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
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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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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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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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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Get in Losers: The 'Mean Girls' Movie Musical Has Just Dropped Its First Trailer

As she did on Broadway, Reneé Rapp steps into Regina George's shoes in the latest version of the Tina Fey-penned hit to reach cinemas.

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Jerry Seinfeld Is Bringing His Latest Stand-Up Show to Australia and New Zealand in 2024

What's the deal with Seinfeld's latest trip Down Under? The iconic comedian will play arena shows in seven cities in June.

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The Marvels

Thu, 9 Nov - Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Amid too much Marvel formula — plus some glorious Flerken fun — Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris make a winning trio in the MCU's 33rd film.

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EO

Thu, 9 Nov - Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Glorious, tender and gorgeously shot, this Oscar-nominee follows the adventures and hardships of a circus donkey.

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A Link to the Cinema: Nintendo Is Making a Live-Action 'The Legend of Zelda' Movie

Almost four decades after the original video game first released, the beloved Nintendo franchise is heading to the big screen.

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Magical Studio Ghibli News: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Will Hit Cinemas Down Under in December

Mark your diaries: Hayao Miyazaki's first film in a decade has locked in a date with Australian and New Zealand cinemas.

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Japan's First Live-Action 'Godzilla' Movie Since 2016 Will Rampage Through Cinemas Down Under in December

The King of the Monsters is back and unleashing kaiju action in postwar Japan — and there's a new trailer.

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Sarah Ward

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

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

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

Thanksgiving

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Saltburn

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'

Get in Losers: The 'Mean Girls' Movie Musical Has Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Jerry Seinfeld Is Bringing His Latest Stand-Up Show to Australia and New Zealand in 2024

The Marvels

EO

A Link to the Cinema: Nintendo Is Making a Live-Action 'The Legend of Zelda' Movie

Magical Studio Ghibli News: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Will Hit Cinemas Down Under in December

Japan's First Live-Action 'Godzilla' Movie Since 2016 Will Rampage Through Cinemas Down Under in December

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