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
Housekeeping for Beginners

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Three films into his feature career, 'You Won’t Be Alone' and 'Of an Age' writer/director Goran Stolevski adds this absorbing drama about a queer family to his already-impressive resume.

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Champions of Change: Mackenzie Arnold and Tony Gustavsson

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024
Sydney Town Hall, Sydney

Mackenzie Arnold and Tony Gustavsson are hitting Vivid Sydney's 2024 stage to talk all things Matildas.

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Mackenzie Arnold and Tony Gustavsson Have Joined Vivid Sydney's 2024 Lineup to Talk All Things Matildas

As well as hitting Sydney for a game on the way to the Paris Olympics, the Matildas goalkeeper and coach will take to the Vivid stage.

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Event
Housekeeping for Beginners

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Three films into his feature career, 'You Won’t Be Alone' and 'Of an Age' writer/director Goran Stolevski adds this absorbing drama about a queer family to his already-impressive resume.

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Monster

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

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Monster

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

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Event
Monster

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Thu, 9 May - Thu, 30 May 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Thu, 9 May - Wed, 29 May 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.

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News
RISING Has Expanded Its 2024 Program with Late-Night DJs, the Full Day Tripper Lineup and More

More Dirty Three, more 'Hellraiser', Melbourne Symphony Orchestra doing a secret pop-up show: they're all on the bill now, too.

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Park Chan-wook, Several Robert Downey Jrs, Vietnam War-Set Spy Thrills: 'The Sympathizer' Has Them All

This seven-part HBO adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning book is one of 2024's must-sees.

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Disney Is Cutting Back the Number of New Marvel Movies and TV Shows That Hit Screens Each Year

The Mouse House's solution to superhero fatigue is to reduce its MCU entries to three films and two television shows annually.

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Event
Winter Chalet at Customs House

Tue, 14 May - Sat, 31 Aug 2024
Customs House Brisbane, Brisbane

Spend winter sipping champagne while eating Moreton Bay bug croissants and baked whole brie in igloos by the river.

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Coming Soon: Sbagliata Is Portside's New Italian Restaurant From the Chef Behind Ramona Trattoria

The 120-seater eatery will set up shop next to seafood spot Fosh — and feature an open kitchen with its own pasta room.

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Messina Will Give You a Free Scoop of Vanilla Slice-Inspired Gelato Today If You Have Snapchat on Your Phone

The limited-edition Oh Snap! flavour features vanilla custard gelato, passionfruit puree and caramelised puff pastry pieces.

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Netflix Has Revealed Who Else Will Be Getting Mysterious and Spooky in 'Wednesday' Season Two

The Jenna Ortega-starring hit has just started production on its next batch of episodes — and Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in two 90s movies, is among the guest stars.

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Joel Edgerton Opens the Door to the Multiverse in Absorbing New Existential Sci-Fi Series 'Dark Matter'

The Australian actor hops through parallel worlds in this nine-part Apple TV+ series, which is adapted by author Blake Crouch from his own thriller novel.

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From Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Kinds of Kindness' to Indigenous Aussie Horror, Sydney Film Festival's 2024 Lineup Is Here

This year's 197-title program also includes a Hunter Schafer-starring thriller, Sundance hit 'I Saw the TV Glow' and the latest from 2015 Sydney Film Prize-winner Miguel Gomes.

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Sydney Film Festival

Wed, 5 Jun - Sun, 16 Jun 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

From Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Kinds of Kindness' to Indigenous Aussie horror, Sydney Film Festival's 197-title 2024 lineup is filled with highlights.

Buy Tickets

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