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
Eerie and Twisted Apple TV+ Horror Series 'Servant' Is One of M Night Shyamalan's Best-Ever Projects

Like a thriller take on 'Mary Poppins', this unsettling series charts the strange events that follow a Philadelphia family when they hire a new nanny.

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Welcome Back to Rydell High: The Full Trailer for 'Grease' Prequel Series 'Rise of the Pink Ladies' Is Here

"Grease" is the word — again — in this new musical streaming series, which gives an iconic cinema girl gang an origin story.

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Start Making Broadway Plans: 'La La Land' Is Being Turned Into a Stage Musical

The hit flick is taking its singing and dancing to the theatre — fingers crossed for a run Down Under.

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'Suzume', the Gorgeous New Film by 'Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai, Hits Cinemas Down Under in April

Following a girl travelling through ruins in Japan, the movie heads to Australia and New Zealand after releasing in Japan last year — and playing this year's Berlin Film Festival.

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Corsage

Thu, 16 Mar - Wed, 5 Apr 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Starring 'Phantom Thread' standout Vicky Krieps as Empress Elisabeth of Austria, this smartly anachronistic film is no mere dutiful biopic.

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Magic Mike's Last Dance

Thu, 9 Feb - Wed, 1 Mar 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Channing Tatum's stripper saga returns with spectacular dance scenes and winning chemistry, but a half-hearted thrust of a story.

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What's Love Got to Do with It?

Thu, 16 Feb - Wed, 8 Mar 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Lily James and Shazad Latif make charming leads in this by-the-numbers British rom-com about a filmmaker documenting her childhood best friend's assisted marriage.

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Jack Harlow Takes to the Court in the First Teaser Trailer for the New 'White Men Can't Jump' Remake

Another 90s flick gets a do-over, with Harlow and Sinqua Walls taking over from Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes.

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Free Flights Alert: Hong Kong Is Giving Away 500,000 Plane Tickets to Entice Tourists to Visit in 2023

From March, three airlines will hand out free tickets to Hong Kong — and visitors can also nab drink, dining, shopping and transport vouchers.

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We're All Alright: Netflix Has Renewed 'That '90s Show' for a Second Nostalgic Season

The sequel series to 'That '70s Show' will return to Wisconsin for another round of 90s teen antics.

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The Very Fictional Ant-Man Has Penned a Very Real Book If You'd Like Paul Rudd's Face on Your Shelf

"In this new book I'm almost certain was not written by me, we pull back the curtain and uncover the man behind Ant-Man: Scott Lang," advises Paul Rudd.

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Here's How Netflix's New Password-Sharing Block Might Work When It Comes Into Effect

Accessing the streaming service via a friend or family member's account is coming to an end — and soon.

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Page-to-Screen Miniseries 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' Is a Stunningly Cast Character Study — and Mystery

This smart, sharp Jesse Eisenberg- and Claire Danes-starring series reflects upon a marriage breakdown after a doctor’s wife suddenly disappears.

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Daniel Radcliffe's Weird Al Yankovic Biopic Will Finally Be Available to Stream in Australia in March

The 'Harry Potter' star picks up the accordion for this gleefully silly flick, which also features Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna — and will stream via Paramount+.

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Event
Knock at the Cabin

Thu, 2 Feb - Wed, 22 Feb 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Anchored by Dave Bautista's best performance yet, M Night Shyamalan's latest gets creepy and mostly compelling in the woods.

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South Australia's Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2023

Tourism Australia's best ten beaches for 2023 also includes Queensland's Rainbow Beach, Victoria's Apollo Bay and Sydney's Balmoral Beach.

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The Whale

Thu, 2 Feb - Wed, 22 Feb 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau thoroughly deserve their Oscar nominations for this complicated drama — and 'Stranger Things' star Sadie Sink is also phenomenal.

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Skinamarink

Thu, 2 Feb - Wed, 22 Feb 2023
Select cinemas in Wellington and online, Wellington

Made for just $15,000 by a first-time filmmaker, this unsettling experimental horror flick will get inside your head.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

Feast your eyes on two stunning new shows from top-notch filmmakers, the best game-to-TV adaptation yet and a twisty flick about clones.

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HBO Has Renewed 'The Last of Us' for a Second Season Because the First Is That Fantastic

The video game-to-TV adaptation enjoyed the US network's second largest debut ever, behind 'House of the Dragon'.

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