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
No Hard Feelings

Thu, 22 Jun - Wed, 12 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Jennifer Lawrence is a comic powerhouse in this sometimes-OTT, sometimes-sweet age-gap comedy that's inspired by a real-life Craigslist ad.

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Japan's World Heritage-Listed Suganuma Village Is Opening to Overnight Guests for the First Time in Decades

Via Airbnb, the nine-home village is welcoming in two guests for a two-night stay in one of its Gasshō farmhouses — and for free.

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Supremely Well-Cast Spy Thriller 'Secret Invasion' Finally Gives Samuel L Jackson the Marvel Spotlight

Olivia Colman, Ben Mendelsohn, Emilia Clarke and Kingsley Ben-Adir also leave an imprint in the MCU's latest small-screen series.

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Aaron Falk's Next Case Is Here: 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature' Just Dropped Its Full Trailer

Eric Bana returns as the Australian detective, this time searching for Anna Torv as a missing hiker.

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'Kraven the Hunter' Is the Latest 'Spider-Man' Spinoff About a Marvel Supervillain — and It Has a Trailer

Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the big-game hunter in the latest film in Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe, following the two 'Venom' movies and 'Morbius'.

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Disney+ Will Serve Up 'The Bear' Season Two (and More Sandwich Cravings) Down Under in July

Australian and NZ audiences will have to wait a month longer than US viewers to enjoy the hit series' ten-episode return.

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The Fifth and Final Season of 'Stranger Things' Just Nabbed a Huge New Star: Linda Hamilton

The 'Terminator' great is heading to the Upside Down, joining Netflix's huge sci-fi hit for its last batch of episodes.

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Netflix Just Revealed Who'll Be Playing 'Squid Game' Season Two — and Dropped a Peek at the IRL Version

Green light: more of this South Korean hit is on its way, and so is an IRL game-show version.

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New Zealand International Film Festival Has Added a Stack of Straight-From-Cannes Titles to Its 2023 Lineup

For the third year in a row, NZIFF will screen the year's Palme d'Or winner — and it'll be joined by Wes Anderson, Cate Blanchett and Aki Kaurismäki's latest movies, too.

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TV Best's Vampires Are Back: 'What We Do in the Shadows' Just Dropped Its Season Five Trailer

This undead comedy saga started with Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's movie — and this US TV spinoff is just as hilarious.

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'Black Mirror' Still Knows How to Chill, Thrill, Twist and Surprise in Its Must-Binge Sixth Season

Charlie Brooker's dystopian hit is back with five new nightmares, all pondering humanity's worst impulses and instincts.

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'Good Omens' Is Bringing Its Divine Chaos Back to Your Streaming Queue for Season Two in July

Michael Sheen plays an angel, David Tennant is a demon and Jon Hamm is the archangel Gabriel in this fantasy series, which is based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book.

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New Zealand International Film Festival Has Revealed Its Initial Homegrown Titles for 2023

This year's first NZ flicks include Alice Englert's feature directorial debut, a cosmic comedy-horror and a documentary about 90s band King Loser.

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Aliens, Putting Earth on Trial and an Out-of-This-World Adventure: They're All in Pixar's 'Elio' Trailer

A kid pretends to be the leader of earth in the animation studio's next film, which hits cinemas in February 2024.

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Disney's 'Magic at Sea' Cruises Will Sail Down Under for the Second Time From October 2024

Enjoy a whole new world of holiday fun while cruising the sea, including Disney, Marvel, Pixar and 'Star Wars' entertainment — and a 'Frozen' musical.

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The Flash

Thu, 15 Jun - Wed, 5 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

DC Comics' super-speedy superhero gets his own silver-screen adventure, which goes big on time travel and fan service.

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Four Pillars and QT Hotels Have Teamed Up on a Limited-Edition Wild Fennel, Sage and Vetiver Gin

Just like their first collaboration in 2021, you'll only be able to drink this drop at the hotel chain's bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.

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The Latest Trailer for A24's Next Unsettling Horror Flick 'Talk to Me' Is Here to Give You Nightmares

This Australian nerve-shredder is all about conjuring up spirits using an embalmed hand — and it hits cinemas in July.

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You Hurt My Feelings

Thu, 15 Jun - Wed, 5 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Ten years after 'Enough Said', Julia Louis-Dreyfus and writer/director Nicole Holofcener team up on another warm, wry and winning gem of a dramedy.

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Elemental

Thu, 22 Jun - Wed, 12 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Pixar's animated take on 'Romeo and Juliet' is glowing to look at, but feels like the studio at its most watered-down.

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Sarah Ward

No Hard Feelings

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New Zealand International Film Festival Has Revealed Its Initial Homegrown Titles for 2023

Aliens, Putting Earth on Trial and an Out-of-This-World Adventure: They're All in Pixar's 'Elio' Trailer

Disney's 'Magic at Sea' Cruises Will Sail Down Under for the Second Time From October 2024

The Flash

Four Pillars and QT Hotels Have Teamed Up on a Limited-Edition Wild Fennel, Sage and Vetiver Gin

The Latest Trailer for A24's Next Unsettling Horror Flick 'Talk to Me' Is Here to Give You Nightmares

You Hurt My Feelings

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