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
Calling All Armchair Sleuths: 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two Is Another Must-See Delight

The most entertaining and amusing murder-mystery series of 2021 is back — and it's just as wonderful the second time around.

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Maya Rudolph-Starring Billionaire Satire 'Loot' Is Your Next Savvy Must-See Workplace Comedy

Created by ex-‘Parks and Recreation’ writers Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, Apple TV+’s new sitcom boasts the same mix of humour and warmth.

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News
Aerobics Comedy 'Physical' Is One of Streaming's Best 80s-Set Shows — and Rose Byrne Is Phenomenal

Returning to Apple TV+ for a second season, this gem of a series follows an unhappy San Diego housewife who starts her own exercise empire.

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News
Action-Drama 'Muru', a Response to the Tuhoe Raids, Has Just Dropped Its Powerful Trailer

Starring Cliff Curtis and Tāme Iti as himself, the film will open the NZIFF in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, before releasing in cinemas nationwide.

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

Escape the winter cold with Sandra Bullock’s latest rom-com, Nicolas Cage playing Nicolas Cage and a haunting sci-fi drama about androids — all from your couch.

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The King of Australian Cinema Takes on the King of Rock 'n' Roll: Baz Luhrmann Talks 'Elvis'

The ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and 'The Great Gatsby' filmmaker wasn’t going to make his Elvis Presley biopic unless he found the right star — and then came Austin Butler.

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Start Your Engines: 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Will Return for Its Second Season in July

Another lineup of Australian and New Zealand drag queens will sashay into your streaming queue from Saturday, July 30.

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Netflix Just Dropped the Explosive Full Trailer for the Rest of 'Stranger Things' Season Four

"Your friends are not prepared for this fight. Hawkins will fall."

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Event
Elvis

Thursday, June 23 - Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Baz Luhrmann's take on the king of rock 'n' roll is a sprawling, exhilarating spectacle, as led by an exceptional Austin Butler in the pompadour and jumpsuits.

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New Zealand International Film Festival Has Added a Heap of Cannes Award-Winners to Its 2022 Program

This year's Palme d'Or winner is heading to NZIFF — alongside new films by Claire Denis and Park Chan-wook, as well as a Belgian drama that just won an award in Sydney.

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The New 'Westworld' Season Four Trailer Will Get You Questioning the Nature of Your Own Reality

"We're not here to transcend, we're here to destroy."

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Event
The Card Counter

Saturday, June 18 - Sunday, July 24, 2022
Online

Oscar Isaac is exceptional in this weighty and compelling gambling drama from 'Taxi Driver' screenwriter and 'First Reformed' director Paul Schrader.

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News
HBO Has Renewed Rose Matafeo's Delightful Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' for a Third Season

The charming 'Notting Hill'-style series will return for another round of smartly updated and subverted romantic comedy tropes.

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It Looks Like HBO Might Be Making a New 'Game of Thrones' Sequel Series About Jon Snow

Now you know something: Kit Harington is reported to be returning to his most famous role.

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Bill Hader's 'Barry' Is the One of Most Gripping Shows on TV — and It Just Keeps Getting Better

Even more phenomenal than its first two seasons, the hit HBO show’s third batch of episodes is available to stream in full now.

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Harry Styles Navigates a Love Triangle in the Teaser for 'Carol'-Style Period Drama 'My Policeman'

The former One Direction member has two new movies hitting screens before 2022 is out, both set in the 1950s.

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Event
Men

Thursday, June 16 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

'Ex Machina' and 'Annihilation' filmmaker Alex Garland returns with a #MeToo horror film that's both blatant and piercing.

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Lightyear

Thursday, June 16 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Buzz Lightyear origin story doesn't soar to infinity and beyond, but it benefits from lively voice work and a scene-stealing robot cat.

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Nude Tuesday

Thursday, June 16 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Spoken only in gibberish, and unafraid to bare all, this New Zealand sex comedy starring Jackie van Beek, Jemaine Clement and Damon Herriman is revelatory several times over.

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Everyone's a Person of Interest in the Latest 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two Trailer

Murder-mystery fans, rejoice — it’s almost time to get sleuthing again.

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Sarah Ward

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Elvis

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