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
Encanto

Fri, 3 Dec - Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Featuring infectious tunes by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this lively Disney musical is a gorgeous and heartfelt love letter to Latin American culture.

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Dune

Fri, 3 Dec - Wed, 29 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Phenomenally cast, staged and shot, this Timothée Chalamet-led version of sci-fi’s desert-dwelling space thriller is spectacular.

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News
The New Trailer for 'The Matrix Resurrections' Is Filled with Glitches, Deja Vu and Trippy Twists

"Maybe this isn't the story we think it is."

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Auckland's Cinemas Will Start Reopening (Again) From December 3

After almost four months of watching movies at home, it's time to catch a new flick on the big screen.

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And Just Like That, The Full Trailer for 'Sex and the City' Spinoff 'And Just Like That...' Is Here

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon return for another round of cosmos in this ten-part follow-up to the HBO hit.

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Splendour in the Grass Has Announced the Stacked Full Lineup for Its Delayed 20th-Anniversary Fest

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Glass Animals and Liam Gallagher are among the huge list of acts joining already-revealed headliners Gorillaz, The Strokes and Tyler, The Creator.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in November 2021

Get stuck into the wittily great new season of 'The Great', a chilling and compelling new mystery series and a Tom Hanks-starring sci-fi film.

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Channing Tatum Is Bringing the 'Magic Mike' Franchise Back for a Third and Final Film

Channing Tatum and director Steven Soderbergh are set to return to the series, with 'Magic Mike’s Last Dance' set to head straight to streaming in the US.

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Event
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Fri, 3 Dec - Sat, 25 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Tom Hardy and his parasite are back in this gleefully ridiculous sequel to 2018's box-office hit — and watching the actor argue with himself is the best thing about the film.

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Malignant

Thu, 25 Nov - Thu, 23 Dec 2021
Online

After a slow start, 70s and 80-inspired body-horror flick from Australian director James Wan evolves into a limb-thrashing, blood-splattering, gleefully chaotic ride.

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Titane

Fri, 3 Dec - Sat, 25 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Following a serial-killing car model, this ferocious and unflinching body-horror thriller is only the second-ever movie to win a female filmmaker Cannes Film Festival’s coveted Palme d’Or.

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Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Mon, 22 Nov - Sun, 19 Dec 2021
Online

This emotional documentary isn't without its missteps, but still simmers with the celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian's passion and curiosity.

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News
Lily James Transforms Into Pamela Anderson in the First Trailer for New Hulu Drama 'Pam & Tommy'

Red swimsuits, mullets, sex tape chaos — this trailer has it all.

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Event
Tick, Tick… Boom!

Fri, 19 Nov - Thu, 9 Dec 2021
Online

Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his filmmaking directorial debut with this passionate tribute to Jonathan Larson, as based on the 'Rent' composer's own one-man rock monologue.

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Australia's Second Movenpick Hotel Has Opened in Melbourne, Complete with Daily Chocolate Hour

The chain's 172-room CBD site also boasts a dedicated recreation level, chocolate cafe, and modern Asian restaurant and bar.

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Event
The Rescue

Fri, 3 Dec - Sat, 25 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The Oscar-winning directors behind 'Free Solo' swap climbing peaks for diving deep, this time chronicling the rescue of 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system.

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Last Night in Soho

Fri, 3 Dec - Sat, 25 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Edgar Wright sashays back to the swinging 60s with his first psychological thriller, which boasts exceptional casting, a savvy soundtrack and gorgeously lurid look.

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HBO Is Reuniting the Cast of 'Harry Potter' for a Magical 20th Anniversary Special

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will reteam to chat about the wizarding franchise, alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton and a heap of other cast members.

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The New 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Trailer Brings Back Villains From Past Web-Slinging Franchises

Everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is about to face some familiar foes.

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No One Cares About the Apocalypse in the New Trailer for Netflix's Comet Comedy 'Don't Look Up'

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers trying to convince humanity that a planet-destroying comet is a big deal.

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