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
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Thu, 28 Mar - Wed, 17 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

The fifth film in the 'Monsterverse' franchise gets Godzilla and King Kong on the same team — and sees returning filmmaker Adam Wingard again embrace fun chaos.

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Splendour in the Grass 2024 Has Been Cancelled Just Weeks After Announcing Its Kylie-Led Lineup

Kylie Minogue, Future and Arcade Fire were set to headline — but in heartbreaking news for the Australian music industry, the festival won't be going ahead this year.

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Production on 'Euphoria' Season Three Has Been Delayed (But You Might Still Be Watching It in 2025)

For now, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer and the rest of the show's stars can keep adding to their resumes beyond the hit HBO series.

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Turning Kristen Stewart Into a Heartthrob in a Blood-Splattered Romantic Thriller: Rose Glass Chats 'Love Lies Bleeding'

After making an exceptional debut with 'Saint Maud', the British filmmaker wrote her vengeance-fuelled 80s-set sophomore feature with KStew in mind.

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Colin Farrell Wants to Rule Gotham City in the First Trailer for 'The Batman' Spinoff Series 'The Penguin'

If the 'Batman' villain was in 'The Sopranos' or 'The Godfather', HBO's new series might be the end result.

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The Juice Is Loose Again in the First Trailer for 36-Years-Later Sequel 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'

Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are back for the sequel to 1988's 'Beetlejuice', with Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe joining the cast.

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'House of the Dragon' Season Two Has Unveiled Duelling Trailers Ahead of the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel's June Return

What's better than one sneak peek at the Targaryen-focused series' long-anticipated return? Two.

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Stay Deadly, Hartley High: The Trailer for Season Two of Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' Revival Is Here

New term, new round of chaos — including more grudges, picking a new school captain and new arrivals.

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Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's Stuntman Action-Comedy 'The Fall Guy' Just Dropped Its Latest Trailer

Sydney features prominently in the new sneak peek at Gosling's first post-'Barbie' role, which hails from real-life stuntman-turned-filmmaker David Leitch.

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The 'Alien' Franchise Is Back and Filled with Facehuggers in the Bloody First Trailer for 'Romulus'

Fresh from 'Priscilla', Cailee Spaeny stars in this Ridley Scott-produced instalment, which is directed by 'Don't Breathe' filmmaker Fede Álvarez.

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Event
Immaculate

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Sydney Sweeney turns in a stunning scream-queen performance worth worshipping in this excellent convent-set horror film.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

A return to New York helps boost this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', but it's still worlds away from the franchise's 80s flicks.

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Netflix's Massive New Page-to-Screen Series '3 Body Problem' Is Your Next Must-See Sci-Fi Mindbender

The showrunners that made 'Game of Thrones' such a hit have now taken on Liu Cixin's 'Remembrance of Earth's Past' trilogy.

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Wicked Little Letters

Thu, 21 Mar - Wed, 10 Apr 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

This entertaining Olivia Colman- and Jessie Buckley-starring dramedy is based on a true tale about profanity-filled mail scandalising an English town in the 1920s.

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Here's Your First Look at Jacob Elordi's New Australian Miniseries 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

The five-part Prime Video series also stars Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge, Simon Baker, Thomas Weatherall and Ciarán Hinds.

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The Trailer for 'The Acolyte' Teases a 'Star Wars' Murder-Mystery Where Someone Is Killing Jedi

The moody first look at Disney+'s sixth live-action 'Star Wars' series leans into the dark side, as a Jedi Master faces a mysterious warrior.

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Furiosa Is on a Quest for Vengeance in the Latest Trailer for George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel

Shaving her head, taking on the world, driving for her life: it all happens in this new sneak peek at the fifth 'Mad Max' movie.

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Glossy, Gorgeous and Engaging 60s-Set Dramedy 'Palm Royale' Makes Gleaming Use of Kristen Wiig

Apple TV+'s latest page-to-screen series also welcomely gives off 'Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar' vibes.

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The New Season of 'Doctor Who' Starring 'Sex Education' Favourite Ncuti Gatwa Will Start Streaming in May

Disney+ is releasing the first two episodes of the Fifteenth Doctor's run simultaneously worldwide, including Down Under.

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Emmy-Winning 'Beef' Star Ali Wong Is Bringing Her Latest Stand-Up Tour Down Under This Winter

The comedian, 'Always Be My Maybe' writer and actor, and 'Dear Girls' author is hitting Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.

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Sarah Ward

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

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Production on 'Euphoria' Season Three Has Been Delayed (But You Might Still Be Watching It in 2025)

Turning Kristen Stewart Into a Heartthrob in a Blood-Splattered Romantic Thriller: Rose Glass Chats 'Love Lies Bleeding'

Colin Farrell Wants to Rule Gotham City in the First Trailer for 'The Batman' Spinoff Series 'The Penguin'

The Juice Is Loose Again in the First Trailer for 36-Years-Later Sequel 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'

'House of the Dragon' Season Two Has Unveiled Duelling Trailers Ahead of the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel's June Return

Stay Deadly, Hartley High: The Trailer for Season Two of Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' Revival Is Here

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's Stuntman Action-Comedy 'The Fall Guy' Just Dropped Its Latest Trailer

The 'Alien' Franchise Is Back and Filled with Facehuggers in the Bloody First Trailer for 'Romulus'

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Netflix's Massive New Page-to-Screen Series '3 Body Problem' Is Your Next Must-See Sci-Fi Mindbender

Wicked Little Letters

Here's Your First Look at Jacob Elordi's New Australian Miniseries 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

The Trailer for 'The Acolyte' Teases a 'Star Wars' Murder-Mystery Where Someone Is Killing Jedi

Furiosa Is on a Quest for Vengeance in the Latest Trailer for George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel

Glossy, Gorgeous and Engaging 60s-Set Dramedy 'Palm Royale' Makes Gleaming Use of Kristen Wiig

The New Season of 'Doctor Who' Starring 'Sex Education' Favourite Ncuti Gatwa Will Start Streaming in May

Emmy-Winning 'Beef' Star Ali Wong Is Bringing Her Latest Stand-Up Tour Down Under This Winter

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