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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 / Music
Not Being A "Mega-huge Band" Like U2 Has Given Ride More Freedom
Ride's Mark Gardener tells Anthony Carew that the reformed shoegaze icons, who famously splintered in the mid-'90s, aren't going to destroy their legacy with new effort 'This Is Not A Safe Place'.
Features / Film & TV
Yes, 'Midsommar' Is One Of The Most Fucked Up Films Of 2019... But It's Also One Of The Best
"The audience... knows that the guy who made 'Hereditary' is out to fuck them up and over."
Features / Music
Marika Hackman's New Album Is Full Of Unabashed, Candid Songs About Sex
Ahead of the release of Marika Hackman's third LP, 'Any Human Friend', Anthony Carew speaks with the English artist about feeling like an adult, being direct and how she used to picture herself as "John Bonham smashing out a solo in front of 100,000 people".
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Returning To Seeker Lover Keeper Felt Just The Same As Before For Sally Seltmann
Sally Seltmann, one-third of Sydney supergroup Seeker Lover Keeper, speaks to Anthony Carew about slipping easily back into the rhythm of the band eight years on from their first record.
Features / Film & TV
Here's Something You Saw Coming: Kaling & Thompson Make 'Late Night' A Hit
"One of the oldest tricks of the romantic comedy is making you, too, fall in love with the love interest. 'Late Night' does that plenty well, and genuinely delights in doing so."
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Scandal, Addiction & Celebrity: Could 'Diego Maradona' Be The Year's Most Compelling Doco?
"What ultimately arises is a keenly-observed portrait of a flawed person."
Features / Film & TV
It Took 25 Years But Is 'The Lion King' Remake Worth The Wait?
It's the circle of life.
Features / Film & TV
Forget Teen Movie Stereotypes, 'Booksmart' Is Warm & Empathetic
"Where so many teen movies are built on hostility, 'Booksmart' abounds with empathy."
Features / Film & TV
'Mystify' Shows A Side To Michael Hutchence That No TV Biopic Or Rockumentary Ever Could
'A picture that’s just as poetic as the music it’s historicising.'
Features / Music
Olympia Taps Into The Unfiltered And Unhinged On Her New Album
Olivia Bartley is not Olympia. In fact, she'd rather "move to the country, play 'Tetris' and get fat". But ahead of the release of her second record, 'Flamingo', Anthony Carew discovers how Bartley wants to create art that is bigger than herself.
Features / Film & TV
Charming, Fun & Funny: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Is Pleasingly Meta
"A Marvel movie in conversation with what being a Marvel movie means."
Features / Film & TV
Want To See The Beatles Songs On The Big Screen? Maybe The Only Reason To See 'Yesterday'
"It’s a 'Freaky Friday' moment that should be treated as a fascinating philosophical question: what does old-fashioned rock’n’roll mean in the year 2019?"