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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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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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.

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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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