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.

News
Monster Fest Is Back for Another 2022 Lineup of Weird, Wild, Strange and Surreal Genre Films

Australia's showcase of dark, twisted, offbeat and out-there cinema is back with bloody Christmas movies, Swissploitation flicks and films about gatecrashing aliens.

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Event
Monster Fest 2022

Thu, 8 Dec - Sun, 11 Dec 2022
Event Cinemas Myer Centre, Brisbane

Australia's touring genre film fest is back with another lineup of weird, wild, strange and surreal movies.

Buy Tickets

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IKEA Is Launching Sustainable Living Shops Filled with Eco-Friendly Wares Inside Its Australian Stores

The Swedish chain wants to help you make environmentally friendly choices, so it's creating dedicated shops within its stores filled with appropriate products.

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Virgin Is Doing a Black Friday Sale on 500,000 Domestic and International Flights with Prices From $55

Celebrate Black Friday with cheap flights to Bali, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Queenstown.

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Barack Obama Is Coming to Australia in 2023 for a Speaking Tour About Leadership

The former US President is heading to Sydney and Melbourne in March — and his Sydney talk will be livestreamed, too.

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Get Ready for the Time of Your Life: This Immersive 'Dirty Dancing' Experience Is Returning to Australia

Check into Kellerman's Mountain House for Swayze-style painting classes, volleyball games and dance lessons.

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Event
Strange World

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Taking a journey to the centre of an otherworldly realm, Walt Disney Animation Studios' 61st film is heartfelt, urgent and visually stunning.

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Seriously Red

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Paying tribute to the one and only Dolly Parton, this Australian comedy follows a plucky impersonator swapping the nine-to-five for playing her idol.

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The 'The Shape of Water' and 'Pan's Labyrinth' director's stop-motion take on the beloved 19th-century Italian tale might just be the most magical yet.

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Bones and All

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell play cannibal lovers road-tripping through America's midwest in this evocative and exquisite film from 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino.

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News
Spotify Has Just Launched Its Audiobooks Library with 300,000-Plus Titles in Australia and New Zealand

Your summer can now include listening to Aussie literary hits like 'The Dry' and 'Boy Swallows Universe' via Spotify.

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Dusk's Bubble O'Bill, Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime and Splice Candles Are Making a Comeback for Summer

Don't just spend your summer scoffing ice cream — turn your home into a dessert-scented haven, too.

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Babylon Brisbane Is Eagle Street's Soon-to-Open Three-Level Restaurant with Outdoor Bars and Terraces

From December, you'll have a new riverside Eastern Mediterranean-meets-Middle East place to eat — and from early 2023, Babylon Gardens will open with an almost 1000-person capacity.

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Just In: Megan Thee Stallion Is No Longer Coming to Australia to Headline Festival X

Australia is no longer in for a hot girl summer at Festival X, with the American rapper unable to travel Down Under for what were slated to be her first-ever Aussie shows.

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Event
Christmas at HQ

Sat, 3 Dec, 2022
Rivermakers HQ, Morningside

Celebrate the season with beer, markets, carols, lawn games, a pottery workshop, a margarita bar and an oyster bar at Brisbane's newest riverfront precinct.

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Event
The Nutcracker — Queensland Ballet

Fri, 2 Dec - Fri, 23 Dec 2022
QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

Queensland Ballet's seasonal tradition returns, complete with sentient toys and dancing snowflakes.

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Brisbane Tea Festival 2022

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022
The Old Museum, Bowen Hills

Sip your way through nearly 30 tea stalls, learn new tea-making skills and shop for teawares.

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Chocolate Fiesta at Craft'd Grounds

Fri, 25 Nov - Sun, 27 Nov 2022
Craft'd Grounds, Albion

Chocolate pastries, chocolate rum tastings, food trucks slinging chocolate treats, a screening of 'Chocolat': they're all on the menu at this Albion festival.

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The Menu

Thu, 24 Nov - Wed, 14 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

A culinary thriller-slash-black comedy with bite, this Ralph Fiennes- and Anya Taylor-Joy-starring cinematic dish is savage, savvy and slickly satisfying.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Wed, 23 Nov - Tue, 29 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Benoit Blanc is back on the case in this sequel to 2019's whodunnit hit 'Knives Out', which serves up another smart and superbly cast puzzle box of a film.

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