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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 / Film & TV
Breakout 'Ma' & 'Booksmart' Star Diana Silvers Is Just Glad Hollywood Knows She Exists
Buzz-worthy young actor Diana Silvers talks to Anthony Carew about breaking out in Hollywood this year with roles in 'Booksmart' and 'Ma'.
Features / Film & TV
Unlike The Wham! Song, 'Last Christmas' Might Not Stay Stuck In Your Head
"Oh, and, the movie actually literalises the first line of the song, but that’s a whole other story."
Features / Music
Just Because Dumb Things Are From Brisbane Doesn't Mean They're Robert Forster's Mates
Dumb Things set out to make “the best record [they] possibly could” this time around. Anthony Carew speaks to frontman Adam Vincent about how it all got started thanks to one fateful trip to China.
Features / Music
Photo by Jennifer Stratford
Turnover: From Pop-punk To Sunny Synths
Singer Austin Getz tells Anthony Carew that Turnover is the centre of his life, and how thankful he is for that.
Features / Film & TV
Netflix's 'The Irishman' Is Just Another Film Where Men Do Manly Things
"Epic in length if nothing else."
Features / Music
'I Find It Frustrating That People Are Arseholes': What Inspired Press Club's New Album
Ahead of a national tour, Natalie Foster of Press Club reminisces with Anthony Carew about meeting her childhood hero, Ella Hooper of Killing Heidi, and their experience meeting fans in Europe.
News / Music
'The OC' & 'Home & Away' Stars Collide In A "Bloody Game Of Hide & Seek"
"Part of the fun — and watching it is, indeed, fun — is its over-the-top loopiness; how all its terror and gore is marshalled in service of a comedy."
Features / Film & TV
‘Come For The Swearing, Stay For The Ridiculous Boasts': Go See The Liam Gallagher Doco
“A lot of people go, ‘Noel’s changed,’ but he’s changed into a massive cunt."
Features / Music
Battles Aren't "Show-Off Musicians", They're Just Keeping Their Music To The Point
Guitarist Ian T Williams of Battles tells Anthony Carew about keeping with the band's "sound mangling" style through line-up changes.
Features / Film & TV
'Generic' & 'Uninspired': Not Even Two Will Smith's Can Save 'Gemini Man'
Plus reviews for 'Hustlers', 'The King' and 'Working Woman'.
Features / Arts
What Does It Take To Choreograph 50 Dancers For A Festival Show?
Choreographer Stephanie Lake talks to Anthony Carew about reviving her 50-dancer epic, 'Colossus', for Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Features / Film & TV
Meet 'Joker' - The Comic Book Film That Is Going To Sweep Oscars Season
"A performance that is full of incredible complexities depicted in simple gesture."
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