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
Napoleon

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

There's more than a dash of humour in Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix's take on the French military star-turned-emperor, which marks the pair's first collaboration since 'Gladiator'.

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News
More Dystopian Nightmares Are on the Way: 'Black Mirror' Has Been Renewed for Season Seven

Charlie Brooker's anthology sci-fi series has more horror stories about humanity's use of technology in its future.

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News
Brie Larson Cooks Up a Stellar Performance in Charming Page-to-Screen Drama 'Lessons in Chemistry'

The Oscar-winner gets her best role in years in this adaptation of Bonnie Garmus' bestseller about a chemistry genius who becomes a TV cooking show host, and a feminist hero.

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News
Oh Yeah, 'Fargo' Is Still a Twisty Treat in the Crime Caper's Jon Hamm- and Juno Temple-Led Fifth Season

You betcha this small-screen take on the Coen brothers' big-screen masterpiece keeps proving one of the best film-to-TV adaptations there is.

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News
Coldplay Are Bringing Their World Tour Back Down Under in 2024 After Perth-Only Shows in 2023

The British band will play their first shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland since 2016.

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News
'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Is an Anime Remix of the Beloved Page-to-Screen Tale to Fall in Love With

The page-to-screen tale about the twentysomething bassist battling Ramona Flowers' seven evil exes is back; however, this isn’t the same story but animated.

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News
The New Donald Glover-Starring TV Version of 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in February 2024

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine take over from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in this eight-part reimagining of the 2005 movie.

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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Pretend They're in Love All Around Sydney in the Full 'Anyone But You' Trailer

Also starring Rachel Griffiths and Bryan Brown, the Australian-shot rom-com hits cinemas on Boxing Day.

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News
Kurt and Wyatt Russell, Godzilla and Globe-Hopping Family Drama Make a Great Combo in 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

The 'Monsterverse' successfully hits the small screen in this engaging spinoff that jumps between the 1950s and 2010s.

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Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney Spin Into Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe in the 'Madame Web' Trailer

Swinging into cinemas in 2024, the fourth 'Spider-Man' spinoff focuses on a paramedic who can see the future.

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Event
Thanksgiving

Thu, 16 Nov - Wed, 6 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Eli Roth's fake trailer from 2007's 'Grindhouse' is now a full-length slasher flick that serves up gory slayings but a by-the-numbers plot.

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Event
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Thu, 16 Nov - Wed, 6 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Panem-set prequel gives Coriolanus Snow an origin story that feels like an optional extra, rather than a necessary return, but the odds are in its cast's favour.

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Event
Saltburn

Thu, 16 Nov - Wed, 6 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Starring the stellar Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi, writer/director Emerald Fennell's first film after winning an Oscar for 'Promising Young Woman' is a deliciously devilish delight.

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News
Exploring Mother-Daughter Relationships and a "Meta World of Pretend": Alice Englert Chats 'Bad Behaviour'

After growing up on film sets thanks to her mother Jane Campion, then turning to acting as a teen, Alice Englert makes her directorial debut with a bold dramedy about a mother and daughter working in the industry.

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The Kid LAROI's First-Ever Australian and New Zealand Stadium Tour Will Hit Stages This Summer

Fresh from releasing his first studio album, the Australian singer-songwriter has locked in his first Down Under stadium tour.

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'A Murder at the End of the World' Is the New Nordic Noir-Style Whodunnit That You Won't Want to Stop Watching

Emma Corrin turns Agatha Christie in this twisty and chilly murder-mystery from 'The OA' creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij.

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Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Tour Concert Film Has Dropped a New Trailer Ahead of Its December Date with Cinemas

"In this world that is very male-dominated, I’ve had to be really tough to balance motherhood and being on the stage," said the superstar in the film's latest sneak peek.

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You'll Be Waiting a Little Longer to See Marvel's New 'Deadpool', 'Captain America' and 'Blade' Movies

Thanks to moves made after the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, only one Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is set to hit cinemas in 2024.

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Joy and the Gang Are Joined by a New Emotion in the First Teaser Trailer for Pixar's 'Inside Out 2'

Meet Anxiety, with 'Stranger Things' star Maya Hawke on vocal duties.

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Paul Rudd Still Ain't Afraid of No Ghost in the First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson are also back in this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'.

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Exploring Mother-Daughter Relationships and a "Meta World of Pretend": Alice Englert Chats 'Bad Behaviour'

The Kid LAROI's First-Ever Australian and New Zealand Stadium Tour Will Hit Stages This Summer

'A Murder at the End of the World' Is the New Nordic Noir-Style Whodunnit That You Won't Want to Stop Watching

Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Tour Concert Film Has Dropped a New Trailer Ahead of Its December Date with Cinemas

You'll Be Waiting a Little Longer to See Marvel's New 'Deadpool', 'Captain America' and 'Blade' Movies

Joy and the Gang Are Joined by a New Emotion in the First Teaser Trailer for Pixar's 'Inside Out 2'

Paul Rudd Still Ain't Afraid of No Ghost in the First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'

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