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
Haunted Mansion

Thu, 31 Aug - Wed, 20 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Despite a great cast, this third attempt to bring the theme-park attraction to the screen can't summon up anything beyond a stretched and by-the-numbers affair.

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David Fincher Turns Michael Fassbender Into a Ruthless Assassin in the First Trailer for 'The Killer'

The 'Fight Club', 'Gone Girl' and 'Mindhunter' director reteams with his 'Se7ven' screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker on this hitman thriller, which is headed to both cinemas and Netflix.

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Past Lives

Thu, 31 Aug - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Debut films don't get any better than this movingly tender, blisteringly honest and deeply complex romance — and neither do new movies in 2023.

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Nostalgia Alert: Prime Video's Documentary About The Wiggles Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in October

'Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles' will premiere at SXSW Sydney, then arrive online for you to watch on the couch.

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HBO Won't Be Bringing Back The Weeknd's Pop Star Drama 'The Idol' for a Second Season

Created by the singer with 'Euphoria' mastermind Sam Levinson, this Lily-Rose Depp-starring look inside the music industry won't be coming back.

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'Rick and Morty' Season Seven Will Get Schwifty in Your Streaming Queue This Spring

Who'll be voicing the show's chaotic scientist and his grandson in the new episodes hasn't yet been announced.

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Rose Matafeo's Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' Returns for Season Three in September — and There's a Trailer

One of the most charming new shows of the last few years is back, this time following single life in London.

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The Weeknd Has Added Extra Dates to His 2023 Tour Down Under Before General Tickets Even Go on Sale

'The Idol' star will play second dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland on his huge 'After Hours Til Dawn' tour.

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Wes Anderson's New Short Film 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' Is Coming to Netflix in September

2023 is delivering not one but two new works by the beloved director: the already-released 'Asteroid City' and this 40-minute Roald Dahl adaptation.

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'Dune: Part Two' Now Won't Hit Cinemas Until March 2024 Amid Hollywood's Strikes

The first Timothée Chalamet-starring 'Dune' film was also delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 'Cat Person' Trailer Turns the Viral 'New Yorker' Story Into a Nicholas Braun-Starring Dating Thriller

Kristen Roupenian's widely read 2017 tale leaps to the screen, with 'CODA' star Emilia Jones as a college student navigating a dating nightmare.

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SXSW Sydney's Screen Festival Will Open with the Julia Garner-Starring Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with the 'Inventing Anna' and 'Ozark' star after 'The Assistant' to launch the event's first screen fest Down Under.

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'Justified: City Primeval' Brings Timothy Olyphant and His Stetson Back for a Perfect TV Revival

Welcome back Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, this time in Detroit in a miniseries that has hit streaming eight years after the original 'Justified' wrapped up.

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Break Out the Cosmos: HBO Has Just Renewed 'And Just Like That...' for Season Three

The Sarah Jessica Parker-led series just needs another three seasons, then two movies, to match 'Sex and the City'.

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New 'Star Wars' Series 'Ahsoka' Chooses Wisely in Making Rosario Dawson Its Formidable On-Screen Force

Disney's favourite galaxy far, far away delivers another master-and-apprentice tale, this time focusing on a 'Clone Wars' and 'Rebels' figure in live-action.

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Krispy Kreme Has Brought Back Its Doughnut-Inspired Dog Biscuits for Very Good Boys and Girls

Available in six flavours, the chain's doggie doughnuts have returned to celebrate International Dog Day.

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Fresh From Starring in 'The Idol', The Weeknd Is Bringing His 'After Hours Til Dawn' Stadium Tour Down Under

The Weeknd is heading to Australia and New Zealand this November and December, with Mike Dean and Chxrry22 in support.

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Netflix Is Turning 'The Survivors' by 'The Dry' Author Jane Harper Into a Crime-Thriller Streaming Series

The streaming platform has announced four new Australian projects, including an outback succession tale called 'Desert King'.

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'Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles' Is SXSW Sydney's First Big Local World-Premiere Film

Can't wait to watch your way through the first SXSW Screen Festival Down Under? Wristbands go on sale on Friday, August 25.

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We Are Sex Bob-Omb!: The First Trailer for Netflix's Animated 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Series Is Here

The film's whole cast is back for this new take on the graphic novels, which hits streaming in mid-November.

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Nostalgia Alert: Prime Video's Documentary About The Wiggles Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in October

HBO Won't Be Bringing Back The Weeknd's Pop Star Drama 'The Idol' for a Second Season

'Rick and Morty' Season Seven Will Get Schwifty in Your Streaming Queue This Spring

Rose Matafeo's Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' Returns for Season Three in September — and There's a Trailer

The Weeknd Has Added Extra Dates to His 2023 Tour Down Under Before General Tickets Even Go on Sale

Wes Anderson's New Short Film 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' Is Coming to Netflix in September

'Dune: Part Two' Now Won't Hit Cinemas Until March 2024 Amid Hollywood's Strikes

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SXSW Sydney's Screen Festival Will Open with the Julia Garner-Starring Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

'Justified: City Primeval' Brings Timothy Olyphant and His Stetson Back for a Perfect TV Revival

Break Out the Cosmos: HBO Has Just Renewed 'And Just Like That...' for Season Three

New 'Star Wars' Series 'Ahsoka' Chooses Wisely in Making Rosario Dawson Its Formidable On-Screen Force

Krispy Kreme Has Brought Back Its Doughnut-Inspired Dog Biscuits for Very Good Boys and Girls

Fresh From Starring in 'The Idol', The Weeknd Is Bringing His 'After Hours Til Dawn' Stadium Tour Down Under

Netflix Is Turning 'The Survivors' by 'The Dry' Author Jane Harper Into a Crime-Thriller Streaming Series

'Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles' Is SXSW Sydney's First Big Local World-Premiere Film

We Are Sex Bob-Omb!: The First Trailer for Netflix's Animated 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Series Is Here

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