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.

  • It Follows
    Event

    It Follows

    Thu, 23 Apr - Wed, 13 May 2015

    This year's super-original, must-see horror movie features a sexually transmitted spectre.

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
    Event

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Thu, 23 Apr - Wed, 3 Jun 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    With Marvel's domination in film and TV, it's getting tougher for them to show us anything genuinely new.

  • While We're Young
    Event

    While We're Young

    Thu, 16 Apr - Wed, 27 May 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    The writer-director of Frances Ha is back with another lesson about growing up in your 20s, 30s and 40s.

  • The Salt of the Earth
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    The Salt of the Earth

    Thu, 9 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr 2015

    Cinema Nova, Carlton

    A textured portrait of a man who has dedicated more than just his career to photography.

  • Black Sea
    Event

    Black Sea

    Thu, 9 Apr - Wed, 6 May 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    This is how the director of The Last King of Scotland does an undersea treasure-hunt thriller.

  • The DUFF
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    The DUFF

    Thu, 2 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Not every teen movie can be special.

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
    Event

    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

    Thu, 2 Apr - Wed, 6 May 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Enjoyable, all-ages nautical nonsense.

  • X+Y
    Event

    X+Y

    Thu, 9 Apr - Wed, 6 May 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    X+Y equals a sweet coming-of-age effort about a child prodigy who finds solace in numbers after being diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

  • The Astor Theatre Has Been Saved by Palace Cinemas
    News

    The Astor Theatre Has Been Saved by Palace Cinemas

    It's official.

  • The Book of Life
    Event

    The Book of Life

    Thu, 2 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Guillermo del Toro presents an out-of-the-ordinary animated film inspired by Mexico's Day of the Dead.

  • A Little Chaos
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    A Little Chaos

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 22 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Alan Rickman directs a surprising period romance about gardening and gender inequality.

  • Listen Up Philip
    Event

    Listen Up Philip

    Thu, 2 Apr - Sun, 26 Apr 2015

    Jason Schwartzman and Elisabeth Moss portray the trials of a self-absorbed writer with humour, empathy and balance.

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  • Say Goodbye to The Hi-Fi, Hello to Max Watt's
    News

    Say Goodbye to The Hi-Fi, Hello to Max Watt's

    Silver linings all round for music lovers.

  • Dior and I
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    Dior and I

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    A real window into fashion, beyond the parade of beautiful dresses.

  • Get Hard
    Event

    Get Hard

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 22 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    The only thing getting hard here is the audience's patience.

  • Infinitely Polar Bear
    Event

    Infinitely Polar Bear

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    A big-hearted, autobiographical look at growing up with a bipolar parent.

  • Love Is Strange
    Event

    Love Is Strange

    Thu, 19 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play newlyweds who have their love tested in an unequal world.

  • Cinderella
    Event

    Cinderella

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 29 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    See Cate Blanchett and Helena Bonham Carter play wildly against type in an otherwise traditional fairy tale.

  • Should You Switch to Australian Netflix?
    News

    Should You Switch to Australian Netflix?

    There are some Netflix shows we're slapping down our $8.99 for immediately. And then there are some glaring omissions.

  • Insurgent
    Event

    Insurgent

    Thu, 19 Mar - Wed, 22 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    The Divergent sequel feels like the umpteenth instalment in a YA future dystopia onslaught.

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