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
Bill & Ted Face the Music

Thu, 3 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep 2020
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Arriving almost 30 years after the last 'Bill & Ted' movie, this fittingly silly and heartwarmingly sweet comedy definitely isn't bogus.

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The 'Scream' Franchise Is Returning to the Big Screen with a Heap of Original Cast Members

If you like scary movies, it's due to hit cinemas in 2022.

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The Ominous First Trailer for Netflix's 'Rebecca' Serves Up Lavish Psychological Thrills

Based on the 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier, it stars Lily James, Armie Hammer and Kristin Scott Thomas.

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You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival

Watch the Northern Territory festival's dazzling sights from your couch.

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The First 'Dune' Trailer Is Here with Sandworms, a Box of Pain and Lots of Timothée Chalamet

The latest adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, the sci-fi epic also stars Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson and Javier Bardem.

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The New Mutants

Thu, 3 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep 2020
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This long-delayed 'X-Men' spinoff mashes up teen, horror and superhero tropes in an oppressively generic fashion.

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High Life

Robert Pattinson's entire career has brought him to this space thriller, and it's a strange but stellar ride.

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The First Teaser Trailer for Netflix's 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' Is Filled with Creepy Dolls

The follow-up to 2018's 'The Haunting of Hill House' will hit the streaming platform this October.

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Teamlab Is Opening Its Next Dazzling Permanent Digital Art Museum in Europe

From 2024, the art collective's new venture will sprawl across a 3000-square-metre space in Utrecht in The Netherlands.

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The Second Season of Tense Netflix Anthology 'Criminal' Puts Kit Harington Under Interrogation

The claustrophobic, cat-and-mouse-style show takes place entirely in police interrogation rooms — and it's back for another round.

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The Stirring and Visually Spectacular New 'Mulan' Is One of Disney's Better Live-Action Remakes

Instead of talking dragons and cricket sidekicks, this straight-to-streaming version revisits the Chinese legend in a rousing and vibrant way.

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'Lovecraft Country' Is the Must-See New HBO Series Exploring US Race Relations Through Horror

In other words, it’s a typical Jordan Peele project — and it’s typically excellent.

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The 'No Time to Die' Trailer Promises Multiple Villains, 00 Agents and Spectacular Action Scenes

After being delayed due to COVID-19, the latest Bond film — Daniel Craig's fifth — will hit cinemas in November.

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A Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ to Help Salvage This Chaotic Year

It'll feature the beloved singer alongside a lineup of special guests — and we're sure 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' will get a spin.

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'The X-Files' Is Heading Back to Your Screen Courtesy of an All-New Animated Comedy Spinoff

The new series will focus on a team of agents in Albuquerque, investigating cases too silly for Mulder and Scully.

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Japan's New 'Making of Harry Potter' Theme Park Will Open in 2023

It'll feature sets, costumes and props across a 30,000-square-metre space — and take around half a day to walk through.

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Event
Tenet

Thu, 27 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep 2020
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Christopher Nolan's long-awaited, mind-bending action-thriller is spectacular and entertaining — and also convoluted and laborious.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at New Zealand Cinemas This Week

Head to the flicks to see Christopher Nolan's latest action-packed spectacle, a local crime comedy or a big-budget Chinese war movie.

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Millie Bobby Brown Plays Sherlock's Sister in the Trailer for New Netflix Movie 'Enola Holmes'

Yes, the game is afoot — and Henry Cavill also stars as the elder sleuth.

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Documentary and drama combine in dazzling fashion in this endlessly fascinating exploration of a real-life heist.

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