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.

Event
Red Rocket

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

2022's first big-screen must-see charts a washed-up porn star's thorny return to his home town, and features an awards-worthy performance by former MTV VJ Simon Rex.

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News
Good News, Everyone: 'Futurama' Is Being Revived (Again) So You Can Go Back to the Animated Future

Once again exploring life in the 31st century, the animated favourite will return for 20 new episodes in 2023.

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The TV Adaptation of Sally Rooney's 'Conversations with Friends' Has Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Rooney's 2017 debut novel has been turned into a 12-part series starring Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke.

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'The Power of The Dog' Leads This Year's Oscar Contenders with 12 Nominations

Filmmaker Jane Campion just made history for helming the New Zealand-shot western, becoming the first woman to be nominated for Best Director twice.

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'Dear Evan Hansen', 'The Woman in the Window' and 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Just Earned Razzie Nominations

Recognising the worst in cinema in 2021, this year's nominations also include a special category just for bad Bruce Willis films.

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HBO's Charming Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' Has Just Dropped the Trailer for Its Second Season

Rose Matafeo's delightful 'Notting Hill'-style series is back, once again charting the reality of dating a world-famous film star.

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Sex-Tape Scandals, 90s Nostalgia and a Talking Penis: Yes, You Should Watch Disney+'s 'Pam & Tommy'

This wild new Lily James and Sebastian Stan-starring series about Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee tells a tale you already know, but it’s also full of surprises.

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Somebody Once Told Us That Burlesque 'Shrek' Parody 'Shreklesque' Is Touring Down Under This Year

When the animated hit reached cinemas back in 2001, no one knew it'd spark a burlesque and drag version decades later.

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Netflix Has Announced the Enormous 86-Title List of New Movies It'll Be Streaming in 2022

'Knives Out 2', a new Ryan Gosling-starring spy thriller, Jennifer Lopez as an assassin, and Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key voicing a stop-motion animation — they're just some of the streamer's highlights for this year.

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Event
Jackass Forever

Thu, 3 Feb - Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Filled with lewd and puerile stunts and pranks, the latest 'Jackass' film is exactly what it promises to be — and also surprisingly sweet.

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Belfast

Thu, 3 Feb - Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Starring Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe and Judi Dench, this likely Oscar contender sees director Kenneth Branagh look back at his childhood growing up in Northern Ireland.

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Parallel Mothers

Thu, 3 Feb - Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar’s latest collaboration is one of their best so far, unearthing a moving must-see about motherhood.

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'The French Dispatch' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Disney+ for Prime Pastel-Hued Home Viewing

Wes Anderson's latest is still in cinemas, but you can now stream the Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet-starring delight via Disney+.

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Studio Ghibli's Long-Awaited Theme Park Is Officially Set to Start Spiriting Fans Away in November

Located in Nagoya, the certain-to-be-magical 200-hectare spot now has a trailer, too.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

Get stuck into an eerie found-footage horror series, a hilarious new murder-mystery comedy and one of Aubrey Plaza's best films.

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Pandemic Drama 'Station Eleven' Is the Best Thing You Can Watch About Surviving an Outbreak Right Now

Stop rewatching ‘Contagion’ and binge your way through this thoughtful HBO series instead.

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Event
The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Thu, 27 Jan - Wed, 16 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

With a committed and compelling lead performance by Jessica Chastain, this otherwise far-too-standard biopic explores the life of 70s and 80s American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

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Licorice Pizza

Thu, 27 Jan - Wed, 16 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Freewheeling, meticulous and glorious all at once, Paul Thomas Anderson's ninth film serves up a 70s-set coming-of-age slice of life, as topped by a transcendent performance from Alana Haim.

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'Yellowjackets' Is the Absolute Best New Show of the Past Few Months — and It'll Be Back for Season Two

Plane crashes, teen cannibals, lingering trauma — this must-watch series has it all.

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Netflix Has Officially Confirmed That 'Squid Game' Is Coming Back for a Second Season

Squid goals unlocked: 2021's huge South Korean streaming hit will keep spinning its savage story.

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Jackass Forever

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Parallel Mothers

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'Yellowjackets' Is the Absolute Best New Show of the Past Few Months — and It'll Be Back for Season Two

Netflix Has Officially Confirmed That 'Squid Game' Is Coming Back for a Second Season

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