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
French Exit

Thu, 18 Mar - Wed, 7 Apr 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Michelle Pfeiffer is magnificent and magnetic in this comedy about a broke Manhattan socialite's chaotic move to Paris.

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News
This Year's Tokyo Olympics Will Be Closed to Overseas Spectators

If you want to watch the postponed event, you'll need to keep your eyes glued to your television.

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Teamlab's New 'Sakura Bombing Home' Artwork Will Fill Your TV Screen with Cherry Blossoms

Travelling to Japan is off the cards at the moment — but you can watch and participate in this kaleidoscopic project at home.

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News
Three More 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs Could Be Coming If You're Missing the Show's Fantasy World

HBO isn't ready to say goodbye to the hit series yet.

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Event
David Lynch Retrospective

Fri, 19 Mar - Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Academy Cinemas, Auckland

BYO damn fine cup of coffee for this season of Lynch's seven features.

Buy Tickets

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News
A Quarantine-Free Travel Bubble Between Australia and NZ Looks Closer to Becoming a Reality

Both NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson have said that it could happen soon.

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Netflix's New Supernatural Drama 'The Irregulars' Introduces the Team Behind Sherlock Holmes

It follows a group of teens who solve crimes for the famous sleuth while he takes the credit.

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News
The New Trailer for '101 Dalmatians' Spinoff 'Cruella' Teases Haute Couture Chaos in the 70s

Emma Stone stars as the Disney villain.

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Event
Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2021

Thu, 18 Mar - Fri, 19 Mar 2021
SkyCity Theatre, Auckland

Dive into a festival filled with sea-focused cinema.

Buy Tickets

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News
The Oscars Just Made History By Nominating Two Female Filmmakers for Best Director

'Mank', 'Nomadland', 'Judas and the Black Messiah', 'Minari', 'Sound of Metal' and 'Promising Young Woman' all picked up a swag of nods, too.

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The Long-Awaited Movie Adaptation of 'In the Heights' Has Just Dropped Its Vibrant New Trailer

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical is finally making its way to the big screen.

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Event
Judas and the Black Messiah

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Already winning Daniel Kaluuya a Golden Globe, this ferocious historical drama steps inside the FBI's quest to bring down a Black Panther Party leader.

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Netflix Is Testing a New Feature That Blocks Subscribers From Sharing Their Passwords

If you've been accessing the streaming service by using your friends or family members' accounts, that could be coming to an end.

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'Music', 'Fantasy Island' and '365 Days' Are All Nominated for the Razzies' Worst Film of the Year

'Dolittle', 'Hubie Halloween', 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'Hillbilly Elegy' also picked up nods across the full list of categories.

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Overseas Spectators Might Not Be Permitted to Attend This Year's Tokyo Olympics

When the postponed 2020 games go ahead, international fans might be restricted to watching them on television.

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'The Queen's Gambit' Is Being Adapted Into a Stage Musical

Based on the book behind the hit the Netflix series, the newly announced theatre production will combine singing, dancing and chess moves.

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Event
Chaos Walking

Thu, 4 Mar - Wed, 24 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, this long-delayed space western is tedious, generic and struggles with its premise.

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Raya and the Last Dragon

Thu, 4 Mar - Wed, 24 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Disney's latest animated delight pairs breathtaking imagery and lively voice work with a moving story of hope.

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Denmark's Soon-to-Open Hans Christian Andersen Museum Will Let You Step Inside a Fairytale World

It's the next place to add to your must-visit list once international travel returns to normal.

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'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Has Revealed Its Australian and New Zealand Queens

The ten contestants were revealed during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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Judas and the Black Messiah

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Chaos Walking

Raya and the Last Dragon

Denmark's Soon-to-Open Hans Christian Andersen Museum Will Let You Step Inside a Fairytale World

'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Has Revealed Its Australian and New Zealand Queens

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