the big screen, Hayao Miyazaki is back from retirement — and still making brilliant and beautiful animated masterpieces.

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News
'Saltburn' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Streaming So You Can Enjoy the Devilish Satire From Your Couch

Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, the latest film from Emerald Fennell is still in cinemas — and it'll hit streaming just in time for Christmas.

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Jodie Foster Investigates a Chilling Mystery in the Full Trailer for 'True Detective: Night Country'

The fourth season of HBO's detective series is headed to Alaska, where eight men on an arctic research station disappear without a trace.

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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

Sat, 9 Dec 2023 - Sun, 28 Apr 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell

For the 58th year, London's Natural History Museum has picked the best nature photographs — and you can view them at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

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Ho, Ho, Holidays: Santa's Supremely Festive Cabin in Finland Is Available to Book on Airbnb for Free

Slumber in a winter wonderland adjacent to Santa's Main Post Office in Rovaniemi — elf attire included.

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Two Classic Movie Creatures Team Up in the First Teaser Trailer for 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'

This 'Monsterverse' mash sees two cinema favourites join forces to take on a new threat hidden within the earth.

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Dr Jane Goodall Is Returning Down Under in 2024 to Chat About Her Career and Share Good News Stories

The world-famous chimpanzee expert and activist is making her first trip to Australia and New Zealand since 2019.

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Turning a Viral Short Story Everyone Has Read (and Debated) Into a Film: Director Susanna Fogel Talks 'Cat Person'

It's the movie that was always going to happen, but it doesn't just stick to the 'New Yorker' short story about modern dating that became a 2017 sensation.

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Two Classic Movie Creatures Team Up in the First Teaser Trailer for 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'

Dr Jane Goodall Is Returning Down Under in 2024 to Chat About Her Career and Share Good News Stories

Turning a Viral Short Story Everyone Has Read (and Debated) Into a Film: Director Susanna Fogel Talks 'Cat Person'

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