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

A scene from boxing biopic Christy showing Sydney Sweeney as the title character, gloved fist triumphantly raised as a man hoists her aloft in the boxing ring. Other men look on.
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Christy review: Sydney Sweeney hits hard in boxing biopic

This by-the-numbers biopic features a captivating performance by Sydney Sweeney.

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10 of the most exciting new TV shows to look forward to in 2026

From A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Blade Runner 2099 to Prodigies and Spider-Noir, here's 10 shows you might…

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Pluribus review: Vince Gilligan’s return to sci-fi is the best new TV show of 2025

Pluribus is another hugely compelling offering from the giant behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

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Best TV of 2025: five great new shows you might have missed

In a packed field, here are five of the best TV series released this year.

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Highest 2 Lowest: the best movie to bypass Australian cinemas in 2025

Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington, deserves the big screen – but Australians have to content themselves with…

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Australian Christmas films: homegrown movies to watch this festive season

No longer a rarity, Australian Christmas films have come a long way since the likes of Bush Christmas. Here's our…

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The Death of Bunny Munro review: Nick Cave adaptation benefits from a superb Matt Smith

Interrogating 21st-century notions of manhood, The Death of Bunny Munro is hard to look away from.

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