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
'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Is Sashaying Its Way Around the Country This Spring

The long-awaited local version of the hit series is taking its ten contestants on the road.

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Event
Those Who Wish Me Dead

Thu, 13 May - Wed, 2 Jun 2021
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Starring Angelina Jolie as a smokejumper, this action-infused crime-thriller wants to burn bright, but usually only flickers.

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A 'Blood' Supermoon and Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible in NZ This Month

It isn't just the last supermoon of 2021 — it's a total lunar eclipse, too.

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The Eighth and Final Season of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Is Set to Hit Screens This Year

The sitcom's final ten episodes will air in the US in August, following the Tokyo Olympics — so fingers crossed they arrive Down Under then, too.

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Dark Mofo Has Unveiled Its Massive (and Mostly Free) 2021 Lineup

After being forced to cancel its 2020 event due to the pandemic, the Tasmanian winter arts festival is making a comeback.

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The Super-Nostalgic Teaser Trailer for HBO's 'Friends' Reunion Special Is Finally Here For You

The original cast will be joined by a long list of guests, including Lady Gaga, Cara Delevingne, Kit Harington, David Beckham, Reese Witherspoon and Tom Selleck.

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The Second Part of Netflix's French Mystery Series 'Lupin' Now Has a Release Date and Trailer

The Parisian thief's story isn't over yet.

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The New Trailer for 'The Green Knight' Pits an Axe-Swinging Dev Patel Against an Eerie Giant

In his medieval thriller, Patel delves into the fantasy genre, messes with Arthurian legend and takes on a 14th-century tale.

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Tom Hardy and His Parasite Are Back in the First Trailer for 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage'

Due to hit the big screen in September, the supervillain sequel also stars Woody Harrelson.

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Hannah Gadsby Is Bringing Her Brand New Live Stand-Up Show to New Zealand

The witty Aussie comedian's 'Body of Work' will make its way around the country this December.

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Willy's Wonderland

Thu, 13 May - Wed, 23 Jun 2021
Online

A silent and swaggering Nicolas Cage battles demonic animatronic mascots in this horror flick, which is never as entertaining or out-there as it should be.

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Locked Down

Thu, 6 May - Wed, 26 May 2021
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor can't save this lockdown rom-com and heist flick from being dull, creaky, contrived and repetitive.

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Emily Blunt Battles Monsters and Silence Again in the New Trailer for 'A Quiet Place Part II'

After being delayed since 2020, the sequel to the 2018 horror hit is finally hitting the big screen this month.

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Netflix Has Dropped Two Eerie New Teasers for the Long-Awaited Fourth Season of 'Stranger Things'

It's been almost two years since the show's third season wrapped up, but these new teasers head back to the past.

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Quarantine-Free Travel Between New Zealand and New South Wales Has Been Paused

The New Zealand Government has suspended the travel bubble after two locally acquired COVID-19 cases were identified in Sydney this week.

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'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'House of the Dragon' Just Became Your Most Anticipated Show of 2022

HBO has just released three images from the new series, which is set 300 years before its predecessor and explores the story of House Targaryen.

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The New 'Rick and Morty' Season Five Trailer Teases Battles, Parodies and Plenty of Sci-Fi Chaos

Because that's the way the news goes.

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Marvel Has Just Revealed Its First Sneak Peek at Chloe Zhao's MCU Blockbuster 'Eternals'

Via a new celebratory trailer, it has also outlined all the new Marvel Cinematic Universe titles you can look forward to seeing on the big screen in the near future.

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First Cow

Thu, 29 Apr - Wed, 19 May 2021
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

This rich, resonant and empathetic film about friendship and survival in a 19th-century Oregon community is director Kelly Reichardt's best yet.

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Wrath of Man

Thu, 29 Apr - Wed, 19 May 2021
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Reuniting for the first time in 16 years, Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie avoid simply rehashing their shared past glories in this effective revenge thriller.

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