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
Gelato Messina Is Turning Three of Its Favourite Desserts Into Chocolate Bars for Father's Day

Treat your dad to a three-pack of cone-ception, Messinatella hazelnut and neapolitan chocolate blocks and bars.

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HBO Has Just Dropped the Emotional Trailer for Its Next Big Miniseries 'Scenes From a Marriage'

'The White Lotus' just finished, but you can add this Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain-starring drama to your must-watch list this September.

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Ten Exceptional Films You Can Stream This Week Now That MIFF 2021 Has Completely Moved Online

Due to Melbourne's lockdown, this year's MIFF is only screening digitally — and a Mads Mikkelsen-starring revenge comedy, an insightful documentary about Istanbul's stray dogs and a mockumentary featuring St Vincent all await.

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Bluesfest Has Cancelled Its 2021 Festival and Will Now Return for Easter 2022

After multiple setbacks in 2021 due to the pandemic, the beloved blues and roots festival will now return to Byron Bay over the 2022 Easter long weekend.

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The Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Three Sinks Its Teeth Into Several Power Struggles

The TV spinoff has also just been renewed for its fourth season — before the third season even airs.

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Melburnians Are No Longer Allowed to Remove Their Face Masks to Drink Alcohol in Public

The city's mask rules have been tightened following large outdoor gatherings and outdoor venue crawls during lockdown.

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Melbourne's Lockdown Is Being Extended for Another Fortnight and a Nighttime Curfew Will Apply

Stay-at-home conditions will now remain in place until at least 11.59pm on Thursday, September 2, and Melburnians will only be allowed to leave their houses between 5am-9pm.

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The City of Melbourne Is Giving Away $100,000 in Prizes to Vaccinated Melburnians

$5000 staycation experience packages and $1000 shopping vouchers are up for grabs for eight weeks.

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'Hacks' Is the Hilarious, Smart and Insightful HBO Comedy That's Your Next Easy Binge-Watch

Created by three of the talents behind ‘Broad City’, this stellar new series about a superstar Las Vegas comic and her twentysomething comedy writer is perceptive, very funny and immensely relatable.

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A Brand New 'Home Alone' Movie Is Coming to Disney+ So That's Your Festive Viewing Sorted

The latest film in the franchise follows a boy left behind while his family goes on holiday to Japan.

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Ten Ace TV Shows You Can Binge Your Way Through Now That Paramount+ Has Launched in Australia

Check out a couple of new must-see miniseries, binge your way through a few classic comedies and revisit a pair of 90s animation greats.

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Netflix Has Just Dropped the First Trailer for New Melbourne-Shot Thriller Series 'Clickbait'

The eight-episode limited series features 'Entourage' star Adrian Grenier as a man who disappears, then pops up in a sinister online video.

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Event
Korean Film Festival in Australia 2021

Fri, 10 Dec - Thu, 16 Dec 2021
ACMI, Melbourne

Australia's annual celebration of Korean cinema returns with a strong lineup of new must-sees and recent favourites.

Buy Tickets

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Biting HBO Satire 'The White Lotus' Is One of 2021's Best Shows — and It's Returning for Season Two

Set at a Hawaiian resort, the drama's first season is twisty, astute, savage and hilarious — and exacting when it comes to sinking its teeth into class divides.

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Melbourne Will Remain in Its Current Lockdown for a Second Week

The city will remain under its current stay-at-home conditions until 11.59pm on Thursday, August 19.

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MIFF Has Cancelled Its In-Cinema Festival and Will Focus on Streaming Its Digital Program for 2021

Due to the COVID-19 situation in Melbourne at the moment, the Melbourne International Film Festival has switched to an online-only festival for the second year in a row.

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This Just-Discovered Flying Reptile Once Soared Through Australia's Prehistoric Skies Like a Dragon

Named 'Thapunngaka shawi', the pterosaur had a one-metre-long skull and a wingspan of seven metres.

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Krispy Kreme Has Just Released a Limited-Edition Range of Doughnut-Inspired Dog Biscuits

Dubbed 'doggie doughnuts' and available in the lead up to International Dog Day, they come in six flavours — including original glazed and choc sprinkles.

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The IPCC Has Issued a Dire Warning About Humanity's "Unprecedented" Influence on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment report predicts that global warming could increase by 1.5 degrees by as early as 2030.

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The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Has Just Been Approved for Use in Australia

Ten million doses will join Australia's vaccine rollout in 2021, joining the AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs.

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