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
Marvel's New Oscar Isaac-Starring Disney+ Series 'Moon Knight' Just Dropped Its Twisty First Trailer

Set to hit streaming in March, the MCU's first TV show of 2022 stars Isaac as an ex-marine who grapples with new powers.

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Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Ye Headline Coachella's Huge 2022 Lineup

Start saving for that airfare — or planning that weekend on the couch watching the livestream.

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Event
The 355

Thu, 13 Jan - Wed, 2 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A dream international cast leads this female-fronted spy action flick, but even Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o and Penélope Cruz can't stop the globe-hopping result from being oh-so-basic.

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King Richard

Thu, 13 Jan - Wed, 2 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Will Smith turns in an attention-grabbing performance as Venus and Serena Williams' father in this stirring drama about the two tennis stars' childhood.

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Scream

Thu, 13 Jan - Wed, 2 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Ghostface is back for another stab, this time attacking a new bunch of teens, in the horror franchise that definitely still loves scary movies.

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Summer Shandy Series

Sat, 1 Jan - Mon, 31 Jan 2022
The Bavarian Newmarket, Auckland

Wet your whistle with six types of shandies at The Bavarian this summer.

Buy Tickets

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'The Great' Is Coming Back for a Third Season So You'll Be Saying "Huzzah" for Ten More Episodes

The Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult-starring series isn't done toying around with Russian history just yet.

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The Long-Awaited 'Bob's Burgers Movie' Finally Has a Trailer So It's Time to Feast Your Eyes

TV's burger-slinging family is heading to the big screen for a movie-length musical comedy-mystery-adventure.

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Disney Is Sending Pixar's Next Adorable Movie 'Turning Red' Straight to Your Streaming Queue

Now heading to Disney+ in early March, the film follows a teen who turns into a red panda when she's excited.

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Eleven 2022 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows You Can Watch Right Now

If you're going to binge-watch something this year — or head to the cinema to see a movie — make sure it's one of these award-winning titles.

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'The Power of the Dog', 'West Side Story' and 'Succession' Just Won Big at the 2022 Golden Globes

This year's event wasn't televised — but 'Squid Game', 'Hacks', 'No Time to Die', 'Dune' and 'Encanto' picked up awards, too.

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Jamie Dornan-Starring Outback Thriller 'The Tourist' Is Your First Must-Binge Series of 2022

'Memento' meets 'The Flight Attendant' in this six-part miniseries, which has plenty of fun with its many twists.

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Air New Zealand Has Been Named the World's Safest Airline for 2022

For the first time since 2013, Qantas didn't take out the top spot.

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Event
The King's Man

Thu, 6 Jan - Wed, 26 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The 'Kingsman' franchise gets a World War I-set prequel that no one asked for.

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The Full Trailer for Disney+'s 'Pam & Tommy' Combines Red Swimsuits, Mullets and Sex-Tape Chaos

Lily James transforms into Pamela Anderson, while Sebastian Stan plays Tommy Lee.

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Event
House of Gucci

Sat, 1 Jan - Wed, 26 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This supremely soapy recounting of the Gucci family's 70s, 80s and 90s-era dramas is worth seeing for Lady Gaga's fantastic performance alone.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Sat, 1 Jan - Wed, 26 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

There’s something bland and tedious in this neighbourhood: an empty reboot haunted by easy nostalgia.

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

Get stuck into a haunting new drama about life after a pandemic, Riz Ahmed's latest thriller and an over-the-top action-flick parody.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at New Zealand Cinemas From Boxing Day 2021

Spend the biggest cinema-going day of the year slipping back into ‘The Matrix’ franchise, getting swept up in a musical romance and catching a scorching new Shakespeare adaptation.

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Event
The Tragedy of Macbeth

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Something wicked this way comes — a wickedly stunning new Shakespeare adaptation starring a phenomenal Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

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