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
Studio Ghibli's 'Princess Mononoke' Is Returning to Cinemas Down Under for Its 25th Anniversary

Revisit one of Hayao Miyazaki's best films on the big screen a quarter-century after it first wowed audiences.

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Event
Thor: Love and Thunder

Wed, 6 Jul - Wed, 3 Aug 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Taika Waititi's second 'Thor' film is a ball of playful, goofy, 80s-worshipping chaos — in both fun and messy ways.

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News
Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan Try to Solve a Murder in the Trailer for Whodunnit 'See How They Run'

This star-studded murder-mystery comedy follows the investigation into the death of a Hollywood filmmaker in 1950s London.

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Spotify Is Curating Personalised 'Stranger Things'-Inspired Playlists to Save You From Vecna

Spent the last month listening to Kate Bush on repeat? Swap 'Running Up That Hill' for Spotify's new personalised Upside Down playlists.

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By the Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Bringing Their Global Stadium Tour Down Under in 2023

The LA-based rockers will hit up Auckland, Dunedin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in January and February, supported by Post Malone.

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New Zealand International Film Festival Has Just Announced Its Impressive Full 2022 Lineup

After months of teaser announcements, NZIFF's full program is finally here — and film fans now have plenty to see.

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

Make a couch date with a queer take on Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', Adam Sandler's latest ace performance and a returning murder-mystery delight.

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New Zealand's Cinema Italiano Festival Is Back for 2022 to Heighten Your European Holiday Cravings

This year's festival is touring a 22-movie lineup of Italian flicks — overseas fest favourites, stunning thrillers, moving dramas and stone-cold classics included.

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It's Vampire Party Time: The Full 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Four Trailer Is Here

A vampire nightclub, undead dance-offs, a vamp freestyle rap — they're all in this US spinoff from the beloved NZ film.

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Baz Luhrmann Is Reworking His 2008 Film 'Australia' Into a Six-Part Streaming Miniseries

The Nicole Kidman- and Hugh Jackman-starring romance will live again as a streaming series called 'Faraway Downs'.

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You'll Be Able to Slumber in the Sky in Air New Zealand's Lie-Flat Economy Sleeping Pods From 2024

The game-changing bunk bed-style economy skynest will feature on the airline's new Dreamliners, and will boast room for six sleepers.

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Event
Benediction

Thu, 7 Jul - Wed, 27 Jul 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Acclaimed British filmmaker Terence Davies turns the life and work of World War I soldier, conscientious objector and poet Siegfried Sassoon into a lyrical biopic.

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News
Lock Up Your Children: The Sanderson Sisters Are Back in the First Trailer for 'Hocus Pocus 2'

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all return in this Disney+ sequel, which'll hit your streaming queue on September 30.

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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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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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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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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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