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.

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Tubs of Rainbow Paddle Pop and Bubble O'Bill Ice Cream Have Just Landed in the Freezer Aisle

And Golden Gaytime, too.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Has Just Unveiled Its Hefty Virtual 2020 Program

MIFF 68 1/2 will screen 113 features and shorts from 56 countries — and they'll be available to watch nation-wide.

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Ten Must-See Films at the 2020 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

This year's lineup features an ethereal zombie thriller, Eva Green as an astronaut and an Oscar-nominated drama inspired by 'Les Misérables'.

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'Dead to Me' Will End Its Secrets, Twists and Murder Cover-Ups After the Show's Third Season

Starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, the grief-fuelled Netflix dark comedy will return one last time.

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Western Australia's Kalbarri National Park Is Now Home to a 100-Metre-High Skywalk Over a Gorge

The $24 million project overlooks the park's Murchison Gorge via two cantilevered platforms.

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Michael Myers Is Back in the Ominous First Teaser Trailer for 'Halloween Kills'

But the franchise's latest sequel has been delayed a whole year — until October 2021.

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Victoria Bitter Has Just Added a Christmas Sweater to Its Retro Clothing and Merch Line

The red, green and white-hued knitted jumper is covered with stubbies and snowflakes, of course.

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Netflix Has Extended 'The Crown' and Its Royal Dramas for a Sixth Season

It was originally planned to run for six seasons, then reduced back to five — and now it has been extended to six again.

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'Friends! The Musical Parody' Will Be There for You When Australia's Theatres Start to Reopen

The comedic stage production turns the beloved 90s sitcom into a song-filled satire — and it's touring the country.

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'In My Blood It Runs' Is a Powerful Documentary Chronicling Indigenous Childhood in Australia

The must-see film was shot over nearly four years — and its subject, Dujuan Hoosan, spoke to the United Nations last year about youth incarceration in Australia.

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The Trailer for Eerie and Unnerving New Australian Horror Film 'Relic' Is Here to Creep You Out

The instantly disturbing but still slow-burning film follows three generations of women in a remote Victorian house.

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The Filmed Version of 'Hamilton' Has Hit Streaming and It's As Phenomenal As You've Heard

Recorded in 2016 with the original Broadway cast — including Lin-Manuel Miranda — the historical hip hop musical has just hit Disney+.

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The European Union Is Reopening Its Borders to Tourists from Down Under

Australians and New Zealanders still can't leave the country, though — but you can add Europe to your holiday list when local travel restrictions are lifted.

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Queensland Will Reopen Its Border to All Aussie States and Territories Except Victoria from July 10

"Due to current community transmission levels, the border with Victoria will remain closed — and will be strengthened."

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The First Trailer for 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Four Teases Rebellion, Revolution and an Uprising

"Blessed be the squad."

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Ten New Films You Can Look Forward to Seeing on the Big Screen in 2020

Get ready for Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender, the creepy new 'Candyman' movie and Timothée Chalamet going sci-fi in 'Dune'.

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Twelve Stellar Movies From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

Cinemas have been closed for months, but this year has still thrown up plenty of big-screen gems — here's what you need to see.

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Twelve Exceptional New TV Shows From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

This year has served up plenty of new must-see TV so far — here's what you need to stream.

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The US Version of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Bringing Its Second Season to Australian TV This Month

And it has been renewed for a third season, too.

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Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre in September

The Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival has been rescheduled from April.

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