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.

Event
The Boys in the Boat

Thu, 4 Jan - Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

George Clooney's latest stint behind the camera tells a stirring and solid underdog sports tale set amid the Great Depression, drawing upon history with help from Joel Edgerton.

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News
The Kid LAROI's 2024 Australian Stadium Tour Has Been Postponed Until October

New dates haven't been announced, but you'll be waiting longer for the Australian singer-songwriter's first Down Under stadium tour.

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Ferrari

Thu, 4 Jan - Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

With Adam Driver playing race car driver-turned-sports car entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari, 'Heat' filmmaker Michael Mann adds another masterpiece to his resume.

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Anyone But You

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's smouldering chemistry is the worth seeing this Sydney-shot rom-com for alone.

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Next Goal Wins

Mon, 1 Jan - Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, Taika Waititi's eighth film draws upon a rousing true story but sticks with the easiest game plan.

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Dream Scenario

Mon, 1 Jan - Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Nicolas Cage turns in a dream performance in this wonderfully surreal and biting satire about a college professor unwittingly haunting the world's slumbers to viral fame.

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Now Open: Palace Penny Lane Is Moonee Ponds' Brand-New Movie Haven with a Rooftop Cinema

Movie lovers of Melbourne, you have a new picture palace with 11 indoor screens and sky-high sessions under the stars to hit up.

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Parmesan Cheese Wheel: Eighth Edition

Mon, 1 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Cucinetta, South Yarra

For the entire month of January, you can eat fettucini cacio e pepe served straight out of a parmesan wheel.

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Groundhog Day The Musical

Wed, 24 Jan - Sun, 7 Apr 2024
Princess Theatre, Melbourne

Tim Minchin's stage musical version of the 90s film favourite is finally looking for a shadow in Australia.

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A Day on the Green: The Chemical Brothers

Sat, 2 Mar, 2024
Mount Duneed Estate, Mount Duneed

Hey boy, hey girl: the iconic electronic greats are bringing their block rockin' beats back Down Under.

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News
This Sucks: Vampire Comedy 'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Ending After Its Upcoming Sixth Season

Sadly, this US TV spinoff from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's movie won't live forever, wrapping up with its next season.

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Medical Thriller 'Dr Death' Delivers Another Dose of True-Crime Nightmare Fuel in Its Compelling Second Season

Another sinister surgeon fuels this anthology series' Édgar Ramirez- and Mandy Moore-starring return — plus romantic scams, too.

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Brilliant British Delight 'Slow Horses' Keeps Proving One of the Small Screen's Best-Ever Spy Thrillers

This standout Apple TV+ series follows up its ace first two seasons in 2022 with a gripping third spin in 2023.

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Grease

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - Sun, 10 Mar 2024
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne

It's electrifying: the 50s-set, five-decade-old show has scored a brand-new stage production.

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Netflix's 'Addams Family' Revamp 'Wednesday' Might Be Getting a Spinoff About Uncle Fester

The Jenna Ortega-starring hit has already been renewed for season two — and it could become part of a new franchise.

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The 15 Best Films of 2023

When 2023 hasn't served up electrifying takes on 'Frankenstein', plus both Martin Scorsese and Hayao Miyazaki's new masterpieces, it's been swooning over first loves and playing with dolls.

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The 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2023

The best films of the year didn't only play on the big screen, as Michelle Williams' latest stellar performance, an Oscar-nominated documentary and a playful vampire flick all show.

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An Emma Stone-led cringe comedy, The Kates doing murder-mystery, a spectacular game-to-TV adaptation: they all left an imprint on the small screen this year.

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