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
Longlegs

Thu, 18 Jul - Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Featuring Nicolas Cage as its namesake and 'It Follows' star Maika Monroe as the FBI agent on his trail, this is horror at its most unshakeable.

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Event
Longlegs

Thu, 18 Jul - Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Featuring Nicolas Cage as its namesake and 'It Follows' star Maika Monroe as the FBI agent on his trail, this is horror at its most unshakeable.

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Longlegs

Thu, 18 Jul - Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

Featuring Nicolas Cage as its namesake and 'It Follows' star Maika Monroe as the FBI agent on his trail, this is horror at its most unshakeable.

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News
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Icon Bianca Del Rio Is Returning Down Under in 2025 with Her 'Dead Inside' Tour

Hurricane Bianca is back, this time breaking out her devilish snark and timing on an eight-city tour of Australia and New Zealand.

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News
Save the Date: Lost Paradise Is Returning to Wrap Up 2024 with Another Huge New Year's Party

If you're keen to ring in 2025 with live tunes in Glenworth Valley on the New South Wales Central Coast, mark your diary.

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Event
Melbourne International Film Festival

Thu, 8 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Movie lovers, rejoice: MIFF is back for another winter, filling Melbourne's cinemas with more than 250 films across 18 days in August.

Buy Tickets

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News
Movie Lovers, Rejoice: The Full 250-Plus-Title 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival Program Is Here

Whether you're keen to see Cannes and Sundance favourites, the latest from body-horror master David Cronenberg or an overnight 'Godzilla' marathon, MIFF has you covered.

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News
Coming Soon: Claw BBQ Is Opening a Second Brisbane Crab Shack with Shellfish Aplenty and Arcade Games in Carindale

Less than a year after first opening, this American-inspired joint has announced its expansion, taking its love of seafood, barbecue, sports and games to Brisbane's southeast.

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News
It's Waffle Party Time: The First 'Severance' Season Two Trailer Is Here Ahead of Its January 2025 Return

Clocking back in at Lumon Industries is finally on the cards, complete with an approach to work-life balance that's pure sci-fi nightmare fuel.

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Event
Twisters

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

No one usually wants a storm to strike twice, but this disaster franchise has swirled up a second must-see, this time directed by 'Minari' Oscar-nominee Lee Isaac Chung.

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Twisters

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

No one usually wants a storm to strike twice, but this disaster franchise has swirled up a second must-see, this time directed by 'Minari' Oscar-nominee Lee Isaac Chung.

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Twisters

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

No one usually wants a storm to strike twice, but this disaster franchise has swirled up a second must-see, this time directed by 'Minari' Oscar-nominee Lee Isaac Chung.

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Event
Fly Me to the Moon

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Scarlett Johansson is a delight in this space-race rom-com co-starring Channing Tatum, but the 60s-set film itself is just entertaining enough.

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Fly Me to the Moon

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Scarlett Johansson is a delight in this space-race rom-com co-starring Channing Tatum, but the 60s-set film itself is just entertaining enough.

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Fly Me to the Moon

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

Scarlett Johansson is a delight in this space-race rom-com co-starring Channing Tatum, but the 60s-set film itself is just entertaining enough.

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Life Has Found a Way to Keep Queensland Museum's Lego 'Jurassic World' Exhibition in Brisbane for Longer

More than six-million bricks feature in this recreation of the film franchise's dinosaurs, props and scenes — and over 200,000 people in Brisbane have seen it so far.

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The Calile Hotel's Luxe Sushi Room Is Expanding to Give James Street an Even Bigger Japanese Fine-Diner

This Nigella Lawson-approved Fortitude Valley favourite is taking over the neighbouring tenancy to cater to more patrons.

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Le Mulled Wine Cinema

Thu, 11 Jul - Sun, 14 Jul 2024
Cadmans Cottage, The Rocks

Catch a French-themed flick while sipping mulled wine at this pop-up harbourside cinema during Sydney's annual Bastille Festival.

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Pups and Pints at Brewdog DogTap Brisbane

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024
BrewDog DogTap Brisbane, Brisbane

This Murarrie brewery is going to the dogs for one afternoon, complete with cute canines to cuddle, pet photography and barkuterie boards.

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Paul Mescal Battles Pedro Pascal in the First Trailer for 'Gladiator II' — and Are You Not Entertained?

Ridley Scott's sequel to his 2000 Oscar-winner also stars Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn — with Connie Nielsen returning from the first film.

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