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
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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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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Strange World

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 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

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 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

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 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

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 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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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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The Menu

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 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

Wed, 23 Nov - Tue, 29 Nov 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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The First Trailer for Pixar's New 'Inside Out'-Style Movie 'Elemental' Is As Adorable As You'd Expect

This time, the Disney-owned animation studio is focusing on fire-, water-, land- and air-residents — and what happens when the fiery Ember and go-with-the-flow Wade cross paths.

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'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Is Returning for a Third Fierce and Fabulous Season in 2023

Start your engines: another lineup of Australian and New Zealand drag queens will compete for glory.

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Get Excited Right Here, Right Now: Dance Music Legend Fatboy Slim Is Touring Down Under in 2023

The UK DJ and producer is heading to Australia and New Zealand to break out 'The Rockafeller Skank', 'Praise You', 'Weapon of Choice' and more.

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'Dead to Me' Wraps Up Its Three-Season Run with a Last Easy-to-Binge Round of Grief, Friendship and Twists

The Christina Applegate- and Linda Cardellini-starring Netflix black comedy gets soapier in its final season, but still remains compelling, hilarious and heartfelt.

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Everybody Needs More 'Neighbours': Amazon Is Bringing the Aussie Soap Back for a New Season in 2023

Ramsay Street's residents are returning to your screen, after the Australian series initially called it quits after 37 years earlier in 2022.

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Nostalgia Alert: Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper Are Touring New Zealand Arenas and Wineries in 2023

'Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?', 'Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright),' 'Time After Time', 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' — they'll all get a whirl.

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Stars at Noon

Thu, 17 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Iconic French auteur Claire Denis helms a sultry and enveloping erotic thriller, with Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn starring as strangers colliding in Nicaragua.

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Emily

Thu, 17 Nov - Wed, 7 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Starring Emma Mackey, this passionate biopic mixes fact and fiction to imagine how Emily Brontë conjured up 'Wuthering Heights'.

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