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
Blue Beetle

Thu, 14 Sep - Wed, 4 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

The first live-action superhero film with a Latino lead sometimes struggles with standing out versus being generic, but boasts plenty of charm.

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A Haunting in Venice

Thu, 14 Sep - Wed, 4 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Leaning into gothic horror in this Halloween-set murder-mystery, Kenneth Branagh's Poirot movies get their best instalment yet.

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Huge News: 'Black Mirror' Creator Charlie Brooker Is SXSW Sydney's Latest Big Headline Speaker

He's been giving everyone tech nightmares for years — and now he's coming to Australia to chat about technology, innovation and the future.

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The Trailer for 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Turns Edgar Allan Poe's Work Into a Gory Spin on 'Succession'

'The Haunting of Hill House', 'The Haunting of Bly Manor', 'Midnight Mass' and 'The Midnight Club' creator Mike Flanagan is back with another Netflix horror series.

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An Amy Winehouse Exhibition Focusing on the Singer's Early Career Is Coming to Australia This Spring

Charles Moriarty was asked to photograph 19-year-old Winehouse before she was a star, then shot the cover art for her first record 'Frank'.

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Flight Facilities and Pendulum Have Just Joined the Already-Packed 2023 Yours and Owls Lineup

Both join the Sunday bill, with Flight Facilities set to bust out their famed Decades mixes in Wollongong.

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'Sex Education' Works Towards a Big Finish in the Full Trailer for the Netflix Favourite's Final Season

Otis, Eric, Maeve and the Moordale crew are back for one last round of sex therapy in the teen drama's fourth season.

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Rose Byrne Turns in One of Her Best Performances Yet in the Final Season of Aerobics Comedy 'Physical'

The 80s-set Apple TV+ series is coming to an end with its third season — and with Zooey Deschanel joining the cast.

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A Heap of Australian Venues Are Doing Barkuterie Boards So You Can Have a Pub Date with Your Pooch

Platters filled with snacks aren't just for humans at 18 watering holes around the country — including, fittingly, two BrewDog bars.

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Sunset Cinema Is Bringing Its Outdoor Movies, Bean Bags and Bar to Bondi Beach From November

This spring and summer, Sydneysiders will be able to watch movies under the stars — and by the beach — at Bondi Pavilion.

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'Barbie' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Digital So You Can Stream Some Kenergy From Your Couch

It's time to get 'I'm Just Ken' stuck in your head again and again, with Greta Gerwig's entertaining flick hitting digital while it's still in cinemas.

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Free 'The Sugarcoa-Dead Daryl' Croissants at LODE

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023
Lode Pies & Pastries Circular Quay, Sydney

For one morning only, 100 twice-baked charcoal croissants are up for grabs to celebrate 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'.

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Just In: Chance The Rapper Will Speak at SXSW Sydney to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop

A month out from the first-ever SXSW outside of the US, the festival's lineup just keeps getting bigger.

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Godzilla Rampages Through a Streaming Series in the First Trailer for 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

Kurt and Wyatt Russell play older and younger versions of the same character in this TV entry in the 'Monsterverse'.

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Now Streaming: Pluto TV Has Finally Arrived in Australia with 50-Plus New Free Channels

If you only want to watch retro MTV shows like 'Daria', Nickelodeon movies, 'Baywatch', 'Beverly Hills 90210' or 'The Twilight Zone', there’s now a free dedicated channel for each of them.

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Julia Garner Faces Terror at an Outback Pub in the Unsettling Trailer for Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

The latest film from Australian director Kitty Green after 'The Assistant', this must-see takes inspiration from documentary 'Hotel Coolgardie'.

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The Fearless William Friedkin

Multiple single dates
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills

Pay tribute to the iconic director with big-screen sessions of four of his best films.

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History of House

Fri, 6 Oct, 2023
The Barracks Precinct, Manly

This smash-hit show will take you through dance music's past with Groove Terminator and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

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New Horror-Fantasy Gem 'The Changeling' Is Eerie, Entrancing and Led by an Exceptional LaKeith Stanfield

Streaming rarely get as evocative and ambitious as this page-to-screen highlight, which is based on the novel by Victor LaValle.

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A Spectacular World-Premiere Experimental Digital Exhibition About Nature Is Taking Over Melbourne's ACMI

Art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast will unveil 'Works of Nature', which features five major pieces that muse on the natural world.

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Huge News: 'Black Mirror' Creator Charlie Brooker Is SXSW Sydney's Latest Big Headline Speaker

The Trailer for 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Turns Edgar Allan Poe's Work Into a Gory Spin on 'Succession'

An Amy Winehouse Exhibition Focusing on the Singer's Early Career Is Coming to Australia This Spring

Flight Facilities and Pendulum Have Just Joined the Already-Packed 2023 Yours and Owls Lineup

'Sex Education' Works Towards a Big Finish in the Full Trailer for the Netflix Favourite's Final Season

Rose Byrne Turns in One of Her Best Performances Yet in the Final Season of Aerobics Comedy 'Physical'

A Heap of Australian Venues Are Doing Barkuterie Boards So You Can Have a Pub Date with Your Pooch

Sunset Cinema Is Bringing Its Outdoor Movies, Bean Bags and Bar to Bondi Beach From November

'Barbie' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Digital So You Can Stream Some Kenergy From Your Couch

Free 'The Sugarcoa-Dead Daryl' Croissants at LODE

Just In: Chance The Rapper Will Speak at SXSW Sydney to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop

Godzilla Rampages Through a Streaming Series in the First Trailer for 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

Now Streaming: Pluto TV Has Finally Arrived in Australia with 50-Plus New Free Channels

Julia Garner Faces Terror at an Outback Pub in the Unsettling Trailer for Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

The Fearless William Friedkin

History of House

New Horror-Fantasy Gem 'The Changeling' Is Eerie, Entrancing and Led by an Exceptional LaKeith Stanfield

A Spectacular World-Premiere Experimental Digital Exhibition About Nature Is Taking Over Melbourne's ACMI

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