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.

News
Foo Fighters Are Heading Down Under This Summer for a Hefty Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

This is a call to see the Dave Grohl-fronted band on their first headline tour of Australia and NZ since 2018.

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Kim Cattrall Isn't in the New 'And Just Like That...' Trailer, But She Will Pop Up in Season Two

Cosmos at the ready — the 'Sex and the City' followup is back with a few more familiar cast members.

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IKEA Will Finally Open Its First-Ever New Zealand Store in Auckland in Late 2025

In great news for fans of flat-pack furniture, construction has just begun on the Swedish retailer's debut site in Aotearoa.

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The Kates' Smart and Hilarious Murder-Mystery 'Deadloch' Kills It as a Crime Drama and as a Comedy

Get cracking — Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan's new series is one of the streaming highlights of the year.

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'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Season Three Is the Best Way to Spend 90 Minutes Right Now

Stop rewatching 'Coffin Flop' over sloppy steaks and start binging the latest hilarious sketches to drop from Netflix's best-ever comedy.

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Netflix's Full 'Black Mirror' Season Six Trailer Is Here and Dripping with Existential Dread

Satirising streaming, travelling to space, 'Red Mirror' — they're all in store when the series unleashes five new tech nightmares on June 15.

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The Boogeyman

Thu, 1 Jun - Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

A 50-year-old Stephen King short story inspires this well-cast, emotionally astute but also often-generic dance with grief's nightmares.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Thu, 1 Jun - Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Visually spectacular and emotionally expressive, the exceptional animated 'Spider-Verse' films keep making live-action comic-book flicks look cartoonish.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May

Satirical takes on history, Pete Davidson playing Pete Davidson and Ana Scotney skulking around Wellington: they're all on this month's must-stream list.

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Prime Video Is Making a Female-Led Australian Version of 'The Office' Starring Felicity Ward

Move over David Brent and Michael Scott — it's Hannah Howard's turn to get awkward, this time managing a packaging company.

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Just In: Air New Zealand Has Been Named the Airline of the Year for 2023

It's the seventh time since 2013 that the New Zealand airline has nabbed the accolade, while Qantas came in sixth and Virgin seventh.

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Netflix's Queer Coming-of-Age Delight 'Heartstopper' Will Return for Season Two in August

Adapted from Alice Oseman's graphic novels, the 2022-premiering gem also has a third season in the works.

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Light It Up Is the New Wiz Khalifa-Headlined Hip Hop Festival That's Touring Down Under This Spring

The 'Roll Up' and 'See You Again' rapper will be joined by Rae Sremmurd, Lola Brooke and Hooligan Hefs.

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Cults, Emotional Vampires and a Chilling Aussie Story: Miranda Otto and Kate Mulvany Chat 'The Clearing'

A drama inspired by Australian cult The Family isn't the kind of project that actors get offered every day.

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How to Bring Dinosaurs to Life in a David Attenborough Documentary with the 'Prehistoric Planet' Team

Executive producer Mike Gunton and series producer Tim Walker tell us all about Apple TV+'s stunning series, which is back for its second season.

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Barbie and Ken Get Arrested in the Real World in the Full (and Extremely Pink) New 'Barbie' Trailer

The latest sneak peek at Greta Gerwig's Margot Robbie- and Ryan Gosling-starring movie sees the usually blissful dolls experiencing an existential crisis.

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Get Ready to Cringe: The Trailer for 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Season Three Is Here

Jason Schwartzman, 'The Bear' star Ayo Edebiri and the returning Will Forte are among the sketch-comedy gem's latest guest stars.

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'Only Murders in the Building' Will Bring Season Three's Sleuthing to Your Streaming Queue in August

Everyone's favourite murder-mystery comedy returns this winter with Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd joining the cast.

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Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen's New Buddy Comedy 'Platonic' Is Perfectly Cast — and a Great Hang

They made an ace pair in 'Bad Neighbours' and 'Bad Neighbours 2', and they're just as entertaining together in Apple TV+'s new comedy.

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Disney+'s The Family-Inspired Australian Cult Drama 'The Clearing' Is Riveting and Eerie Viewing

The streaming platform's first original scripted Aussie drama tells a nightmarish tale fictionalised from reality with a top-notch local cast.

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Disney+'s The Family-Inspired Australian Cult Drama 'The Clearing' Is Riveting and Eerie Viewing

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