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
Willy's Wonderland

Thu, 13 May - Wed, 23 Jun 2021
Online

A silent and swaggering Nicolas Cage battles demonic animatronic mascots in this horror flick, which is never as entertaining or out-there as it should be.

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Event
Locked Down

Thu, 6 May - Wed, 26 May 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor can't save this lockdown rom-com and heist flick from being dull, creaky, contrived and repetitive.

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News
Emily Blunt Battles Monsters and Silence Again in the New Trailer for 'A Quiet Place Part II'

After being delayed since 2020, the sequel to the 2018 horror hit is finally hitting the big screen this month.

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News
Netflix Has Dropped Two Eerie New Teasers for the Long-Awaited Fourth Season of 'Stranger Things'

It's been almost two years since the show's third season wrapped up, but these new teasers head back to the past.

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News
Quarantine-Free Travel Between New Zealand and New South Wales Has Been Paused

The New Zealand Government has suspended the travel bubble after two locally acquired COVID-19 cases were identified in Sydney this week.

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News
'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'House of the Dragon' Just Became Your Most Anticipated Show of 2022

HBO has just released three images from the new series, which is set 300 years before its predecessor and explores the story of House Targaryen.

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News
The New 'Rick and Morty' Season Five Trailer Teases Battles, Parodies and Plenty of Sci-Fi Chaos

Because that's the way the news goes.

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News
Marvel Has Just Revealed Its First Sneak Peek at Chloe Zhao's MCU Blockbuster 'Eternals'

Via a new celebratory trailer, it has also outlined all the new Marvel Cinematic Universe titles you can look forward to seeing on the big screen in the near future.

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Event
First Cow

Thu, 29 Apr - Wed, 19 May 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This rich, resonant and empathetic film about friendship and survival in a 19th-century Oregon community is director Kelly Reichardt's best yet.

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Wrath of Man

Thu, 29 Apr - Wed, 19 May 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Reuniting for the first time in 16 years, Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie avoid simply rehashing their shared past glories in this effective revenge thriller.

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News
The Supremely 80s Trailer for 'Physical' Turns the World of Aerobics Into a Dark Comedy

The ten-part series stars Rose Byrne, and will start streaming via Apple TV+ in June.

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Event
Single Asian Female

Tue, 27 Apr - Sat, 15 May 2021
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

Discover what it means to be an Asian woman living in Australia in this stage comedy from Michelle Law.

Buy Tickets

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News
Netflix's New 'Play Something' Feature Will Now Automatically Choose What You Should Watch Next

First announced earlier in 2021, the function has now been rolled out globally.

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News
Best Picture Oscar-Winner 'Nomadland' Will Be Available to Stream From This Weekend

Fresh from nabbing Hollywood's biggest prize for this year, it's being fast-tracked to Disney+'s new Star section.

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News
Nicole Kidman Plays an Eerie Wellness Guru in Byron Bay-Shot Miniseries 'Nine Perfect Strangers'

The eight-part series also features Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Asher Keddie and 'The Good Place' star Manny Jacinto.

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News
Chloe Zhao Is the First Woman of Colour and Second Woman Ever to Win the Best Director Oscar

She won for 'Nomadland' — and she made history.

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News
A 'Pink' Supermoon Will Be Visible in New Zealand Tonight

Head out to your backyard or balcony and look up.

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Event
The United States vs Billie Holiday

Thu, 22 Apr - Wed, 12 May 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

In her first lead role, singer-turned-actor Andra Day is phenomenal as the iconic musician — but the film she's in often feels both rousing and standard.

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Event
The Dissident

Thu, 22 Apr - Wed, 12 May 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This thorough, exacting and understandably infuriated documentary details the life and death of assassinated Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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