Sarah Ward

Name: Japan Underground
Start: 2023-08-11
End: 2023-10-28
Location: Golden Age Cinema & Bar

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
Calling All Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro Fans: The Full 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer Is Here

Martin Scorsese is back with another must-see crime drama — and makes his first feature to star both Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Event
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Sat, 8 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Tom Cruise keeps one-upping the stunts and spectacular action in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise — and the spy series keeps proving a joy to watch.

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Event
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Sat, 8 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Tom Cruise keeps one-upping the stunts and spectacular action in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise — and the spy series keeps proving a joy to watch.

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News
The Full Trailer for 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart' Plunges Sigourney Weaver Into an Aussie Mystery

The 'Alien' and 'Ghostbusters' icon sports an Aussie accent in this seven-part Prime Video series, which adapts Holly Ringland's 2018 novel.

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Event
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Sat, 8 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Tom Cruise keeps one-upping the stunts and spectacular action in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise — and the spy series keeps proving a joy to watch.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut with this weary, creaky, by-the-numbers fifth instalment in the supernatural horror franchise.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut with this weary, creaky, by-the-numbers fifth instalment in the supernatural horror franchise.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut with this weary, creaky, by-the-numbers fifth instalment in the supernatural horror franchise.

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Joy Ride

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

A stellar cast makes the most of this funny and thoughtful raunchy comedy, which follows four Asian American friends on a trip to China.

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Joy Ride

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A stellar cast makes the most of this funny and thoughtful raunchy comedy, which follows four Asian American friends on a trip to China.

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Joy Ride

Thu, 6 Jul - Tue, 25 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

A stellar cast makes the most of this funny and thoughtful raunchy comedy, which follows four Asian American friends on a trip to China.

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Event
Duck Pond — Circa

Wed, 5 Jul - Sat, 8 Jul 2023
QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

'Swan Lake' gets the circus treatment, plus new tunes and haute-couture costumes, thanks to Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa ensemble.

Buy Tickets

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Go Green and Gold: The World's First-Ever Matildas-Themed Hotel Suite Is Popping Up in Sydney

Celebrate the Women's World Cup by staying in football-inspired style — former Matildas player Michelle Heyman will even be there to greet you.

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Brisbane Festival 2023

Fri, 1 Sep - Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Glowing gardens, dancing drones, circus in a cathedral, fireworks, kazoos: they're all on this citywide arts festival's lineup for 2023.

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Brisbane Festival's Full 2023 Program Boasts Dancing Drones, Circus in a Cathedral and 1000-Plus Performances

Brisbane's annual arts festival is back to light up the sky, the City Botanic Gardens, and every stage and venue it can find around town.

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Event
European Food Trail

Fri, 7 Jul, 2023
South City Square, Woolloongabba

This Woolloongabba precinct is dedicating this Friday night to European cuisine.

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Winnie the Pooh: The New Stage Adaptation

Wed, 12 Jul - Sun, 16 Jul 2023
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Disney's nostalgic new musical about Hundred Acre Wood's beloved residents is playing Brisbane Powerhouse.

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Winnie the Pooh: The New Stage Adaptation

Thu, 21 Sep - Sun, 24 Sep 2023
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

Disney's nostalgic new musical about Hundred Acre Wood's beloved residents is playing Comedy Theatre.

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Winnie the Pooh: The New Stage Adaptation

Wed, 19 Jul - Sun, 23 Jul 2023
Playhouse, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Disney's nostalgic new musical about Hundred Acre Wood's beloved residents is playing Sydney Opera House.

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The New Boy

Thu, 6 Jul - Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

After 'Samson & Delilah' and 'Sweet Country', Warwick Thornton makes another stunning musing on survival — this time starring Cate Blanchett and newcomer Aswan Reid.

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