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
Netflix Has Dropped the Trailer for Sultry Zendaya-Starring Romantic Drama 'Malcolm & Marie'

Co-starring John David Washington, the film is written and directed by 'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson.

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Promising Young Woman

Thu, 7 Jan - Wed, 27 Jan 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Carey Mulligan is fierce and formidable in this brilliant, blistering and bubblegum-hued take on the rape-revenge genre.

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Ten Excellent and Exciting New Films to Add to Your 2021 Must-See List

Including likely Oscar-nominees, long-awaited animated releases and big-name sequels — and Nicolas Cage's latest, too.

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The Dry

Fri, 1 Jan - Wed, 20 Jan 2021
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The best-selling Aussie crime novel jumps to the big screen, and Eric Bana is superb as its conflicted central cop.

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The Trailer for Studio Ghibli's Long-Awaited New Movie 'Earwig and The Witch' Is Here

The new film arrives seven years after the Japanese animation house's last solo release.

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An American Pickle

Seth Rogen stars opposite himself in this affable, sometimes thoughtful but mostly forgettable fish-out-of-water comedy.

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The Ten Best Straight-to-Streaming Films of 2020

Powerful dramas, gorgeous animation, twisty comedies, exceptional musicals — 2020's streaming lineup delivered them all.

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'Lazarus' Live-Stream

Fri, 8 Jan - Sun, 10 Jan 2021
Online

Celebrate David Bowie's birthday or mark the fifth anniversary of his death with a live-stream of one of his final projects.

Buy Tickets

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Qantas Has Been Named the World's Safest Airline for 2021

The Aussie carrier has topped the list eight years in a row.

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Mark Wahlberg Is Opening 20 Wahlburgers Restaurants Across Australia and New Zealand

The burger chain is teaming up with United Cinemas, and opening eateries in theatres and at stand-alone locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and New Zealand.

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Nicolas Cage Screams Expletives In the Full Trailer for Netflix's 'History of Swear Words'

It hits the streaming platform in January.

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Take a Sneak Peek at Japan's New Super Nintendo Theme Park and Its 'Mario Kart' Ride

Super Nintendo World opens at Universal Studios in Osaka in February 2021.

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The 'Black Mirror' Team Has Made a Netflix Special Satirising 2020 and It Now Has a Trailer

'Death to 2020' stars everyone from Samuel L Jackson and Hugh Grant to Lisa Kudrow and Leslie Jones.

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The Ten Best Films of 2020

With exceptional dramas, joyous concert documentaries and horror mind-benders, 2020 wasn't lacking in excellent movies.

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The Eight Best New TV Shows of 2020

From a topical horror series and a mind-bending sci-fi thriller to an offbeat Aussie sketch comedy — and they're all available to stream.

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Jupiter and Saturn Are About to Appear Closer Together in the Sky Than They Have in 400 Years

It's called a 'great conjunction' — and it's happening this month.

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The New TV Version of Stephen King's 'The Stand' Will Start Streaming Down Under Next Month

The unsettling plague thriller takes place after a deadly super flu wipes out 99 percent of the world's population.

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The Midnight Sky

Thu, 10 Dec - Wed, 23 Dec 2020
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

George Clooney grapples with space once again in this survivalist sci-fi drama, and the results are generally involving, engaging and poignant.

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Soon-to-Launch New Disney+ Expansion Star Is Basically Hulu for Viewers Down Under

It'll feature an extra 1000 titles — including 35 brand new series — in its first year.

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The Witches

Thu, 10 Dec - Wed, 30 Dec 2020
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Roald Dahl's beloved book returns to the big screen — but this is a tamer, lighter and blander version, even with Anne Hathaway chewing the scenery as the Grand High Witch.

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