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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Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 - Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This culinary documentary serves up glossy, gleaming eye candy for those with a sweet tooth, but it never feels like a full meal.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From Boxing Day 2020

2020's holiday viewing spans superheroes, sublime dramas, documentaries about spectacular desserts, animated sequels and spy movies.

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Nomadland

Thu, 4 Mar - Wed, 24 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney

Featuring an exceptional performance by Frances McDormand, this deeply humanist road trip drama serves up a touching observational portrait of those that society happily overlooks.

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Wonder Woman 1984

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 - Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney

Gal Gadot is once again charming and graceful as Diana Prince, but this meandering and muddled superhero sequel doesn't appreciate its true source of wonder.

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Studio Ghibli's New Movie 'Earwig and The Witch' Will Hit Australian Cinemas in 2021

It's the Japanese animation house's first completely CGI movie — and it's directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki.

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The Northern Beaches Area Is Being Split Into Two Zones with Different COVID-19 Restrictions

That includes over Christmas, too.

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Greater Sydney's Gathering Restrictions Have Been Extended Indefinitely

But there's a very minor change in place for December 24, 25 and 26.

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SBS's Soothing New Doco Series Gets Famous Actors to Narrate Everything From Nature to Noodles

'A World of Calm' is based on the popular Calm app, and features the voices of Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac and Nicole Kidman.

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Nicolas Cage Screams Expletives In the Full Trailer for Netflix's 'History of Swear Words'

It hits the streaming platform in January.

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Daniel Andrews-Themed 'Get On the Beers' Christmas Lights Are Currently Dazzling Melbourne

Because that's exactly the kind of thing 2020's festive season was always going to serve up.

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The City of Sydney Is Considering Reclaiming 20 Hectares of Moore Park Golf Course for Public Use

It'd turn the site from a 18-hole course to a nine-hole course, and use the reclaimed land for public recreation.

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Six Ways You Can Catch the New Year's Eve Fireworks from a Different Perspective

See in the new year surrounded by wildlife, or partying 83 levels above the city.

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Take a Sneak Peek at Japan's New Super Nintendo Theme Park and Its 'Mario Kart' Ride

Super Nintendo World opens at Universal Studios in Osaka in February 2021.

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The 'Black Mirror' Team Has Made a Netflix Special Satirising 2020 and It Now Has a Trailer

'Death to 2020' stars everyone from Samuel L Jackson and Hugh Grant to Lisa Kudrow and Leslie Jones.

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The Ten Best Films of 2020

With exceptional dramas, joyous concert documentaries and horror mind-benders, 2020 wasn't lacking in excellent movies.

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Queensland Is Shutting Its Borders to All of Greater Sydney From December 21

The Sunshine State only completely opened to its southern neighbour on December 1.

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Sydneysiders Who Visited These Venues Are Being Told to Get Tested and Self-Isolate

NSW Health has sent out an alert for a number of venues, including Nomad and the Strawberry Hills Hotel in Surry Hills.

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Victoria Is Closing Its Borders to All of Greater Sydney and the Central Coast From December 21

It comes as NSW records 30 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the northern beaches area.

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The NSW Government Strongly Recommends That Sydneysiders Wear Face Masks

"Even if you live beyond the northern beaches, you should be wearing a mask indoors," said Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

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New Gathering Restrictions for Homes and Indoor Venues Have Been Announced for Greater Sydney

And they come into effect tonight.

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