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
Immaculate

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Sydney Sweeney turns in a stunning scream-queen performance worth worshipping in this excellent convent-set horror film.

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Immaculate

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

Sydney Sweeney turns in a stunning scream-queen performance worth worshipping in this excellent convent-set horror film.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

A return to New York helps boost this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', but it's still worlds away from the franchise's 80s flicks.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A return to New York helps boost this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', but it's still worlds away from the franchise's 80s flicks.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

A return to New York helps boost this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', but it's still worlds away from the franchise's 80s flicks.

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News
Netflix's Massive New Page-to-Screen Series '3 Body Problem' Is Your Next Must-See Sci-Fi Mindbender

The showrunners that made 'Game of Thrones' such a hit have now taken on Liu Cixin's 'Remembrance of Earth's Past' trilogy.

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Wicked Little Letters

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

This entertaining Olivia Colman- and Jessie Buckley-starring dramedy is based on a true tale about profanity-filled mail scandalising an English town in the 1920s.

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Wicked Little Letters

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This entertaining Olivia Colman- and Jessie Buckley-starring dramedy is based on a true tale about profanity-filled mail scandalising an English town in the 1920s.

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Wicked Little Letters

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

This entertaining Olivia Colman- and Jessie Buckley-starring dramedy is based on a true tale about profanity-filled mail scandalising an English town in the 1920s.

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News
Here's Your First Look at Jacob Elordi's New Australian Miniseries 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

The five-part Prime Video series also stars Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge, Simon Baker, Thomas Weatherall and Ciarán Hinds.

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West Side Story — Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

Fri, 22 Mar - Sun, 21 Apr 2024
Mrs Macquarie's Point, Sydney

Opera Australia's take on this star-crossed love story is heading back to Sydney Harbour's stunning floating stage.

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Event
Monster Fest Weekender: Slasher Edition

Fri, 3 May - Sun, 5 May 2024
Event Cinemas Brisbane City, Brisbane City

Of course this three-day festival at Event Cinemas Brisbane City includes 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Friday the 13th' flicks — and a 'Sleepaway Camp' marathon.

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Monster Fest Weekender: Slasher Edition

Fri, 3 May - Sun, 5 May 2024
Event Cinemas George Street, Sydney

Of course this three-day festival at Event Cinemas George Street includes 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Friday the 13th' flicks — and a 'Sleepaway Camp' marathon.

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Monster Fest Weekender: Slasher Edition

Fri, 26 Apr - Sun, 28 Apr 2024
Cinema Nova, Carlton

Of course this three-day festival at Cinema Nova includes 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Friday the 13th' flicks — and a 'Sleepaway Camp' marathon.

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Rabbits Eat Lettuce will host the Sunshine State's first event-based pill-testing service, with a fixed-site service also on its way at two locations.

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Felons' Yoga

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024
Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane City

Bend, stretch and drink at Brisbane's CBD riverside brewery every Wednesday after work.

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Melbourne Women in Film Festival

Thu, 21 Mar - Mon, 25 Mar 2024
ACMI, Melbourne

Melbourne's female-focused film festival returns for the eighth year with five days of screenings, panels and workshops at ACMI.

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Eight Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane

You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's cocktails in chocolate bunnies and hot cross cruffins to track down and devour.

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The Trailer for 'The Acolyte' Teases a 'Star Wars' Murder-Mystery Where Someone Is Killing Jedi

The moody first look at Disney+'s sixth live-action 'Star Wars' series leans into the dark side, as a Jedi Master faces a mysterious warrior.

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Furiosa Is on a Quest for Vengeance in the Latest Trailer for George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel

Shaving her head, taking on the world, driving for her life: it all happens in this new sneak peek at the fifth 'Mad Max' movie.

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