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

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Alphabet Lane review: a surprising Aussie thriller about love and loneliness in the outback

Resisting the tropes of the rural outback thriller, Alphabet Lane is a clever and creative take on one couple's search…

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Margo’s Got Money Troubles review: we're big fans of OnlyFans dramedy

Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman are a dream team in Apple TV's Margo’s Got Money Troubles.

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The Deb review: Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut is a charmer

Natalie Abbott and Charlotte MacInness shine bright in Rebel Wilson's debut musical comedy.

From left, Madeleine Sami, Kate Box, Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Nina Oyama and Alicia Gardiner during filming of Deadloch S2. Image: Prime Video.
Interviews

The Kates on Deadloch Season 2 and making smart, hilarious crime-comedy

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan didn't make things easy for themselves when they moved their hit series Deadloch to the…

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Project Hail Mary review: this Ryan Gosling sci-fi charmer is heavenly

Project Hail Mary is both a warm-hearted buddy comedy and a stirring sci-fi epic.

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Scarpetta review: Nicole Kidman brings Patricia Cornwell’s iconic character to the screen

Scarpetta has more than a few familiar elements but it's still compelling fare.

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Features

Snook, Azeez, Elordi, Byrne: Australians at the Oscars and other awards in 2026

A number of Australians are in the running for recognition in the 2026 film and TV awards season.

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Monarch Legacy of Monsters review: Hollywood’s best Godzilla returns for Season 2

The best American-made Godzilla so far, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters focuses on the human stories.

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Final Siren review: Aussie rules get the Drive to Survive treatment

When it comes to sports docuseries, Final Siren is right up there with the best.

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Floodland review: a vital and intimate portrait of Lismore’s flood-ravaged residents

Urgent and moving, the documentary Floodland asks what happens to communities when the floodwaters recede.

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