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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Mother and Son, ABC review: fumbled, jumbled, inoffensive

A central problem hangs over reviving a show like Mother and Son in 2023: what audiences expect from a sitcom…

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The Inspired Unemployed: (Impractical) Jokers review

Four twenty-something mates are on a mission to humiliate each other in the surprisingly inventive laugh-fest The Inspired Unemployed: (Impractical)…

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The Bear Season 2 review: mo' money, mo' problems

The second season of the award-winning show establishes a new set of high-steaks (and well-done steaks) from the get-go.

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The Back Side of Television S2 review: quick-witted and incisive

Mitch McTaggart returns to examine Australian TV, offering laughs ... even as your jaw hangs open in shock.

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Riptide review: a solidly entertaining Australian murder mystery

Riptide is a four-part series that uses its Victorian location to tell a story that feels international in its approach…

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Queen of Oz on ABC review: irate Tate heads a show that's not great

Britain's hapless Princess Georgiana has been sent abroad to become Australia’s new head of state in this BBC production.

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The Betoota Advocate Presents review: irreverent explainers surprise and delight

The Betoota Advocate's pivot to TV may not be bringing the laughs like its news headlines do, but that doesn't…

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Year Of on Stan review: teenage pleasure-seeking and grief

Year Of covers a lot of ground: relationships, youth suicide, living rough, a parent who shows her liposuction scars to…

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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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