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.

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Genre-Bending Whodunnit 'The Afterparty' Is Still One of Streaming's Funniest Murder-Mysteries in Season Two

There’s a new death and a mostly new cast, but sleuthing your way through this Apple TV+ comedy remains a treat.

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"Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel": The Full Trailer for New 'Star Wars' Series 'Ahsoka' Is Here

Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Lars Mikkelsen star in this spinoff from 'The Mandalorian', which hits Disney+ in August.

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Electro Trailblazers Kraftwerk Have Just Announced a Huge 2023 Australian and New Zealand Tour

Ahead of their time when they started making tunes in 1970, the German band is bringing its electronic music computer animations and performance art Down Under.

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The Sweet First Trailer for 'Wonka' Takes Timothée Chalamet to a World of Pure Imagination

Roald Dahl's chocolatier gets an origin story from the director of the 'Paddington' movies — and with Hugh Grant as an Ooompa-Loompa.

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Ryan Gosling Sings About the Struggles of Being Ken in the Latest 'Barbie' Trailer

Greta Gerwig's Margot Robbie- and Ryan Gosling-starring 'Barbie' movie now includes a hilarious Ken musical number.

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Joaquin Phoenix Fights for Power in the First Trailer for Ridley Scott's Historical Epic 'Napoleon'

After working together on 'Gladiator', the actor and director reteam for another blast from the past.

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The 15 Best New TV Shows of 2023 So Far

This year just keeps delivering small-screen gems — don't say that you don't have anything to watch.

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The 15 Best Films of 2023 So Far

Paul Mescal, a Sardinian donkey, all the Spider-Men, Ari Aster's latest nightmare: they all featured in the best of the best flicks from 2023's first six months.

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Netflix's Ace 'Heartbreak High' Revival Will Return for Season Two in 2024

School will be back in session sometime next year, including with two new cast members.

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Cannibalism Dramedy 'The Horror of Dolores Roach' Serves Up a Bloody Good Twist on 'Sweeney Todd'

After starting out as a one-woman play, then becoming a podcast, this tale about empanadas with gruesome fillings hits streaming.

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Idris Elba's Tense Real-Time Plane Thriller 'Hijack' Is Nail-Biting and Swiftly Addictive Viewing

The actor everyone would like to see as 007 tries to stop terrorists on a Dubai-to-London flight in this new Apple TV+ series.

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Netflix Just Dropped the First 'Sex Education' Season Four Trailer — and Announced That the Series Is Ending

Good news, bad news: 'Sex Education' returns in September, but only for one last season.

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SXSW Sydney's Speaker Lineup Just Added First Nations Filmmakers, Osher Günsberg and Layne Beachley

The debut festival's screen lineup is still on its way, but Leah Purcell, Jub Clerc and Kodie Bedford are already part of it.

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Japan Airlines Is Hiring Out Clothes to Travellers So You Can Leave Your Suitcase at Home

From AU$42, you can ditch your baggage and get rental clothes sent to your hotel instead to wear while you're in Japan.

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Calling All Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro Fans: The Full 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer Is Here

Martin Scorsese is back with another must-see crime drama — and makes his first feature to star both Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Sat, 8 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Tom Cruise keeps one-upping the stunts and spectacular action in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise — and the spy series keeps proving a joy to watch.

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The Full Trailer for 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart' Plunges Sigourney Weaver Into an Aussie Mystery

The 'Alien' and 'Ghostbusters' icon sports an Aussie accent in this seven-part Prime Video series, which adapts Holly Ringland's 2018 novel.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut with this weary, creaky, by-the-numbers fifth instalment in the supernatural horror franchise.

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Joy Ride

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A stellar cast makes the most of this funny and thoughtful raunchy comedy, which follows four Asian American friends on a trip to China.

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Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Second Cookbook 'Goon with the Spoon' This Spring

This time, the hip hop icon is teaming up with fellow rapper E-40 on a collection of 65-plus recipes.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Joy Ride

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