Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, 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, including the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground 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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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2023

Wednesday, February 15 - Thursday, March 2, 2023
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Celebrating the latest and greatest in LGBTQIA+-focused cinema, this year's MGFF turns 30 with 166 films on its lineup.

Buy Tickets

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Emily

Thursday, January 12 - Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Starring Emma Mackey, this passionate biopic mixes fact and fiction to imagine how Emily Brontë conjured up 'Wuthering Heights'.

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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Thursday, January 12 - Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Guy Ritchie's latest caper turns Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza into globe-trotting spies, and is happy to stick to the filmmaker's usual formula.

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Stardom Dramedy 'I Hate Suzie Too' Is the Most Stunningly Stressful Series You Can Stream Right Now

After a must-see first run in 2020, this Billie Piper-led British series about a celebrity's chaotic life is back with another magnetic season.

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M3GAN

Thursday, January 12 - Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Move over Chucky: there's a new killer doll terrorising the screen, and entertaining cinemagoers, in this supremely self-aware sci-fi/horror flick.

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Fifteen 2023 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now

Plan your viewing around these award-winning movies and television shows — from big-screen standouts like 'Elvis' through to television hits such as 'House of the Dragon'.

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'Everything Everywhere All At Once', 'The White Lotus' and 'Abbott Elementary' Just Won Big at the 2023 Golden Globes

The Hollywood accolades just handed out its 2023 trophies to 2022's best films and TV shows — here are all the winners.

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Sydney's Mardi Gras Film Festival Is Back for 2023 with a Spectacular In-Cinema and At-Home Lineup

Fans of LGBTQIA+ cinema, rejoice: this annual film fest hits 30 years with 166 films at eight venues around Sydney, plus online sessions.

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Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre Is Turning Gothic Horror Masterpiece 'Nosferatu' Into a Stage Drama

More than a century since the silent film hit the screen, this new stage version sets the horror story in a Tasmanian mining town.

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Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean Headline Coachella's Massive 2023 Lineup

Also on the bill: Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, ROSALÍA, Blondie, The Kid LAROI, Björk, Fisher, Charlie XCX, Porter Robinson and Idris Elba.

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Marvel's New 'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' Trailer Pits Paul Rudd Against a Formidable Adversary

This time, the MCU's pint-sized superhero faces Kang the Conqueror, as played by 'Lovecraft Country' star Jonathan Majors.

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NEL Is Kicking Off 2023 with Its First 11-Course Degustation Devoted to Native Australian Ingredients

On the Sydney fine-diner's latest degustation menu: saltbush mussels in curry sauce, scallops with warrigal green salsa and Kakadu lamingtons.

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Start Planning a Ski Trip: Queenstown's Alpine Music Fest Snow Machine Has Dropped Its 2023 Lineup

Art vs Science, Hayden James, Hilltop Hoods, The Jungle Giants, Peking Duk and more will hit the stage amid skiing, snowboarding and après ski events.

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'Grease' Is the Word (Again) in the First Trailer for Prequel Series 'Rise of the Pink Ladies'

Welcome back to Rydell High, with this new musical series set four years before Danny and Sandy were hopelessly devoted to each other.

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René Redzepi's Acclaimed Noma Is Closing in 2024 to Become a Food Laboratory From 2025

Goodbye Noma 2.0, hello Noma 3.0, with the globally renowned Copenhagen restaurant set to turn into a test kitchen in its latest reinvention.

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'Babylon' Australian Premiere Screening with Margot Robbie and Diego Calva

Monday, January 16, 2023
State Theatre, Sydney

See Hollywood's latest tribute to itself — and 'La La Land' director Damien Chazelle's latest jazz-obsessed flick — with the stars at the State Theatre.

Buy Tickets

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Viva Magenta Is Pantone's "Powerful and Empowering" Colour of the Year for 2023

"Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating colour whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative."

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Savage Satires, 15-Minute Vomit Scenes and Winning Palme d'Ors: Ruben Östlund Chats 'Triangle of Sadness'

“I wanted it to get to a point where the audience felt ‘please save them, they have had enough!’.”

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Sydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand

Playing Sydney Festival and contemplating climate change, award-winning Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea' follows holidaymakers sunbathing on the sand.

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Netflix Has Renewed 'Wednesday' for a Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky Second Season

After the first Jenna Ortega-starring season broke the Netflix record for most hours viewed in a single week twice, this 'Addams Family' revamp has been renewed for a second run.

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Savage Satires, 15-Minute Vomit Scenes and Winning Palme d'Ors: Ruben Östlund Chats 'Triangle of Sadness'

Sydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand

Netflix Has Renewed 'Wednesday' for a Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky Second Season

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