Anthony Morris
@morrbeat.bsky.social
Writer of various things (film and TV reviews, occasional op-eds, co-wrote two novels). Intellectual lightweight. Once wrote a short story about the future of road resurfacing that was on a "years best" list
About 30% of Pluribus is basically just that scene in Neuromancer where Case walks past a row of pay phones and each one rings once as he goes by
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
About 30% of Pluribus is basically just that scene in Neuromancer where Case walks past a row of pay phones and each one rings once as he goes by
I was wondering why I was suddenly seeing a lot of “Best Movies of 2025” lists and then I realised MUZZLE: CITY OF WOLVES was released this week
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I was wondering why I was suddenly seeing a lot of “Best Movies of 2025” lists and then I realised MUZZLE: CITY OF WOLVES was released this week
The Netflix - WB merger is yet another reminder that these giant media monoliths will either become irrelevant in the next 10-20 years, or western society is going to go through such an upheaval that "what are we going to watch on television tonight?" will become a nonsensical question
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The Netflix - WB merger is yet another reminder that these giant media monoliths will either become irrelevant in the next 10-20 years, or western society is going to go through such an upheaval that "what are we going to watch on television tonight?" will become a nonsensical question
Yeah it’s been a long week
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Yeah it’s been a long week
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Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
c.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
Nature integration update: local birds have accepted me as one of their own, constantly flying around and near me when I’m outside. Meanwhile I’ve had three dogs lunge at me angrily while being walked in the last two days.
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Nature integration update: local birds have accepted me as one of their own, constantly flying around and near me when I’m outside. Meanwhile I’ve had three dogs lunge at me angrily while being walked in the last two days.
Always happy to hear from fans of one specific genre of art saying that the effect of digital media / streaming on their chosen artform is complex and layered while it's obviously destroyed all other forms of popular art
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Always happy to hear from fans of one specific genre of art saying that the effect of digital media / streaming on their chosen artform is complex and layered while it's obviously destroyed all other forms of popular art
Watching a movie that’s about something else entirely but a scene has playing in the background a song forever linked to my worst breakup and I’m like “wait so this conversation between supporting characters *isn’t* meant to feel horribly doom-laden?”
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Watching a movie that’s about something else entirely but a scene has playing in the background a song forever linked to my worst breakup and I’m like “wait so this conversation between supporting characters *isn’t* meant to feel horribly doom-laden?”
Every day this week I've received notification that a big parcel I'm waiting on will be arriving *tomorrow*, so today I rang up to find out what's going on and they said yeah it's here but as we initially told you it'd arrive next week we don't have to deliver it any earlier even tho it's right here
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Every day this week I've received notification that a big parcel I'm waiting on will be arriving *tomorrow*, so today I rang up to find out what's going on and they said yeah it's here but as we initially told you it'd arrive next week we don't have to deliver it any earlier even tho it's right here
Longtime readers may recall a while back I spent a summer detailing the conflict raging in my backyard - The War Between Bats and Possums. In 2025 the bats have clearly won, going by the relentless sounds of leather wings flapping, branches breaking and bat sex noises outside my window every night
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Longtime readers may recall a while back I spent a summer detailing the conflict raging in my backyard - The War Between Bats and Possums. In 2025 the bats have clearly won, going by the relentless sounds of leather wings flapping, branches breaking and bat sex noises outside my window every night
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'Some staff are shocked?' ALL recently forced out staff, & the few experts left, everyone who isn't in the questionable senior management tier knows that the State Library in Melbourne is teetering on the brink of irreparable disaster & the end of this iconic Library as we know it. Inquiry now.
The State Library of Victoria’s ‘major’ proposed cuts include slashing the number of reference librarians and free computers for public access. Some staff are shocked.
Proposed cuts at State Library of Victoria go against its mission – and will hurt the disadvantaged
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
'Some staff are shocked?' ALL recently forced out staff, & the few experts left, everyone who isn't in the questionable senior management tier knows that the State Library in Melbourne is teetering on the brink of irreparable disaster & the end of this iconic Library as we know it. Inquiry now.
Don’t forget: Annabel Crabb’s Kitchen Cabinet is returning to your ABC in 2026
This wouldn’t really pass muster for Pol Sci 101 but will get you one of the best paid jobs at the ABC.
For most of our Federation's history, the two-party system has been an efficient organiser of the population. That has all changed.
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Don’t forget: Annabel Crabb’s Kitchen Cabinet is returning to your ABC in 2026
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Now, what you hear is not a test, I'm rapping to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
You see, I am Pontifex and I'd like to say hello
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
You see, I am Pontifex and I'd like to say hello
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
Body count's in the house, body count
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#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
State Library proposes major cuts to staff and services
The library plans halve the number of reference librarians it employs and reduce the number of computers available for public use in a move that has outraged staff.
www.theage.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Saw someone say they wrote a review that was scathing but they didn’t feel bad about it because it was also “completely fair” and yeah, I suspect not everyone involved is going to agree with that
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Saw someone say they wrote a review that was scathing but they didn’t feel bad about it because it was also “completely fair” and yeah, I suspect not everyone involved is going to agree with that
By my count, in 2026 Sam Pang will be appearing on at least five Australian television shows across three networks - including two (Sam Pang Tonight, the just announced sitcom Ground Up) in which he's the star. Who knew that being good at your job pays off in the Australian media?
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
By my count, in 2026 Sam Pang will be appearing on at least five Australian television shows across three networks - including two (Sam Pang Tonight, the just announced sitcom Ground Up) in which he's the star. Who knew that being good at your job pays off in the Australian media?
Buried deep, deep in the announcement of the ABC's programming for 2026 is the news that Kitchen Cabinet is returning, and honestly I don't think anyone would have voted for Labour at the last election if we knew this was the kind of shit we'd get under Albo
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Buried deep, deep in the announcement of the ABC's programming for 2026 is the news that Kitchen Cabinet is returning, and honestly I don't think anyone would have voted for Labour at the last election if we knew this was the kind of shit we'd get under Albo
There's a moment in the new RUNNING MAN that almost (but not quite) hits the same beat as the ROLLERBALL remake where they say "they're killing them... for the ratings!", which is meant to be grim and futuristic but then you read this: thebaffler.com/salvos/I-Wil...
I Will Disrespect You | Adrian Nathan West
Rap beef now can involve a degree of violence perhaps unimaginable to previous generations.
thebaffler.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
There's a moment in the new RUNNING MAN that almost (but not quite) hits the same beat as the ROLLERBALL remake where they say "they're killing them... for the ratings!", which is meant to be grim and futuristic but then you read this: thebaffler.com/salvos/I-Wil...
Was about to make a joke about how pathetic any "Morris Files" would be, but then I realised I actually have seen a lot of wild shit over the years involving critics at preview screenings and I probably should gather it all in one place for ease of scandal after I'm gone
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Was about to make a joke about how pathetic any "Morris Files" would be, but then I realised I actually have seen a lot of wild shit over the years involving critics at preview screenings and I probably should gather it all in one place for ease of scandal after I'm gone
Just a few days until it’ll be possible - more than possible - to have seen both WICKED movies before seeing THE WIZARD OF OZ, and the people who do are going to be very different from those who came before
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Just a few days until it’ll be possible - more than possible - to have seen both WICKED movies before seeing THE WIZARD OF OZ, and the people who do are going to be very different from those who came before
I probably need to hand in my SF nerd card, but I really haven't had the feeling from Pluribus that it wants me to "engage deeply" with *any* of the world-building stuff - it feels like the bare minimum to stave off obvious questions, not something that's meant to be plausible under a spotlight
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I probably need to hand in my SF nerd card, but I really haven't had the feeling from Pluribus that it wants me to "engage deeply" with *any* of the world-building stuff - it feels like the bare minimum to stave off obvious questions, not something that's meant to be plausible under a spotlight
Foolishly took a look at the online discourse around Plur1bus and damn, all those puzzle box shows really fucked up a generation. Story elements that are literally explained in the moment are "clearly" signs of deeper mysteries! Character beats are "obviously" distractions from the "real" story!
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Foolishly took a look at the online discourse around Plur1bus and damn, all those puzzle box shows really fucked up a generation. Story elements that are literally explained in the moment are "clearly" signs of deeper mysteries! Character beats are "obviously" distractions from the "real" story!
Someone sat down and worked out the backstory to the Megan Fox killer sexbot movie SUBSERVIENCE (2024)
*It's really strange that the contemporary tech biz is so science-fictional. This isn't even "strategic forecasting" or "futurism," this is just a flat-out handwavey make-believe sci-fi scheme here.
android-dreams.ai
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Android Dreams
A clean, futuristic essay experience about robotics and our future.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Someone sat down and worked out the backstory to the Megan Fox killer sexbot movie SUBSERVIENCE (2024)
Every single time I see SHOGUN mentioned anywhere I automatically think "SHOGUN ASSASSIN?" and having my hopes constantly dashed is really starting to depress me
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Every single time I see SHOGUN mentioned anywhere I automatically think "SHOGUN ASSASSIN?" and having my hopes constantly dashed is really starting to depress me
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE features a sequence where a truck destroys two fighter-bombers, which doesn’t sound that impressive until you find out both times the planes are destroyed while flying through the air
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE features a sequence where a truck destroys two fighter-bombers, which doesn’t sound that impressive until you find out both times the planes are destroyed while flying through the air