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Anthony Carew, Journalist

Anthony Carew is a Melbourne-based critic, writer and broadcaster. He presents The International Pop Underground on RRR FM. For almost two decades, he wrote the scathing film review column Film Carew for The Music.

Features / Interviews
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Deafheaven's Kerry McCoy On The Band's Biggest Fears Around 'Sunbather'
"There were people who thought the world would be a better place if our mothers had aborted us because we were disgracing black metal."
Features / Interviews
Tia Gostelow: 'I Felt Like I Wasn’t Relevant Anymore'
Tia Gostelow discusses the themes and musical choices behind her third album, Head Noise, before her upcoming festival appearances.
Features / Interviews
Nakhane On Making An 'Existential Sex Album'
Nakhane is returning to Australia for a run of shows —including at Sydney Worldpride, Brisbane's ΩHM and WOMADelaide.
Features / Film & TV
John Carpenter: “I’ve Been Criticising ‘Halloween’ For A Long Time, So I Stepped Up”
"I might come back and make a movie in a year or two, let’s see. They’d have to pay me well. And pamper me. But, yeah, sure.”
Features / Interviews
‘Bowie Saved Everything; He Was A Bit Of A Hoarder’: ‘Moonage Daydream’ Director
“As all great artists do, his work wasn’t about him. It’s about us. It’s about the audience.”
Features / Music
The Music 2020 Writers' Poll: Anthony Carew
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2020…
Features / Film & TV
Hereos, Villains & Arseholes: Why Michael Jordan's 'The Last Dance' Doco Has Us All Hooked
"Sports shouldn’t work as a subject for a documentary. Its lure, and so much of its lore, comes from the simple fact that, at the start of any contest, the outcome is up in the air. Here, the history is already written."
Reviews / Film & TV
Queen & Slim
"Queen & Slim’s strength, and resonance, comes in the conflict."
Features / Music
'It Changed Me': 17 Hours At A Famous Nightclub Stopped The Party For Northeast Party House
Ten years in Northeast Party House are living the dream. Ahead of the release of their third LP, singer Zach Hamilton-Reeves tells Anthony Carew that they finally feel like musicians.
News / Film & TV
And The Oscar Goes To... Who Will Win & Who Should Win
Who have you got?
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Not Even Technical Difficulties Could Dampen Vampire Weekend's Show
"[T]he spirit in the air, on close, was one of shared humanity."
Features / Film & TV
It's Been A Big Decade For Film - These Are 20 Of The Best
Our resident film columnist Anthony Carew believes he has watched over 3,000 films this past decade. And you know what? We believe him. Here we asked him to dive deep into the grey matter to whittle the list down to the top 20. Someone grab the popcorn.
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