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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The Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled: After Six Seasons on TV, a 'Community' Movie Is Officially Happening

Just as the show itself predicted, the Greendale gang is getting back together.

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Taika Waititi-Produced Comedy 'Reservation Dogs' Is One of TV's Most Moving and Thoughtful Must-Sees

The first season of this Indigenous North American-focused sitcom was extraordinary — and the second is just as remarkable.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in September

Make a couch date with an intriguing drama about Marilyn Monroe, a 'Hocus Pocus' sequel, Steve Carell's new thriller and an eerie horror movie about a viral internet challenge.

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Timothée Chalamet-Starring Cannibal Romance 'Bones and All' Now Has a Gloriously Bloody Full Trailer

Sink your teeth into the 'Call Me By Your Name' actor's latest collaboration with filmmaker Luca Guadagnino.

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'Suzume no Tojimari' Is the Gorgeous New Must-See From the Director of 'Your Name' — and It Has a Trailer

After 'Your Name' and 'Weathering with You' became huge international successes, Makoto Shinkai's latest looks like another Japanese animated gem.

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Millie Lies Low

Thu, 29 Sep - Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

There's nothing false about this astute and hilarious NZ comedy about faking it till you make it in a social media-ruled world — or about Ana Scotney's exceptional performance.

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Airbnb Wants You to Run Amok, Amok, Amok Like the Sanderson Sisters in the 'Hocus Pocus' Cottage

Just in time for Halloween, this witchy stay in Salem, Massachusetts comes complete with broomsticks, bubbling cauldrons and spellbooks.

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Smile

Thu, 29 Sep - Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

A maniacal grin goes a long way in this predictable yet still convincingly unsettling horror film about trauma.

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Hugh Jackman Is Bringing Wolverine Back One More Time for 2024's 'Deadpool 3'

The Australian actor has already busted out the adamantium claws in nine films — what's one more?

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Hannah Gadsby's Latest Stand-Up Show 'Body of Work' Is Being Turned Into a Netflix Special

The Aussie comedian has signed a multi-title deal with the streaming platform, which'll also include a special featuring gender-diverse performers.

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HBO Just Dropped the First Trailer for Its 'The Last of Us' Series From the Creator of 'Chernobyl'

Pedro Pascal and 'Game of Thrones' alum Bella Ramsey lead this game-to-screen adaptation, which'll hit streaming in 2023.

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Here's Your First Glimpse at Netflix's 'Bridgerton' Prequel Series 'Queen Charlotte'

Set to arrive in 2023, the series will explore the monarch's origins and rise to power — and dive into Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury's backstories.

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'Dead to Me' Will Return for Its Third and Final Season in November — and It Has a Trailer

Netflix's Christina Applegate- and Linda Cardellini-starring grief-fuelled dark comedy will wrap up its twisty tale on November 17.

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Netflix Has Dropped a Sneak Peek at 'The Crown' Season Five Ahead of Its November Arrival

The royal drama will return on November 9, with Imelda Staunton playing the Queen — and plenty of focus on the breakdown of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage.

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Season Two of 'The White Lotus' Will Check Into Your Streaming Queue From Late October

This time, the Emmy-winning series heads to an exclusive Sicilian resort — Jennifer Coolidge's Tanya McQuoid-Hunt included.

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You'll Be Able to Holiday in Hong Kong Without Going Through Hotel Quarantine From September 26

Hong Kong is the latest country to drop its strict pandemic-era border restrictions — and travellers will no longer need a negative PCR test to enter, too.

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Disney+'s 'Rogue One' Prequel 'Andor' Is a Gritty and Thrilling Addition to the 'Star Wars' Universe

Whether you're a diehard 'Star Wars' fan or you feel like you've seen every story the franchise could ever tell, this stellar spy series should tempt you into a galaxy far, far away.

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HBO Is Bringing a Follow-Up Episode to 'The Case Against Adnan Syed' to Your Streaming Queue

With Syed's murder conviction recently overturned, HBO is returning to the case — just like 'Serial'.

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Japan Will Fully Reopen to Individual Tourists From October 11 — Without Visas or Package Tours

Start making holiday plans: Japan's borders will completely reopen to international travel in mid-October, and the country's daily arrival cap will be abolished.

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Disney+'s First 'Welcome to Chippendales' Trailer Promises a True-Crime Stripping-Empire Scandal

Move over 'Magic Mike': Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis star in this wild true tale about the founder of Chippendales.

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