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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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.

After the Flood, Britbox.
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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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After the Party, ABC review: a smartly observed, sharply told NZ drama

Robyn Malcolm shines in this tense NZ drama-mystery about the aftermath of an accusation.

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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, White Fever, 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.

Leah Purcell and Aaron Pederson in High Country. Image: Binge.
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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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