Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is a film and television critic; arts, entertainment and culture editor and journalist; and film festival organiser. She is the film and TV critic for ABC radio Gold Coast, the Australia-based film critic for Screen International, and a critic and member at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Sarah’s background also spans stints as film and television editor at both Concrete Playground and Variety Australia, and as Goethe-Institut Australien’s Kino in Oz critic and writer. Her work has been published by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Birth.Movies.Death, SBS, SBS Movies, Flicks, Lumina, Senses of Cinema, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, Junkee, FilmInk, Broadsheet, Televised Revolution, Metro Magazine and Screen Education, the City of Gold Coast, the World Film Locations book series and more.

Sarah Ward's Latest Articles

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. Image: HBO Max.
Features

10 new TV shows we can’t wait to see across the rest of 2026

We're already halfway through the year, but there are still so many brilliant series and streaming highlights to keep an…

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Opinions & Analysis

Brisbane deserves better than the cancellations and constant chaos surrounding BIFF

The scrapping of the 2026 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an all too familiar story – and Brisbane's film…

Coward screens as part of the 2026 Sydney Film Festival. Image: Supplied.
Interviews

The Cannes and Sundance buzz factor for Australian film festivals: 'It really does help'

ScreenHub talks to Australia's biggest film festivals about the relationship between Cannes and Sundance and local success.

Marc by Sophia plays at Sydney Film Festival 2026. Image: Supplied. Fashion on Film
Interviews

Sydney Film Festival's fashion moment: 'We didn't expect the response it's had'

ScreenHub talks to the curator of Sydney Film Festival's Sartorial program about why we can't get enough of fashion on…

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue. Image: Focus Features.
Features

Are you a music film lover? 2026 is clearly your year

Lately, filmmakers have been tapping into the power of music – and we're not complaining.

Leviticus. Image: Maslow Entertainment.
Features

The best horror films still to come in 2026

With this roster of scary movies still to come, there's no chance of sleep this year.

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Opinions & Analysis

Australian filmmakers are more than doing their part in 2026

The common line is that Australian films do poorly at the box office because they're all the same – but…

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Seven Snipers review: Radha Mitchell doesn’t waste a shot

Aussie action thriller Seven Snipers knows exactly what it needs to do.

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Opinions & Analysis

Exit 8 is the best video game adaptation of 2026 – no question

Gaming adaptations are everywhere at the moment, but Exit 8 is one of the greats.

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Beast review: Aussie MMA drama lands a solid punch

Beast sticks pretty closely to the fight movie playbook, but Daniel MacPherson and Russell Crowe still find ways to impress.

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