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.

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Yes Chef: 'The Bear' Will Return for a Second Season of High-Stress Kitchen Dramas This Winter

2022's huge new hit will return to the kitchen sometime midyear with ten new episodes.

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Babylon

Thu, 19 Jan - Wed, 8 Feb 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

'La La Land' filmmaker Damien Chazelle steps back into Hollywood's past, with Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt leading a jam-packed Golden Age-set spectacle.

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Joaquin Phoenix Gets Trapped in a Surreal Nightmare in the Trailer for Ari Aster's 'Beau Is Afraid'

New film by the 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' writer/director, new mind-warping cinema experience.

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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Thu, 12 Jan - Wed, 1 Feb 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Guy Ritchie's latest caper turns Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza into globe-trotting spies, and is happy to stick to the filmmaker's usual formula.

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M3GAN

Thu, 12 Jan - Wed, 1 Feb 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Move over Chucky: there's a new killer doll terrorising the screen, and entertaining cinemagoers, in this supremely self-aware sci-fi/horror flick.

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Stardom Dramedy 'I Hate Suzie Too' Is the Most Stunningly Stressful Series You Can Stream Right Now

After a must-see first run in 2020, this Billie Piper-led British series about a celebrity's chaotic life is back with another magnetic season.

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Fifteen 2023 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now

Plan your viewing around these award-winning movies and television shows — from big-screen standouts like 'Elvis' through to television hits such as 'House of the Dragon'.

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'Everything Everywhere All At Once', 'The White Lotus' and 'Abbott Elementary' Just Won Big at the 2023 Golden Globes

The Hollywood accolades just handed out its 2023 trophies to 2022's best films and TV shows — here are all the winners.

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Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean Headline Coachella's Massive 2023 Lineup

Also on the bill: Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, ROSALÍA, Blondie, The Kid LAROI, Björk, Fisher, Charlie XCX, Porter Robinson and Idris Elba.

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Marvel's New 'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' Trailer Pits Paul Rudd Against a Formidable Adversary

This time, the MCU's pint-sized superhero faces Kang the Conqueror, as played by 'Lovecraft Country' star Jonathan Majors.

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Start Planning a Ski Trip: Queenstown's Alpine Music Fest Snow Machine Has Dropped Its 2023 Lineup

Art vs Science, Hayden James, Hilltop Hoods, The Jungle Giants, Peking Duk and more will hit the stage amid skiing, snowboarding and après ski events.

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'Grease' Is the Word (Again) in the First Trailer for Prequel Series 'Rise of the Pink Ladies'

Welcome back to Rydell High, with this new musical series set four years before Danny and Sandy were hopelessly devoted to each other.

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René Redzepi's Acclaimed Noma Is Closing in 2024 to Become a Food Laboratory From 2025

Goodbye Noma 2.0, hello Noma 3.0, with the globally renowned Copenhagen restaurant set to turn into a test kitchen in its latest reinvention.

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Viva Magenta Is Pantone's "Powerful and Empowering" Colour of the Year for 2023

"Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating colour whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative."

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Netflix Has Renewed 'Wednesday' for a Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky Second Season

After the first Jenna Ortega-starring season broke the Netflix record for most hours viewed in a single week twice, this 'Addams Family' revamp has been renewed for a second run.

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The Full Trailer for New Mystery Series 'Poker Face' Will Fill the 'Knives Out'-Shaped Hole in Your Life

After 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion', filmmaker Rian Johnson has made a whodunnit TV show starring Natasha Lyonne.

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Nicolas Cage Plays Dracula in the Glorious First Trailer for Horror-Comedy 'Renfield'

More than three decades after screaming “I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire!” in 'Vampire's Kiss', Cage plays the most famous bloodsucker there is.

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Netflix Heist Thriller 'Kaleidoscope' Is Ridiculously Easy to Binge No Matter Which Order You Watch It In

Choose your own way through this eight-part series, which stars ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ alum Giancarlo Esposito.

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HBO Might Not Be Making Quite as Many 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs After All

Author George RR Martin reports that a couple of HBO's previously floated new 'Game of Thrones'-related series have been shelved.

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Lego's Stunning New 'Great Wave' Set Will Let You Recreate Hokusai's Masterpiece at Home

Hang an iconic Japanese artwork on your wall — made out of plastic bricks.

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