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
Babyteeth

Mon, 9 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Featuring superb performances and arresting visuals, this raw, affecting and astute Australian drama is far more than just another teen cancer film.

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Mon, 9 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Following a small-town teen's trip to NYC to obtain an abortion, this naturalistic drama proves as grim and gripping as it is empathetic and affecting.

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Peninsula

Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Various cinemas in Melbourne

South Korea's top-notch zombie franchise returns, with this frenetic thriller serving up a long-awaited sequel to 'Train to Busan'.

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Les Misérables

Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Set in the banlieues of Paris, this Oscar-nominated French drama is a film of explosive emotional and visceral power.

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Kajillionaire

Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Starring Evan Rachel Wood as a con artist, this comedy is one of the most distinctive, empathetic and engaging movies of the year.

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Deerskin

Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This sublimely silly and sometimes savage horror-comedy follows one man's love for his new suede jacket — and his quest to ensure that it's the only jacket in existence.

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The King of Staten Island

Mon, 9 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Pete Davidson commands attention in Judd Apatow's arrested development-fuelled comedy, which is loosely based on the 'Saturday Night Live' star's own life story.

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Event
Brazen Hussies

Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This important, impassioned and engaging documentary steps through Australia’s women’s liberation movement during the 60s and 70s.

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MQFF Interrupted

Thu, 19 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Online

MQFF is back for 2020 — with a mostly online program of top-notch queer cinema.

Buy Tickets

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News
Australia Might Soon Be Home to the Southern Hemisphere's Biggest Indoor-Outdoor Water Park

It's slated to open in Melbourne by 2024.

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Victoria's State of Emergency Has Been Extended Until December

But the State of Disaster has not been renewed — so it'll end tonight.

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Metro Melbourne's 25-Kilometre Rule and Regional Travel Ban Will Lift From Midnight Tonight

Premier Daniel Andrews has also outlined the next set of planned steps, which'll come into effect on November 22.

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These 18 Beers, Wines and Spirits Have Just Been Voted Australia's Favourite Local Drops

BWS asked Aussies to pick their top homegrown sips as part of its nationwide Local Luvvas initiative.

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Sydney Is Set to Host Australia's First Pandemic-Era Indoor Arena Gigs with 5000-Plus Crowds

The Great Southern Nights will hit up Qudos Bank Arena, with Ocean Alley, Jack River, Ruby Fields, Bernard Fanning and Matt Corby on the bill.

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Andy Samberg's New Time-Loop Rom-Com 'Palm Springs' Will Hit Streaming Down Under This Month

The 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star plays a man forced to attend the same wedding over and over in this must-see Sundance hit.

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Mornington Peninsula's Foreshore Camping Grounds Won't Reopen Until February 2021

Victorians will soon be able to travel regionally, but campsites in Rye, Rosebud and Sorrento won't reopen for the summer.

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Event
Bottomless Bloody Marys and Frozen Margaritas

Sat, 7 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov 2020
Johnny Bird, Crows Nest

Start your weekend with fried chicken and endless drinks.

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Waves

Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Following the ups and downs experienced by an African American family, this magnificent drama is stunningly visceral, stirring and profound.

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News
Award-Winning Cocktail Bar Eau de Vie Is Leaving Darlinghurst After 11 Years

It's moving to a yet-to-be-announced new location in early 2021.

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Event
Nightquarter

Fri, 6 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov 2020
Nightquarter, Birtinya

The Gold Coast favourite has moved to the Sunshine Coast — taking its weekend food stalls, live gigs and rides with it.

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