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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
Maarja Nuut's Getting The Maximal Out Of Minimal
Anthony Carew speaks to Estonia's favourite avant-folk artist, Maarja Nuut, about the transcendence of repetition, discovering the beauty of silence in India and her complicated relationship with classical training.
News / Film & TV
REVIEW: Marvel Does What It Does Best With 'Captain Marvel'
'Action sequences, a genuine sense of humour and two hours of excellent time killing entertainment.'
Features / Music
Gwenno Explains Why She Wrote An Entire Album In A Minority Language
Gwenno talks to Anthony Carew about traversing British history - and historical languages - to craft her latest album, and how it rejects the growing homogenisation of culture under late capitalism.
Features / Film & TV
This Year's French Film Festival Has Something For Everyone, Even A Nod To The Go-Betweens
Film Carew takes a look at this year's French Film Festival.
Features / Music
How Sum 41's 'Fat Lip' Turned Eric Hudson Onto Music
Eric Hudson, guitarist for St Louis indie-rock band Foxing, sits down with Anthony Carew to dispel the notion that touring might be glamorous and talk about his origin story as a musician and the desire to craft an album as a singular experience.
Features / Film & TV
What Do You Get When You Combine Sia & Natalie Portman? A Bona Fide Hit
"An audacious, acerbic work unafraid of ruffling feathers."
Features / Music
Have Sex To Rhye's Music, But Please Just Don't Tell Him The Details Of What You Did
Mike Milosh, the Canadian alternative R&B star behind the music of Rhye, chats with Anthony Carew about the joy of playing instruments again, his globe-trotting past and why people love gettin' it on to his albums.
Features / Music
'It's Fucking Stupid': Call Earthless Whatever You Want... Except Stoner Rock
Earthless leader, Isaiah Mitchell, chats to Anthony Carew about the early days of the group, getting lost in the moment of a performance and why he can't stand the term 'stoner rock'.
Features / Film & TV
'Alita: Battle Angel' - AKA James Cameron's Latest '3D CGI Monstrosity'
"So, here’s a simple question: isn’t this awful?"
Features / Film & TV
The Mardi Gras Film Festival Has Kicked Off - Here Are Our Top Picks
Anthony Carew guides us through your must-see viewing this Mardi Gras Film Festival.
Features / Music
Through Drug Addiction & Death, Music Has Always Been Beth Hart's Constant
Beth Hart no longer feels like she's being punished. Here the US singer-songwriter tells Anthony Carew how fortunate she feels to be alive.
Features / Film & TV
Rory Culkin’s ‘Lords Of Chaos’ Will Make You View Black Metal Differently
"This a portrait of a piece of pop-cultural lore that, perhaps, can only truly be told as tragicomedy."