Sarah Ward

Name: Blue Beetle
Start: 2023-09-14
End: 2023-10-04
Location: Sydney

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.

News
'The Mandalorian' Season Three Will Finally Start Streaming in This Very Galaxy in March

Mark your calendars: Baby Yoda is back.

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Event
Mister Organ

Saturday, December 10 - Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier has done it again, chronicling another story so wild that it can only be true — and this one started with an antiques store’s car park.

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News
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Trailer Brings Marvel's Space-Hopping Superhero Crew Back Together

“We’ll all fly away together one last time, into the forever — that beautiful sky."

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News
Harrison Ford Is Back in the Hat in the First 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Trailer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins the cast for the franchise's fifth film, which hits cinemas in June.

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News
Sydney Is the Tenth Most Expensive City in the World Again According to This Cost of Living Report

Melbourne and Brisbane also rose up the rankings, in what's been a tough year for everyone's wallets.

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News
Charming New Binge Sitcom 'Colin From Accounts' Is Australia's Next Great Rom-Com

After ‘No Activity’, real-life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall reteam for Binge’s new series, which is streaming its first season in full now.

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News
Always Loving Dolly Parton and Enlisting Rose Byrne As Elvis: Krew Boylan Chats Aussie Comedy 'Seriously Red'

What’s it like to turn your affection for Dolly Parton into a SXSW-premiering film about being a Dolly Parton impersonator? Australian actor and screenwriter Krew Boylan explains all.

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Event
Uncensored

Friday, December 2 - Sunday, December 4, 2022
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

For three nights, Powerhouse Museum is pairing its 'Unpopular' 90s music exhibition with six stunning documentaries.

Buy Tickets

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Guide
Seven Sydney Venues to Visit When All You Want to Do Is Sip a Spritz in the Sunshine

Spend your summer soaking in golden rays and sipping cocktails with your mates at these must-visit Sydney bars.

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News
The Trailer for 'Cocaine Bear' Is the Wildest Thing You'll See Today (and It's Based on a True Story)

"It kind of seems like a thing that stays with a man forever."

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Event
Stars at Noon

Thursday, December 1 - Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Iconic French auteur Claire Denis helms a sultry and enveloping erotic thriller, with Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn starring as strangers colliding in Nicaragua.

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News
Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in November

Make a couch date with Jennifer Lawrence's latest stunning performance, a true-crime drama about murder and male strippers, and Marvel getting festive.

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Event
IKEA Christmas Dining Experience

Friday, December 9 and Thursday, December 15, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Put a Swedish spin on your festive season with three-course Christmas dinners at IKEA's Sydney stores.

Buy Tickets

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News
Here's What Australia's First Indoor Snow Resort Will Look Like If It Gets the Official Go-Ahead

Winter Sports World is planning to open in Western Sydney in 2025, complete with a 300-metre indoor ski slope and a restaurant with snow views.

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Sydney's Josh and Julie Niland Just Scored the Game Changer Award From France's Prestigious La Liste

The French-based guide recognised the duo for changing "the way chefs use fish all over the world with [their] zero-waste 'fish butchery' approach".

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Violent Night

Thursday, December 1 - Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

Casting David Harbour as a kick-ass Santa is a gift, but this festive action-comedy pilfers too many of its parts from other, better films.

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Press Start: 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Just Unveiled Its Full Trailer, Complete with a Rainbow Road

Nintendo's mushroom-loving plumber gets his own animated film, which hits cinemas in March.

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Get Yourself a Cup of Morning Brown: The ABC Has Dropped Its First 'Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe' Teaser

The comedy troupe's new ABC sitcom is set in a Melbourne laneway cafe, and features guest appearances by Miranda Tapsell, Pia Miranda and Richard Roxburgh.

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$3 Scoops at Gelatissimo

Thursday, December 1, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Start summer with $3 ice creams — including Gelatissimo's brand-new smashed berry pavlova flavour.

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Wicked

Friday, August 25 - Sunday, December 31, 2023
Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star, Sydney

Get ready to defy gravity: this 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired blockbuster musical is returning to Sydney.

Buy Tickets

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