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
Five Must-See Films to Catch at Palace Cinemas' New Documentary Festival

Hot Docs is here with boxing epics, cave diving nail-biters and an exploration on Chuck Norris.

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Hot Docs at Palace Cinemas

Tue, 14 Jun - Sun, 3 Jul 2016
Palace Cinemas Melbourne, Melbourne

Get your documentary fix at this brand new Canadian import.

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The Conjuring 2

Thu, 9 Jun - Wed, 10 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This familiar sequel still manages to be both frightening and fun.

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Now You See Me 2

Thu, 2 Jun - Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This unnecessary sequel quickly wears thin.

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Baron Samedi Spiced at The Penny Black

Fri, 3 Jun - Sun, 31 Jul 2016
The Penny Black, Brunswick

Tis the season for spiced rum cocktails.

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Baron Samedi Is Hosting a Tonne of Winter Rum Pop-Ups

Rum will come together with live music at venues across Melbourne and Sydney.

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Queen of the Desert

Thu, 2 Jun - Wed, 27 Jul 2016

Nicole Kidman, James Franco and Robert Pattinson can't salvage this disappointing historical drama.

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Money Monster

Thu, 2 Jun - Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell excel in this urgent, edge-of-your-seat thriller.

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News
Melbourne International Film Festival Reveals First Lineup for 2016

Start making your shortlist.

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The Rewriters: How Barry Patenaude Became One of Australia's Most Kickass Illustrators

Meet the Brisbane artist whose illustrations have everyone from the Biennale of Sydney to Concrete Playground lining up.

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Alice Through the Looking Glass

Thu, 26 May - Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The financially motivated follow-up is seriously uninspired.

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Hunt For The Wilderpeople's Taika Waititi Talks Buddy Comedies and Taking On Thor

"The one thing that everyone relates to the most? Family dynamics. I don't relate to bank robbers."

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Five Pieces of Homework to Do Before ACMI's SCORSESE Exhibition

Get watching, reading and cooking his mother's meatballs.

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SCORSESE

Thu, 26 May - Sun, 18 Sep 2016
ACMI, Melbourne

Revisit the taxi drivers, goodfellas and wolf-like stockbrokers of the movie master's 60-year career.

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The Meddler

Thu, 19 May - Wed, 6 Jul 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A surprisingly tender tale about an overbearing mum.

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X-Men: Apocalypse

Thu, 19 May - Wed, 13 Jul 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The latest X-Men movie suffers from a lacklustre villain, but the rest of the cast fires on all cylinders.

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Essential Independents: American Cinema, Now

Tue, 17 May - Wed, 8 Jun 2016
Palace Cinemas Melbourne, Melbourne

No blockbusters, no sequels — just pure American indie film.

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Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 to Open With Aussie Sci-Fi

Investigate The Death and Life of Otto Bloom.

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The Angry Birds Movie

Thu, 12 May - Wed, 6 Jul 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Should have made a Candy Crush movie instead.

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The First Monday in May

Thu, 12 May - Wed, 6 Jul 2016

A slick, stylish but ultimately superficial doco about the fashion industry's night of nights.

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