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.

News
Harrison Ford Is Back in the Hat in the First 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Trailer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins the cast for the franchise's fifth film, which hits cinemas in June.

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News
Always Loving Dolly Parton and Enlisting Rose Byrne As Elvis: Krew Boylan Chats Aussie Comedy 'Seriously Red'

What’s it like to turn your affection for Dolly Parton into a SXSW-premiering film about being a Dolly Parton impersonator? Australian actor and screenwriter Krew Boylan explains all.

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News
The Trailer for 'Cocaine Bear' Is the Wildest Thing You'll See Today (and It's Based on a True Story)

"It kind of seems like a thing that stays with a man forever."

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News
Eleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in November

Make a couch date with Jennifer Lawrence's latest stunning performance, a true-crime drama about murder and male strippers, and Marvel getting festive.

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News
Press Start: 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Just Unveiled Its Full Trailer, Complete with a Rainbow Road

Nintendo's mushroom-loving plumber gets his own animated film, which hits cinemas in March.

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News
Ten New Movies You Can Watch in November That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with two Florence Pugh films, a stunning volcano documentary and an unnerving horror hit.

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Event
Dylan Moran: We Got This

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland

The 'Black Books' star is bringing his latest comedy show to Auckland, complete with comic reflections on the last few chaotic years.

Buy Tickets

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Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Hamilton' Is Finally Coming to New Zealand in 2023

After playing across Australia, the hit musical will head to Auckland's Spark Arena from May 2023.

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Netflix's Mind-Bending Mystery-Thriller '1899' Is Here to Fill the 'Dark'-Shaped Hole in Your Life

Just as they did with their last hit streaming series, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar think big, get trippy and tease out a twisty puzzle.

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News
Jetstar's Black Friday Sale Has Landed with Domestic Flights Starting From $29

You've got one day only to book in a bargain getaway, with discounted fares on offer to Queenstown, Christchurch, Sydney, the Gold Coast and more.

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Event
Strange World

Thursday, November 24 - Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Taking a journey to the centre of an otherworldly realm, Walt Disney Animation Studios' 61st film is heartfelt, urgent and visually stunning.

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Seriously Red

Thursday, November 24 - Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Paying tribute to the one and only Dolly Parton, this Australian comedy follows a plucky impersonator swapping the nine-to-five for playing her idol.

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Thursday, November 24 - Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The 'The Shape of Water' and 'Pan's Labyrinth' director's stop-motion take on the beloved 19th-century Italian tale might just be the most magical yet.

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Bones and All

Thursday, November 24 - Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell play cannibal lovers road-tripping through America's midwest in this evocative and exquisite film from 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino.

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News
Spotify Has Just Launched Its Audiobooks Library with 300,000-Plus Titles in Australia and New Zealand

Your summer can now include listening to Aussie literary hits like 'The Dry' and 'Boy Swallows Universe' via Spotify.

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Event
The Menu

Thursday, November 24 - Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A culinary thriller-slash-black comedy with bite, this Ralph Fiennes- and Anya Taylor-Joy-starring cinematic dish is savage, savvy and slickly satisfying.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Wednesday, November 23 - Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Benoit Blanc is back on the case in this sequel to 2019's whodunnit hit 'Knives Out', which serves up another smart and superbly cast puzzle box of a film.

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Netflix's New 'Addams Family' Revamp 'Wednesday' Is Enjoyably Spooky, Kooky and Bingeable

Jenna Ortega is fantastic as everyone’s favourite Addams teen, who gets caught up in a murder-mystery in a Hogwarts-like school for outcasts in this Tim Burton-directed series.

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A Huge Art Exhibition From the Tate with Works by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to New Zealand

Displaying at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 'Light from Tate: 1700s to Now' will feature more than 70 works from the UK gallery, dating back to the 18th century.

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HBO Has Renewed 'The White Lotus' for a Third Season — and It'll Head to a New Luxe Destination

The anthology series will focus on a new White Lotus hotel, and new characters staying there, in season three.

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