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's Latest Articles

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Fam Time, 7+ review: Australia's last ever sitcom?

Fam Time was announced, produced, promoted, and then buried by Seven back in 2020, but now it's here!

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Troppo Season 2, ABC review: crime-time viewing

Damaged private investigators Conkaffey and Pharrell make their suspenseful return in Season 2 of the Australian drama.

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Fake, Paramount+ review: lies and love

Asher Keddie and David Wenham star in a thrilling tale of lies, love and unsettling dynamics.

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ABC Comedy: it's banter that rules the roost

Remember the good old days of scripted comedy, sitcoms and sketch shows? Nowadays, it's all just banter, quizzes and talking…

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Stuff the British Stole – Season 2, ABC review

Marc Fennell's ABC documentary series Stuff the British Stole, about where the world's treasures belong, is spot-on.

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Monday's Experts, ABC review: playing sports comedy with a straight bat

Sporting banter and comedy combine in the ABC's latest stab at a format that's done well elsewhere.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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