Anthony Morris

Anthony Morris is a freelance film and television writer. He’s been a regular contributor to The Big Issue, Empire Magazine, Junkee, Broadsheet, The Wheeler Centre and Forte Magazine, where he’s currently the film editor. Other publications he’s contributed to include Vice, The Vine, Kill Your Darlings (where he was their online film columnist), The Lifted Brow, Urban Walkabout and Spook Magazine. He’s the co-author of hit romantic comedy novel The Hot Guy, and he’s also written some short stories he’d rather you didn’t mention. You can follow him on Twitter @morrbeat and read some of his reviews on the blog It’s Better in the Dark.

Anthony Morris's Latest Articles

An emu fires a gun in The Emu War. Image: Umbrella Entertainment
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The Emu War film review: piss-farting and bloodshed brings the laughs

The Emu War is an Australian comedy that's full of shoddy gags and historical inaccuracies – and you can't help…

Antony Starr as Homelander in The Boys season 4. Image: Prime Video.
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The Boys S4, Prime review: Trump-like villain is the Starr

The dark superhero spoof The Boys continues to play with politics, power fantasies and villains you can't stop watching.

Ben Miller in Austin, ABC.
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Austin, ABC review: local laughs by way of London seem a bit too loose

Michael Theo is the highlight in this UK-Australian dramedy about self-discovery and complicated relationships.

Host Namila Benson and Amanda Palmer in Episode 2 of The Art Of...Being Imperfect. Image: ABC.
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The Art Of..., ABC review: more interested in personalities than art

How to cover 'the Arts' for a broad audience is a perennial problem for the ABC. This show won't satisfy…

Colin From Accounts season 2. Image: Binge.
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Colin From Accounts S2, Binge review: there's more to the story

Season 2 of Colin From Accounts proves there's life in the old dog yet.

Race driver Renee Gracie sits behind the wheel of a blue race car wearing a blue race helmet in a still from the Stan documentary.
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Renee Gracie: Fireproof, Stan review – driving the narrative from OnlyFans to Supercars

Firmly on Gracie's side, this doco paints a convincing portrait of sexism in sport and a woman's determination to defy…

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Taskmaster Australia S2, Ten, review: polished to a high sheen

The second season of the comedy game show stays fresh and works well, even if everyone on it has been…

Top Gear Australia
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Top Gear Australia, Paramount+ review: high-end hooning

Aussie blokes fanging around Italy in luxury cars: the Australian version of Top Gear has its own rough charm.

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After the Flood, Britbox review: climate disaster and crime make good partners

A small community, a natural disaster and a heavily pregnant detective add fresh ingredients to the traditional pleasures of a…

A woman and a man, both prisoners, hold hands, wearing concentration camp uniforms, in a still from The Tattooist of Auschwitz on Stan.
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Stan review: love and horror combined

Adapted from the global bestseller, Stan's The Tattooist of Auschwitz balances the bleakness with the love.

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