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
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From Boxing Day 2021

Spend the biggest cinema-going day of the year slipping back into ‘The Matrix’ franchise, getting swept up in a musical romance and catching a scorching new Shakespeare adaptation.

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Event
The Tragedy of Macbeth

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Something wicked this way comes — a wickedly stunning new Shakespeare adaptation starring a phenomenal Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

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Event
The Matrix Resurrections

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will make you go “whoa!” at ‘The Matrix’ franchise’s mostly dazzling, almost-always-entertaining tumble back down the sci-fi rabbit hole.

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Face Masks Are Now Compulsory Inside Queensland Cinemas and Theatres

If you're heading to the movies this Boxing Day, you'll need to mask up.

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Marvel Has Just Dropped the First Trailer for 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'

The first sneak peek at the Marvel Cinematic Universe's 28th film follows on from where 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' left off.

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The 12 Best Films of 2021

From Oscar-worthy revisionist westerns to spice-war space operas, 2021 treated the big screen to a heap of stellar flicks. These are the very best.

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Event
The Worst Person in the World

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

An award-winner at Cannes, this Norwegian romantic dramedy pairs a masterful character study with a raw and relatable portrait of twentysomething life.

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The 12 Best Straight-to-Streaming Films and Specials of 2021

Medieval fantasies, powerful documentaries, Jamie Dornan singing about seagulls — this year’s best streaming flicks just kept on delivering.

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News
All Public Transport Will Be Free Across Brisbane on New Year's Eve 2021

So you can get to and from your NYE parties without spending a penny.

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Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Revisit Hogwarts in the 'Harry Potter' Reunion Trailer

Celebrating 20 years since 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' first hit cinemas, the HBO special reunites key 'Harry Potter' cast members to reminiscence about all things magical.

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The 12 Best New TV Shows of 2021

This year's standout new shows include rom-coms, murder mysteries, and multiple shows about the gap between the wealthy and everyone else — and they're all available to stream.

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Event
Ginuary 2022

Sun, 27 Feb, 2022
Covent Garden, West End

Count down Australia 100 best gins of the past year — and drink them.

Buy Tickets

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Twelve Excellent New TV Shows From 2021 That You Might've Missed

Add savvy comedies, searing dramas and an 80s-set gem about building an aerobics empire to your summer catch-up list.

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Masks Will Be Mandatory in Queensland Shopping Centres and on Public Transport From December 18

With COVID-19 cases rising in Queensland, face coverings will become compulsory again in a number of settings.

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Event
West Side Story

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The 1950s-set spin on 'Romeo and Juliet' returns to the screen — and, making his first-ever musical, Steven Spielberg turns it into a spectacular cinematic achievement.

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Event
Licorice Pizza

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Freewheeling, meticulous and glorious all at once, Paul Thomas Anderson's ninth film serves up a 70s-set coming-of-age slice of life, as topped by a transcendent performance from Alana Haim.

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Event
Milton Markets Christmas Pop-Up

Thu, 23 Dec, 2021
Milton Markets, Milton

Cribb Street's markets are popping up one last time before Christmas.

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Event
The Lost Daughter

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 - Wed, 12 Jan 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Actor-turned-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal makes a bold directorial debut, bringing Elena Ferrante's novel to the screen with an exceptional performance by Olivia Colman.

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Event
Spider-Man: No Way Home

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 - Wed, 5 Jan 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood web-slinger swings back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to face a lineup of familiar villains.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From December 16

Head to the flicks to see Spider-Man face a bevy of familiar baddies, Olivia Colman turn in another phenomenal performance and a wild NYC-set horror film that tussles with a headline-grabbing news story.

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