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.

  • 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 Sydney

    Enjoyable, all-ages nautical nonsense.

  • X+Y
    Event

    X+Y

    Thu, 9 Apr - Wed, 6 May 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    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 Book of Life
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    The Book of Life

    Thu, 2 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    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 Sydney

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

  • Listen Up Philip
    Event

    Listen Up Philip

    Thu, 2 Apr - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills

    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

    Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

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

  • Get Hard
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    Get Hard

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 22 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

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

  • Infinitely Polar Bear
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    Infinitely Polar Bear

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

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

  • Love Is Strange
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    Love Is Strange

    Thu, 19 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

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

  • Cinderella
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    Cinderella

    Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 29 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

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

  • Undressed: 350 Years of Underwear in Fashion
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    Undressed: 350 Years of Underwear in Fashion

    Sat, 28 Mar - Fri, 12 Jun 2015

    Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

    A show for anyone who's ever wanted to see Queen Victoria's undies.

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  • 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 Sydney

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

  • Kidnapping Mr Heineken
    Event

    Kidnapping Mr Heineken

    Thu, 12 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    The true tale about the abduction of Holland's great beer baron is strangely unfulfilling.

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
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    The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby

    Thu, 12 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    Get the whole picture by watching 'Them' at the cinema and 'Him' and 'Her' at home.

  • Unfinished Business
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    Unfinished Business

    Thu, 5 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    Vince Vaughn needs to stop with the Vince Vaughn movies.

  • Seventh Son
    Event

    Seventh Son

    Thu, 5 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    If it all sounds like your average good-versus-evil scenario, that's because it is.

  • Five Pieces of David Lynch Homework to Do Before GOMA's Between Two Worlds
    David Lynch - Angriest Dog
    News

    Five Pieces of David Lynch Homework to Do Before GOMA's Between Two Worlds

    Apart from the most influential TV show of all time, he's made a littering PSA, music, comic strips and his own coffee blend. Get acquainted.

  • Project Almanac
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    Project Almanac

    Thu, 26 Feb - Wed, 25 Mar 2015

    Various cinemas in Sydney

    The time travel genre gets a dose of immaturity.

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