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
Netflix Just Dropped a Princess Diana-Focused Trailer for the First Part of 'The Crown' Season Six

The final season of the royal drama will cover Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed's relationship, and the heartbreak of their trip to Paris.

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Dream Machine Is Returning to Bali in 2024 Headlined by Genesis Owusu, Snakehips and Hayden James

This multi-day resort music festival takes place in Nusa Dua, and hails from the team behind Wine Machine and Snow Machine.

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Five Nights at Freddy's

Thu, 26 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The popular horror video-game franchise hits the big screen starring Josh Hutcherson — and with dully routine results.

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The Killer

Thu, 26 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

David Fincher and Michael Fassbender are a match made in thriller heaven in this stripped back, sleek and sardonic hitman flick.

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Shayda

Thu, 26 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Iranian Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari makes a powerful feature debut with this moving mother-daughter tale set in a women's shelter.

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Krispy Kreme Will Give You a Free Doughnut If You Head to One of Its Stores in Costume on Halloween

What's better than sweet glazed doughnuts? Free sweet glazed doughnuts for getting spooky.

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Dumb Money

Thu, 26 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The GameStop stock phenomenon comes to the big screen in this entertaining and astute 'The Big Short'-style dramedy lead by Paul Dano.

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The Next 'Mission: Impossible' Movie Has Been Delayed to 2025 Amid Hollywood's Actors' Strike

You'll now be waiting an extra year to see Tom Cruise's latest batch of death-defying stunts.

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Queens of the Stone Age Are Touring Down Under in 2024 for the First Time Since 2018 — Including Playing Mona Foma

The Josh Homme-led band will play Perth Adelaide, Hobart, Torquay, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane — and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, too.

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'Squid Game: The Challenge' Looks Exactly Like Its Inspiration in the Reality Competition Show's Full Trailer

If you've ever wondered what 'Squid Game' would look like IRL, but without the death, Netflix has the series for you.

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Taking Music to Cool Places: Sparks Chat Career Longevity, Movie Musicals and Dream Collaborations

Two years after Edgar Wright's documentary 'The Sparks Brothers' and movie musical 'Annette', Russell and Ron Mael are touring Australia for the first time since 2001.

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Get Ready for Sophomore Year: 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

The Vought Cinematic Universe's college-set chaos is set to continue — "with all the twists, heart, satire and exploding genitalia you’ve come to expect from the show".

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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's Sydney-Shot Rom-Com 'Anyone But You' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

The 'Euphoria' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' stars play two people pretending to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia.

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Baz Luhrmann Makes a Return Trip to 'Australia' in the Trailer for Six-Part Miniseries 'Faraway Downs'

"With over two-million feet of film from the original piece, my team and I were able to revisit anew the central themes of the work."

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Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott Are Back in Historical Epic Territory in the Latest 'Napoleon' Trailer

The last time that this pair teamed up and journeyed into the past, they both earned Oscar nominations.

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Michael Mann's Adam Driver-Starring Racing Biopic 'Ferrari' Just Dropped Its Tense Full Trailer

Adam Driver, Michael Mann, fast cars, frantic races: that's this film about the race car driver-turned-sports car entrepreneur.

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Pain Hustlers

Fri, 27 Oct - Thu, 16 Nov 2023
Online

Emily Blunt is excellent in this big pharma takedown that otherwise sticks to the prescription.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Thu, 19 Oct - Wed, 8 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Finally getting Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in the same feature alongside a stunning performance from Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese has made another masterpiece.

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These Airbnb Hosts and Their Stays Were Just Named the Best in Australia and New Zealand for 2023

These hosts with the most have won some love for a romantic Sunshine Coast retreat, a stay in a 1920s steam train carriage and a Hamurana cabin with an outdoor bath.

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Bringing Tech Nightmares to One of the World's Big Tech Events: Charlie Brooker Talks 'Black Mirror' and SXSW Sydney

With his first-ever SXSW experience, and first trip to Sydney as well, Charlie Brooker is hoping to go home with a head full of ideas.

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