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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Joaquin Phoenix Fights for Power in the First Trailer for Ridley Scott's Historical Epic 'Napoleon'

After working together on 'Gladiator', the actor and director reteam for another blast from the past.

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The 15 Best New TV Shows of 2023 So Far

This year just keeps delivering small-screen gems — don't say that you don't have anything to watch.

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The 15 Best Films of 2023 So Far

Paul Mescal, a Sardinian donkey, all the Spider-Men, Ari Aster's latest nightmare: they all featured in the best of the best flicks from 2023's first six months.

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Netflix's Ace 'Heartbreak High' Revival Will Return for Season Two in 2024

School will be back in session sometime next year, including with two new cast members.

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Cannibalism Dramedy 'The Horror of Dolores Roach' Serves Up a Bloody Good Twist on 'Sweeney Todd'

After starting out as a one-woman play, then becoming a podcast, this tale about empanadas with gruesome fillings hits streaming.

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Idris Elba's Tense Real-Time Plane Thriller 'Hijack' Is Nail-Biting and Swiftly Addictive Viewing

The actor everyone would like to see as 007 tries to stop terrorists on a Dubai-to-London flight in this new Apple TV+ series.

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Netflix Just Dropped the First 'Sex Education' Season Four Trailer — and Announced That the Series Is Ending

Good news, bad news: 'Sex Education' returns in September, but only for one last season.

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SXSW Sydney's Speaker Lineup Just Added First Nations Filmmakers, Osher Günsberg and Layne Beachley

The debut festival's screen lineup is still on its way, but Leah Purcell, Jub Clerc and Kodie Bedford are already part of it.

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Japan Airlines Is Hiring Out Clothes to Travellers So You Can Leave Your Suitcase at Home

From AU$42, you can ditch your baggage and get rental clothes sent to your hotel instead to wear while you're in Japan.

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Calling All Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro Fans: The Full 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer Is Here

Martin Scorsese is back with another must-see crime drama — and makes his first feature to star both Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Saturday, July 8 - Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Tom Cruise keeps one-upping the stunts and spectacular action in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise — and the spy series keeps proving a joy to watch.

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The Full Trailer for 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart' Plunges Sigourney Weaver Into an Aussie Mystery

The 'Alien' and 'Ghostbusters' icon sports an Aussie accent in this seven-part Prime Video series, which adapts Holly Ringland's 2018 novel.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Thursday, July 6 - Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut with this weary, creaky, by-the-numbers fifth instalment in the supernatural horror franchise.

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Joy Ride

Thursday, July 6 - Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

A stellar cast makes the most of this funny and thoughtful raunchy comedy, which follows four Asian American friends on a trip to China.

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Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Second Cookbook 'Goon with the Spoon' This Spring

This time, the hip hop icon is teaming up with fellow rapper E-40 on a collection of 65-plus recipes.

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Disney+ Has Added a Sing-Along Version of 'Hamilton' So You Can Make Your House the Room Where It Happens

If you've always wanted to belt out a tune with Lin-Manuel Miranda, this is your chance.

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'Barbie' in Australia: Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig on Turning a Toy Into 2023's Most-Anticipated Movie

Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Issa Rae and America Ferrera hit Sydney to chat about bringing a live-action version of Mattel’s six-decade-old doll to cinemas.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June

Start with a surreal and stunning instant gem about a 13-foot-tall Oakland teenager battling a tech billionaire — and capitalism.

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Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya Fight for Freedom and Arrakis in the New Trailer for 'Dune: Part Two'

"He who can destroy a thing has the real control of it."

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'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Season Three Will Sashay Into Your Streaming Queue in July

Ten more Australian and New Zealand drag queens will strut their stuff in the hit franchise's Down Under version — with RuPaul as host.

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Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

The Full Trailer for 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart' Plunges Sigourney Weaver Into an Aussie Mystery

Insidious: The Red Door

Joy Ride

Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Second Cookbook 'Goon with the Spoon' This Spring

Disney+ Has Added a Sing-Along Version of 'Hamilton' So You Can Make Your House the Room Where It Happens

'Barbie' in Australia: Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig on Turning a Toy Into 2023's Most-Anticipated Movie

Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya Fight for Freedom and Arrakis in the New Trailer for 'Dune: Part Two'

'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Season Three Will Sashay Into Your Streaming Queue in July

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