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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Swift Street, SBS review: first-class crime series

Gritty crime is a genre Australia used to do so well – and this might just be its comeback.

Pupils and teachers gather round the Hartley High principal's desk in a publicity still for Heartbreak High Season 2 on Netflix.
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Heartbreak High Season 2, Netflix review: tension and detention

Friendships and solidarity remain the strongest parts of the series as it returns for a second dramatic term.

A young woman in a bar with a pink cowboy hat and blue spangly bodysuit, with a pink sash, points into the distance as if choosing something or someone, in a publicity still for White Fever on ABC.
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White Fever, ABC review: more than 'maybe I need to bang Asian dudes'

Ra Chapman's new series spotlights complex and likeable characters against a backdrop of race, identity and belonging.

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Before Dawn review: Anzac war horrors that shaped a nation

Based on real diaries, Before Dawn doesn’t shy away from the horrors of war, but it doesn’t hammer them home…

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Windcatcher, Stan review: fun family film with Jessica Mauboy

Running, family, ghosts ... and wind of more than one kind – this fast-moving Australian film smells like a winner.

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High Country, Binge review: dark and potent crime drama

The Victorian-shot series starring Leah Purcell stands out from the pack with its authentically shady sense of place.

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The Nut Farm, film review: agreeably silly Australian comedy

Nut jokes abound, but in a family-friendly way, in Arj Barker's new comedy.

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Apples Never Fall, Binge review: a big twist inward

Red herrings, ticking mysteries and fluffy tennis balls combine in the series adaptation of Liane Moriarty's bestselling novel.

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Dune Part Two review: stunning and weird

Dune Part Two is an epic space opera that delivers on the promises made by the first film – and…

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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live review: a little life left

Husband-and-wife team Rick and Michonne reuinite in the latest spin-off – which includes a cool artificial fist with a stabby…

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