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
'Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities' Is a Chilling and Thrilling Horror Anthology Must-See

The Oscar-winner’s new Netflix series features eight eerie tales helmed by eight fellow filmmakers, including ‘The Babadook’ director Jennifer Kent and Panos Cosmatos of ‘Mandy’ fame.

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News
Natasha Lyonne Turns Detective in 'Poker Face', the New Mystery Series From the Director of 'Knives Out'

Filmmaker Rian Johnson isn't done with whodunnits yet — and this ten-part series also features Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ron Perlman.

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Event
The Good Nurse

Wed, 26 Oct - Tue, 15 Nov 2022
Online

Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne star in this chilling true-crime tale about a serial killer in the medical profession.

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News
Marvel's First 'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' Trailer Sends Paul Rudd to a Secret Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's insect-sized superhero is back and battling a new enemy.

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News
HBO's Tense New Teaser for 'Succession' Season Four Promises a Rebel Alliance Among the Roys

Everyone's favourite family feud will return to screens Down Under in autumn 2023.

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Event
Bros

Thu, 27 Oct - Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane shine in the first romantic comedy about two gay men to be released by a major Hollywood studio.

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News
'The Peripheral' Is the Quickly Addictive New Puzzle of a Series From the Creators of 'Westworld'

Based on a novel by cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson, Prime Video’s new Chloë Grace Moretz-starring sci-fi series ponders robots, simulations, time travel and dystopian futures.

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News
Eight Unsettling and Unnerving 2022 Horror Films That You Can (and Should) Stream This Halloween

It’s the spookiest time of the year, again — and 2022 has delivered a heap of top-notch new movies perfect for the occasion.

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News
The Backstreet Boys Are Coming Down Under in 2023 for the Tour of Your Teenage Dreams

Backstreet's back, alright.

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Event
The Woman King

Thu, 27 Oct - Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Viola Davis is fierce, formidable and fantastic in this rousing historical epic, which brings the tale of the Agojie, the all-female west African warrior troupe, to the screen.

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"The Royal Family Is in Genuine Crisis": The Full Trailer for 'The Crown' Season Five Is Here

Elizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana and Imelda Staunton dons the titular headwear after the Netflix drama's latest cast shakeup.

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Event
Decision to Leave

Thu, 27 Oct - Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

A seductive, stunningly shot noir murder-mystery and romantic thriller, Park Chan-wook's latest is one of the South Korean filmmaker's absolute best.

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Event
The Night of the 12th

Thu, 27 Oct - Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Drawn from a true story, this 'Zodiac'-meets-'Mindhunter'-style French investigative thriller is potent and gripping.

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Event
Barbarian

Thu, 27 Oct - Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Sublimely sinister, savvy and smartly executed, this creepy flick about an Airbnb mixup is one of the best horror movies of the year.

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News
Netflix Has Renewed Its Smash-Hit 'Heartbreak High' Revival for a Second Season

Hartley High's latest batch of teens will be returning to your streaming queue, after the first season reached Netflix's top ten TV shows in more than 43 countries.

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Murder, Money and Male Strip Clubs: That's the Full Trailer for Disney+'s 'Welcome to Chippendales'

Your next true-crime must-see explores the story behind Chippendales — and stars Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis.

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René Redzepi's Noma Is Doing a Ten-Week Residency in Kyoto If You Need Another Excuse to Visit Japan

The globally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant will set up shop at Ace Hotel Kyoto from mid-March to mid-May, coinciding with cherry blossom season.

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Black Adam

Thu, 20 Oct - Wed, 9 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Dwayne Johnson dons spandex and joins the DC Extended Universe, but can’t inject any personality into this blandly by-the-numbers superhero affair.

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The Stranger

Wed, 19 Oct - Tue, 15 Nov 2022
Online

Darkly primal, disquieting and deeply difficult to shake, this true-crime inspired Australian crime-thriller features phenomenal performances by Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris.

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Emily Blunt Is Out for Revenge in the Trailer for Prime Video's Bloody New Western Series 'The English'

Blunt plays an aristocratic Englishwoman who teams up with a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout in 1890s America.

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Netflix Has Renewed Its Smash-Hit 'Heartbreak High' Revival for a Second Season

Murder, Money and Male Strip Clubs: That's the Full Trailer for Disney+'s 'Welcome to Chippendales'

René Redzepi's Noma Is Doing a Ten-Week Residency in Kyoto If You Need Another Excuse to Visit Japan

Black Adam

The Stranger

Emily Blunt Is Out for Revenge in the Trailer for Prime Video's Bloody New Western Series 'The English'

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