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
The Banshees of Inisherin

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 - Wed, 18 Jan 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and filmmaker Martin McDonagh reunite after 'In Bruges', this time on a black, contemplative and cracking tragicomedy.

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If You've Always Wanted to See Adam Driver Fight Dinosaurs, the Trailer for Sci-Fi Film '65' Delivers

If 'Planet of the Apes' and 'Jurassic Park' combined, it'd look like this.

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Ghostface Takes (and Terrorises) Manhattan in the First 'Scream VI' Trailer

Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hayden Panettiere and Courteney Cox star in the slasher franchise's latest sequel, which swaps Woodsboro for New York City.

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Avatar: The Way of Water

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 - Wed, 11 Jan 2023
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Thirteen years after James Cameron’s first blue-hued blockbuster, the ‘Avatar’ franchise finally returns with stunning underwater visuals and a soggy plot.

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Magical News: Studio Ghibli Is Releasing Hayao Miyazaki's New Film 'How Do You Live' in 2023

A decade after 'The Wind Rises', the beloved director and studio co-founder will finally return to the big screen.

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Look Out: Here Comes the Amazing New 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Trailer

Sure, 'No Way Home' had three spider-men — but the dazzling 'Spider-Verse' movies have that beat.

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'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' Has Been Turned Into a Brutally Honest Self-Help Documentary

The film based on Mark Manson's bestseller arrives in early 2023, just in time to help with those New Year's resolutions.

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'Everything Everywhere All At Once', 'Elvis' and 'The White Lotus' Just Scored Golden Globe Nominations

A heap of Australians are in the running for the 2023 Golden Globes, including Baz Luhrmann, Cate Blanchett and Margot Robbie.

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'Yellowjackets' Will Return for a Second Savage Season in March — and It Just Dropped a Teaser Trailer

Hungry for more 'Yellowjackets'? After proving one of 2021's best new shows, it'll return in autumn for season two.

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Let's Go: The Latest Sneak Peek at 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Is a Mushroom Kingdom Super Fan's Dream

Nintendo lovers will spot plenty of familiar sights and sounds — appropriate music, moving platforms and tunnels all included.

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Nicole Scherzinger Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge 12,000-Person Bondi Beach Party

Australian DJs dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy will also take to the sand.

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'Mythic Quest' Keeps Turning Gaming-Industry Chaos Into One of Streaming's Standout Workplace Comedies

Starring and created by Rob McElhenney from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ — and co-led by Australian actor Charlotte Nicdao — the Apple TV+ show’s third season is streaming now.

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Fri, 9 Dec 2022 - Thu, 5 Jan 2023
Online

The 'The Shape of Water' and 'Pan's Labyrinth' director's stop-motion take on the beloved 19th-century Italian tale might just be the most magical yet.

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White Noise

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 - Thu, 26 Jan 2023
Online

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig star in this ambitious and playful adaptation of Don DeLillo's 80s novel, which has long been considered unfilmable.

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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 - Sat, 21 Jan 2023
Online

Leaping from the stage to the screen, the hit musical version of Roald Dahl's beloved book is more than a little bit lovely.

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Wes Anderson's 1950s-Set New Film 'Asteroid City' Will Bring Its Symmetry to Cinemas in 2023

Featuring just about every actor Anderson has ever worked with before, the film follows a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in a fictional American desert town.

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Aunty Donna's Magical Dead Cat Tour

Sat, 10 Dec - Sat, 17 Dec 2022
Various locations around New Zealand

The Australian comedy trio are arriving from across the ditch to perform a series of shows throughout New Zealand this month.

Buy Tickets

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Jetstar's Huge Christmas Sale Is Slinging $28 Domestic Flights and $135 International Fares

Score discounted flights to Melbourne, Queenstown, the Gold Coast and more — because the airline knows you're already thinking about your post-Christmas vacation.

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One Airbnb to Rule Them All: Hobbiton Is Opening for Overnight Stays for the First Time Ever

Calling all 'Lord of the Rings' fans: you'll be able to slumber like you're in Middle-earth, then tuck into second breakfast and elevenses, at this most precious of Airbnb listings.

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Bong Joon-ho's New Robert Pattinson-Starring Sci-Fi Film 'Mickey 17' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

You'll have to wait till 2024 to see the Korean filmmaker's first movie since Oscar sensation 'Parasite', but its debut sneak peek is here to pique your interest.

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