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
Nicolas Cage Looks Set to Play an Aussie Expat Returning Home for a Beach Battle in 'The Surfer'

A new Aussie-set surfing thriller starring the one and only Nicolas Cage? Sold.

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Martin Scorsese's Western Crime-Drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and 'Certain Women' standout Lily Gladstone star in the iconic director's new movie, which premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

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It's Back, Baby: 'Futurama' Will Return This Winter After a Ten-Year Hiatus — and It Has a Trailer

Good news, everyone! Life in the 31st century is heading back to the small screen, starting in July.

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How Soda Jerk Turned US Politics and All Your Favourite Movies Into Suburban Stoner Musical 'Hello Dankness'

Screening at Dark Mofo and Sydney Film Festival, Soda Jerk's first film since 'TERROR NULLIUS' is another stunning sample-fuelled piece of political art.

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The Full Stunt-Filled Trailer for 'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning — Part One' Is Here

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: watch Tom Cruise ride a motorcycle off a cliff.

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Event
Fast X

Thursday, May 18 - Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.

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Disney+ Will Start Streaming Season Two of 'Loki' and New Marvel Series 'Echo' This Spring

Been missing the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the small screen? There are more Disney+ shows on the way before 2023 is out.

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Patricia Arquette Is a Sleuthing and Hustling Delight in Private Investigator Comedy 'High Desert'

Apple TV+'s latest star-studded series focuses on a recovering addict-turned-detective in California's Yucca Valley.

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'The Bear' and Its Kitchen Chaos Haven't Gotten Any Less Stressful in Season Two's Full Trailer

Big changes are on the menu when this acclaimed Jeremy Allen White-starring dramedy returns this winter.

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Bruce Munro's New 'Light-Towers' Installation Is Now Dazzling the Northern Territory's Kings Canyon

The 'Field of Light' artist has added another glowing sight to Australia's Red Centre, this time featuring 69 two-metre towers.

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Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Step Into 'Frankenstein' Territory in the First 'Poor Things' Trailer

After 'The Favourite', this pair has joined forces again to tell the tale of a woman resurrected by an unorthodox scientist.

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'The Great' Keeps Living Up to Its Name in the Period Comedy's Delightfully Darker Third Season

Huzzah! This satirical take on Catherine the Great's reign keeps proving a savage and witty charmer.

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'Black Mirror' Season Six Will Turn Streaming and Nature Documentaries Into Its New Tech Nightmares

Charlie Brooker's hit sci-fi series will drop five new episodes on Netflix sometime in June.

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Nostalgia Alert: 'Freaky Friday' and 'Beetlejuice' Sequels Are Both on Their Way to Cinemas

The body-swap classic is switching decades, with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis expected to return — while Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are back with the poltergeists.

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Air New Zealand's Lie-Flat Economy Bunk Beds Will Be Available on New York and Chicago Routes From 2024

Ultra long-haul flights from New Zealand to America are about to get a whole lot more comfortable, starting in September 2024.

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Thursday, May 11 - Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Cannes prize-winning and Oscar-nominated Belgian drama about two 13-year-old boys is a sensitive and tender stunner.

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The World Is Not Prepared in the New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's Atomic Bomb Drama 'Oppenheimer'

The countdown is on to the 'Inception' and 'Tenet' director's next star-studded film, which arrives in cinemas in July.

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You Can Now Book a Tequila-Fuelled Stay in a Margarita-Inspired Room at Coolangatta's The Pink Hotel

Check in at The Herradura Hacienda and you can even get a bartender to come to your room to mix you up some margs.

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Eric Bana Is Back as Aaron Falk in the Tense First Trailer for 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature'

"Nature holds us all to account."

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Apple TV's Page-to-Screen Thriller 'Silo' Is Streaming's Next Gripping (and Great) Sci-Fi Mystery

What happens when humanity's last 10,000 inhabitants are left living in an underground chamber? That's this new standout's instantly engrossing story.

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Martin Scorsese's Western Crime-Drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

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Disney+ Will Start Streaming Season Two of 'Loki' and New Marvel Series 'Echo' This Spring

Patricia Arquette Is a Sleuthing and Hustling Delight in Private Investigator Comedy 'High Desert'

'The Bear' and Its Kitchen Chaos Haven't Gotten Any Less Stressful in Season Two's Full Trailer

Bruce Munro's New 'Light-Towers' Installation Is Now Dazzling the Northern Territory's Kings Canyon

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Step Into 'Frankenstein' Territory in the First 'Poor Things' Trailer

'The Great' Keeps Living Up to Its Name in the Period Comedy's Delightfully Darker Third Season

'Black Mirror' Season Six Will Turn Streaming and Nature Documentaries Into Its New Tech Nightmares

Nostalgia Alert: 'Freaky Friday' and 'Beetlejuice' Sequels Are Both on Their Way to Cinemas

Air New Zealand's Lie-Flat Economy Bunk Beds Will Be Available on New York and Chicago Routes From 2024

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The World Is Not Prepared in the New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's Atomic Bomb Drama 'Oppenheimer'

You Can Now Book a Tequila-Fuelled Stay in a Margarita-Inspired Room at Coolangatta's The Pink Hotel

Eric Bana Is Back as Aaron Falk in the Tense First Trailer for 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature'

Apple TV's Page-to-Screen Thriller 'Silo' Is Streaming's Next Gripping (and Great) Sci-Fi Mystery

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