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

Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman) in Scarpetta. Photo: Connie Chornuk / Prime.
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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.

Shabana Azeez in The Pitt. Image: HBO Max.
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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.

Animated film Arco screens as part of the Europa! Europa Film Festival. Image: Neon.
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10 films to see at the 2026 Europa! Europa Film Festival

This year's Europa! Europa Film Festival runs across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland.

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EPiC review: Baz Luhrmann’s stunning Elvis Presley film is a work of burning love

There's real affection in Baz Luhrmann's archival footage documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.

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The Artful Dodger review: turning Dickens into an Aussie caper proves a treat in Season 2

The second season of The Artful Dodger offers a fun and very clever spin on the universe of Oliver Twist.

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From Australia to the world: how Tony McNamara, Anna Torv and Bernard Derriman went global

Ahead of their appearances at this month's AACTA Festival, three Australian success stories talk to ScreenHub about how they took…

A screening at the Alliance Française French Film Festival. The photo depicts rows of audience members in seats and the screen behind them.
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The Australian film festivals that we’re most looking forward to in 2026

From capital city festivals featuring hot picks from Venice and Canne to smaller thematic festivals across the country, here are…

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