Concrete Playground

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The Pedro Pascal-Led Fantastic Four Face Julia Garner's Silver Surfer in the New Full 'First Steps' Trailer

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

If you're a fan of Pedro Pascal, 2025 is a great year. The Last of Us is back for its long-awaited second season. Thanks to Materialists, he's in a rom-com from Past Lives' Celine Song. With Eddington, he's battling Joaquin Phoenix for Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster. Then there's Pascal's leap into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
"There Are Many Kinds of Death" in the Intense New Trailer for Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's '28 Years Later'

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

Danny Boyle directs. Alex Garland penned the screenplay. Oppenheimer Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy isn't listed among the cast, but is credited as an executive producer. In the latter's place on-screen, Jodie Comer (The Bikeriders), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Jack O'Connell (Sinners) and Alfie Williams (His Dark Materials) are all tasked with navigating the remnants of a virus-ravaged world.
Hop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

Whenever a public holiday with a religious history rolls around, it means different things to different people. Easter is one of them — a four-day period filled with bunnies for some, oh-so-many chocolate eggs for most, and a relaxing break from work for many. That makes finding the perfect Easter viewing a bit trickier than most occasions. Unlike Christmas movies, paschal flicks haven't become their own category. Unlike Halloween and horror films, there's not an existing genre to tap into, either.
When Murderous Memes Disrupt a First Date in a Nifty, Twisty Thriller: Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar Chat 'Drop'

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

If Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar get teamed up again on-screen after Drop, don't be surprised. In a film set in a swanky sky-high Chicago restaurant, the two make a dream first-date pair. The importance of that shrewd casting move shouldn't be underestimated, because this thriller relies on its stars perfecting a number of complex tasks that are crucial to the feature's vibe. Viewers should feel the sparks between them, even when things get awkward.
Depicting the Hell of War with Unflinching Realism: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Talk 'Warfare'

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

When he penned The Beach, the 90s-era must-read novel that became a Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon)-led movie and started his own working relationship with filmmaker Danny Boyle (Yesterday), Alex Garland told a tale of shattering the Thai holiday idyll. As his backpacker protagonist travelled to Asia, pure shores gleamed, but the supposedly utopian community on a hidden coastline that he sought, and found, was never destined to fulfil the promise of beyond-the-postcard perfection.
Addictive Aussie Noir, Being Haunted by the Past and Ignoring Jason Isaacs' Advice: Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote Talk 'Scrublands: Silver'

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

The past lingers. At the heart of Scrublands, both in its debut season in 2023 and now in its second — aka Scrublands: Silver — history doesn't just fade as time goes by. Portrayed by Luke Arnold (Last King of the Cross), investigative journalist Martin Scarsden witnessed this truth in action in the town of Riversend the first time that this page-to-streaming series based on Chris Hammer's novels hit the small screen.
After Already Announcing a Second Melbourne Show, Lady Gaga Has Added Another Sydney Gig to Her 2025 Australian Tour

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

Three shows on the Australian leg of Lady Gaga's The MAYHEM Ball tour were never going to be enough. First, a second Melbourne gig was added during the presale period — and now a second Sydney concert has joined her Aussie trip as well. If you're hoping for more from there to meet demand, however, that's all there'll be. Tour organisers have advised that the latest Harbour City concert is the singer's final Australian date on this run.
Pretty Woman: The Musical

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

Whenever 90s rom-com Pretty Woman comes to mind, Roy Orbison's song likely does as well. When the musical based on the hit flick arrives in Australia for the first time, you'll be getting Bryan Adams tunes lodged in your head, too.
Coming Soon: Australia's Single O Is Adding Its First-Ever Day-to-Night Venue to Its Growing Lineup of Tokyo Cafes

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

More than two decades ago, Australian coffee roastery Single O took its first steps right here at home. Soon, the Sydney-based brand will boast more locations to its name in Japan than Down Under. A decade since heading overseas, four years after opening its first international cafe in the country's capital back in 2021 and just a year since its last Tokyo expansion, Single O is launching a new concept in the must-visit city: its first-ever day-to-night venue.
Natasha Lyonne Has More Mysteries to Solve in the the Star-Studded Full Trailer for 'Poker Face' Season Two

1 week ago | concreteplayground.com | Sarah Ward

Talk about a show that delivered on its promise the first time around: when a fresh-from-Russian Doll Natasha Lyonne teamed up with Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery filmmaker Rian Johnson on a whodunnit-of-the-week TV series, Poker Face did indeed prove a delight. A second season was quickly greenlit, in fact, and now it's on its way to your streaming queue. The sleuthing gem has also just dropped its full season two trailer.