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
Billy Eichner Has Dropped a New 'Billy on the Street' with Paul Rudd to Get People to See 'Bros'

Billy Eichner has a new queer rom-com on the way to cinemas — and he's brought back 'Billy on the Street' to plug it.

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HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers Headline Laneway Festival's Huge Comeback Lineup for 2023

For its first festival since 2020, Laneway has curated another impressive lineup — including Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again..., Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, too.

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'Serial' Is Set to Drop a New Episode Tomorrow After Adnan Syed's Conviction Was Overturned

Eight years after the first season of 'Serial' investigated the death of Hae Min Lee, the podcast is returning to Adnan Syed's story following breaking legal developments.

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Evan Peters Transforms Into Jeffrey Dahmer in the Unsettling Trailer for Netflix Miniseries 'Monster'

The 'WandaVision' and 'American Horror Story' actor reunites with the latter's creator Ryan Murphy on Netflix's latest exploration of a serial killer.

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Event
Hit the Road

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Just as his father Jafar Panahi has across his own career, first-time writer/director Panah Panahi explores life in Iran today in this beautiful and bittersweet road movie.

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Fire of Love

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Compiled from spectacular archival footage, this documentary about French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft is a stunner.

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Studio Ghibli Just Dropped a Sneak Peek at Its Soon-to-Open Theme Park — and Yes, It Looks Magical

Prepare to get spirited away — Ghibli Park opens in November, and it's filled with IRL recreations of the Japanese animation house's beloved movies.

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How to Make a Mind-Blowing David Bowie Documentary with 'Moonage Daydream' Director Brett Morgen

'Cobain: Montage of Heck' filmmaker Brett Morgen started his David Bowie doco as a casual fan; "I am, I believe, as hardcore as it gets right now".

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Event
Ticket to Paradise

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up again, this time for their first rom-com together — and their charisma and banter is the Queensland-shot film's biggest drawcard.

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See How They Run

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan make a cracking pair of 1950s sleuths in this Agatha Christie-loving murder-mystery.

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Moonage Daydream

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

'Cobain: Montage of Heck' director Brett Morgen turns David Bowie's life, music, performances and impact into a dazzling kaleidoscopic documentary that's as shapeshifting and boundary-pushing as the icon himself.

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News
Netflix Just Dropped the Tense Trailer for True Crime-Inspired Australian Thriller 'The Stranger'

After premiering at Cannes, the Joel Edgerton-starring film will hit Australian cinemas in early October, then stream via the platform later that month.

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Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt Wreak Jazzy Havoc in Golden Age Hollywood in the First 'Babylon' Trailer

Jazz-loving 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' filmmaker Damien Chazelle is back with a tale of ambition and excess in early Hollywood.

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Teen Chaos Australian-Style: Netflix's New 'Heartbreak High' Serves Up Far More Than Just Nostalgia

Every 90s kid’s homegrown after-school favourite is back with a Gen Z focus — and it’s just as addictive as ever.

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Ten 2022 Emmy-Winning TV Shows You Should Watch Immediately

Binge (or re-binge) this year's award-winners — including 'The White Lotus' and its vacation hijinks, Korean Netflix phenomenon 'Squid Game' and feel-good sitcom 'Ted Lasso'.

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'The White Lotus', 'Succession', 'Ted Lasso' and 'Squid Game' Just Won Big at the 2022 Emmys

Also picking up trophies: 'Hacks', 'Euphoria', 'The Dropout', 'Abbott Elementary' and more.

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Sink Your Teeth Into the Bloodthirsty Trailer for the New 'Interview with the Vampire' TV Series

First, Anne Rice's novel was turned into a 90s big-screen favourite. Next, a new TV version is slipping into your streaming queue.

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New Zealand Is Getting a Public Holiday on September 26 for a One-Off National Day of Mourning

"I know many people will want the opportunity to pay their respects and [to] come together and pay tribute at local events," Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said.

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Disney Is Bringing Its 'Magic at Sea' Cruises Down Under for the First Time From October 2023

Fancy hitting the seas surrounded by Disney, Marvel, Pixar and 'Star Wars' fun? Disney's cruise line will soon set sail from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.

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Official Competition

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are fantastic in this sharp and witty Spanish Argentine comedy about filmmaking.

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