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
The Latest Trailer for 'The Bob's Burgers Movie' Is Here with Meat, Mayhem and Glorious Burg Puns

Add this to your big-screen menu — TV's favourite burger-slinging family will finally hit cinemas in May.

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Four Kaley Cuocos Are More Chaotic Than One in the Full 'Flight Attendant' Season Two Trailer

When it returns this month, this twisty series will dish up globe-hopping international espionage intrigue — and multiple Kaley Cuocos.

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David Attenborough's New Natural History Series About Dinosaurs Hits Your Streaming Queue Next Month

Welcome to… another Attenborough showing some dino love, this time thanks to five-part Apple TV+ series 'Prehistoric Planet'.

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Chris Rock Is Bringing His Stand-Up Show to Arenas Down Under This Winter

In his first tour in five years, the Emmy- and Grammy-winning comedian will play seven shows across Australia and New Zealand in August.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Thu, 31 Mar - Wed, 20 Apr 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

It's the second film focusing on the speedy video game character, but this swift-to-cinemas sequel couldn’t feel like more of a drag.

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The Duke

Thu, 31 Mar - Wed, 20 Apr 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren star in this lively and likeable based-on-a-true-story heist caper about the 1961 theft of Francisco Goya’s 'Portrait of the Duke of Wellington'.

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Morbius

Thu, 31 Mar - Wed, 20 Apr 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Vampires aren’t the only things that suck in this draining ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff, with Jared Leto starring in a woeful Marvel mess.

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Marvel's New Oscar Isaac-Starring Series 'Moon Knight' Is the MCU's Most Intriguing Show Yet

Here’s something we’ve all been waiting for: a new MCU show that doesn’t feel like homework.

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HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'House of the Dragon' Is Coming This Winter Because Of Course It Is

Just over three years after 'Game of Thrones' ended, this eagerly-anticipated prequel series about House Targaryen will hit screens.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March

Make a couch date with a savage and sublime new horror-comedy about dating, a documentary directed by Amy Poehler and Marvel's new Oscar Isaac-starring series.

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Elisabeth Moss Hunts a Killer in the Trailer for Twisty New Page-to-Screen Thriller 'Shining Girls'

Add this new Apple TV+ series to your must-stream list while you're waiting for 'The Handmaid's Tale' to return.

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It's Time to Get Sleuthing: The First Trailer for 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two Is Here

Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short return as NYC neighbours-turned-sleuths — and they've got another death in their building to investigate (and turn into a podcast).

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Eleven 2022 Oscar-Winning Films You Should Watch Immediately

Catch up on the Academy's best films of the last year — from Best Picture winner 'CODA' through to animated gem 'Encanto'.

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'Dune', 'CODA' and 'The Power of the Dog' Just Nabbed Shiny Trophies at the 2022 Oscars

Another year, another eventful Academy Awards ceremony — and here are all the winners.

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'Space Jam: A New Legacy' and 'Diana the Musical' Just Won Big at This Year's Razzie Awards

2021 was a bad year for basketball stars hitting the court with cartoon characters — and musicals based on royalty.

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Predicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2022 Academy Awards

Who'll emerge victorious at this year's Oscars? Who should earn a shiny trophy, but won't? Here are our predictions.

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Ahoy, Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby Fans: 'Our Flag Means Death' Is a Warm-Hearted Pirate Comedy Gem

When Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby team up, great things happen — and this swashbuckling comedy is no different.

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RRR

Thu, 24 Mar - Wed, 13 Apr 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This lively Indian action epic doesn't hold back — on the stunts, musical numbers, melodrama and OTT chaos — and it's a cinematic marvel.

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Nowhere Special

Thu, 24 Mar - Wed, 13 Apr 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This tender drama about a Belfast window cleaner and his young son truly is something special.

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Jamie Dornan-Starring Series 'The Tourist' Is Bringing Back Its Outback Thrills for a Second Season

The BBC has just renewed the hit series, which streams via Stan in Australia, for another six-episode season.

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