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

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The Kingdom on SBS review: a peek at Pentecostalism

The Kingdom is insightful and informative, but those expecting a gritty expose of 'Fennell’s shocking Pentecostal past' will probably be…

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Utopia season 5 review: an ABC winner returns

Season 5 brings plenty of laughs while reminding us our system of government never improves and, if anything, it’s getting…

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ABC's In Limbo offers a spirited look at male friendship

The broadcaster's new sitcom suggests that sometimes our best friends are the dead ones.

Vin Diesel in Fast X. Image: Universal Pictures. Streaming on Paramount+. Streaming December 2024.
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Fast X review: the franchise only has a few good miles left in 'er

Fast X, the latest of the Fast and Furious franchise, sputters through a few entertaining action sequences but ultimately falls…

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Review: Safe Home on SBS

Safe Home is a deftly handled drama about the family violence system in Victoria, told through the eyes of the…

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Totally Completely Fine on Stan: living on the edge

Dark themes mean the drama outweighs the comedy in this new dramedy with Jojo Rabbit star Thomasin McKenzie.

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Mafia Mamma: Toni Collette gets an offer she can't refuse

Collette, as always, lights up the screen but lots of options go unexplored in this Eat, Pray, Love meets The…

Evil Dead Rise. Image: Warner Bros. Pictures. Streaming December 2024 on Stan.
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Evil Dead Rise: run the bloodbath

Jump scares and creepy possessions, brutally inventive violence and ridiculous amounts of blood – Evil Dead is back, baby

Love Me. Image: Binge. Streaming on ABC iview.Streaming December 2024.
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Love Me S2 review: a rare local drama that puts character over corpses

Nine months have passed since we last spent time with the Mathiesons – it's good to be back in their…

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Dungeons & Dragons films 2000 vs 2023 – a world of campaign

There are big differences between the 2000 screen iteration of D&D and the new one – but what are they?

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