Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, 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, including the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground 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
Creed III

Thursday, March 2 - Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Michael B Jordan and Jonathan Majors face off in this worthy addition to the boxing franchise, with Jordan also making his energetic and intense directorial debut.

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Disney's 'Peter Pan & Wendy' Trailer Is Here with Your First Look at Jude Law as Captain Hook

The Mouse House's latest live-action reimagining of its animated catalogue will go straight to streaming in April.

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Splendour in the Grass Has Locked in the July 2023 Dates for Its Huge 21st-Birthday Festival

Save the date: the annual music fest will celebrate its latest milestone at North Byron Parklands this winter, hopefully with less mud.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in February

Feast your eyes on Aubrey Plaza's latest must-see performance, a couple of eerie thrillers and a hilarious mockumentary.

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Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Are Bringing Their Huge World Tour Down Under This Autumn

The hip hop icons will play shows in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this May as part of the 2023 leg of their NY State of Mind tour.

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The Full Trailer for 'Ted Lasso' Season Three Teases Ups, Downs and Nate Showdowns

Apple TV+'s hit sports comedy finally returns, with AFC Richmond promoted to the Premier League and former assistant coach Nate now overseeing West Ham United.

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HBO Is Making an 'IT' Prequel Series If You Need More Eerie Red Balloons in Your Streaming Queue

Almost four decades since Stephen King's horror tome first hit bookshelves, 'Welcome to Derry' will continue the creepy franchise on the small screen.

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When Paul Mescal Nabs an Oscar Nomination for Your First Film: Chatting 'Aftersun' with Charlotte Wells

Like the rest of the world, writer/director Charlotte Wells was drawn to Paul Mescal’s warmth, openness, playfulness and charm when casting her debut feature.

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'Succession' Is Bringing Its Family Feuds and Delicious Insults to an End with Season Four

The award-winning HBO series will start dropping its latest season in March — and then that's it for the bickering Roys.

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'The Lord of the Rings' Franchise Is Returning to the Big Screen with a Brand-New Series of Movies

They're taking the hobbits back to cinemas, with multiple new films in the works based on JRR Tolkien's book series.

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From Voicing 'The Simpsons' to Selling Timeshares on the Moon: Hank Azaria Talks 'Hello Tomorrow!'

The self-described “voice guy” puts his acting talents to excellent use in this new Apple TV+ dramedy — and he tells us all about it.

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Cult Catering Comedy 'Party Down' Is Finally Back and Just As Fantastic (and Funny) As Ever

You’ll be having fun, and often, with this Adam Scott-starring gem’s 13-years-later revival.

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Christoph Waltz-Starring Thriller 'The Consultant' Is Your Next Easy-to-Binge Workplace Nightmare

In this moody Prime Video series, a gaming company’s nine-to-five grind gets diabolical when a new head honcho takes over.

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The Trailer for 'Carmen' Turns the Classic Opera Into a Paul Mescal-Starring (and Aussie-Shot) Musical Drama

Remember when Paul Mescal was in Australia? This is why.

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It Looks Like 'House of the Dragon' Season Two Mightn't Hit Your Streaming Queue Until Winter 2024

More 'House of the Dragon' is coming, after the first season proved a huge dragon-filled hit — but likely not until next winter.

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Cocaine Bear

Thursday, February 23 - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This based-on-a-true-tale flick's big attraction is all there in the title: a rampaging bear high on cocaine, and wreaking havoc in an OTT horror-comedy.

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Missing

Thursday, February 23 - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A loose sequel to 'Searching', this tense and gripping new screenlife thriller follows a teenager desperately looking for her mother.

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You Can Stop Hoping for 'Mindhunter' Season Three Because David Fincher Says It Isn't Happening

"It's a particularly expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we haven't attracted a large enough audience to justify such an investment."

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Now Open: Hollywood's New Super Nintendo Theme Park with IRL 'Mario Kart' Is Welcoming in Fans

You can now wander through warp pipes, collect coins, see piranha plants, scope out Bowser's Castle and get racing at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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Aftersun

Thursday, February 23 - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Paul Mescal thoroughly deserves his Oscar nomination for this heartwrenching father-daughter tale from first-time feature filmmaker Charlotte Wells.

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Disney's 'Peter Pan & Wendy' Trailer Is Here with Your First Look at Jude Law as Captain Hook

Splendour in the Grass Has Locked in the July 2023 Dates for Its Huge 21st-Birthday Festival

Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in February

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Are Bringing Their Huge World Tour Down Under This Autumn

The Full Trailer for 'Ted Lasso' Season Three Teases Ups, Downs and Nate Showdowns

HBO Is Making an 'IT' Prequel Series If You Need More Eerie Red Balloons in Your Streaming Queue

When Paul Mescal Nabs an Oscar Nomination for Your First Film: Chatting 'Aftersun' with Charlotte Wells

'Succession' Is Bringing Its Family Feuds and Delicious Insults to an End with Season Four

'The Lord of the Rings' Franchise Is Returning to the Big Screen with a Brand-New Series of Movies

From Voicing 'The Simpsons' to Selling Timeshares on the Moon: Hank Azaria Talks 'Hello Tomorrow!'

Cult Catering Comedy 'Party Down' Is Finally Back and Just As Fantastic (and Funny) As Ever

Christoph Waltz-Starring Thriller 'The Consultant' Is Your Next Easy-to-Binge Workplace Nightmare

The Trailer for 'Carmen' Turns the Classic Opera Into a Paul Mescal-Starring (and Aussie-Shot) Musical Drama

It Looks Like 'House of the Dragon' Season Two Mightn't Hit Your Streaming Queue Until Winter 2024

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Missing

You Can Stop Hoping for 'Mindhunter' Season Three Because David Fincher Says It Isn't Happening

Now Open: Hollywood's New Super Nintendo Theme Park with IRL 'Mario Kart' Is Welcoming in Fans

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