Stephen Porzio

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Stephen Porzio is a senior writer at JOE, having joined the website in March 2021. JOE’s principal entertainment writer, his area of expertise is movies and television. He covers new releases, streaming additions, and what’s on TV, while also regularly speaking to acclaimed actors and directors about their latest work. Stephen graduated with a BA in English and Film from UCD and an MA in journalism from DCU. He has previously had work published in Hot Press, The Times (Ireland Edition) and The Irish Sun, and is also an experienced podcaster.

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  • Prime Video adds three seasons of dark thriller show hailed as ‘work of great art’

    Prime Video adds three seasons of dark thriller show hailed as ‘work of great art’

    Holding an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the series features two huge stars. Prime Video has just added all three seasons of The Fall – the excellent if extremely dark thriller series starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. Set in post-Troubles Belfast, the show follows Stella Gibson (Anderson), a detective superintendent with London’s Metropolitan Police […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a big new Western series

    Netflix has just added a big new Western series

    Featuring an Irish star, the show is already earning comparisons to Yellowstone. Netflix has just added Ransom Canyon, a new 10-part Western series starring Josh Duhamel (Transformers), Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights) and Irish actor Eoin Macken (La Brea). Created by April Blair (who worked on Netflix hits Wednesday and You), the show is based […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 42

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 42

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 42nd entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie The Hateful Eight The […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 439

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 439

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 439 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 438

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 438

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 438 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

    1 year ago

  • A great war action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A great war action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The film was produced by J.J. Abrams and holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 16 April) is Overlord, the acclaimed 2018 action war thriller directed by Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield). Set towards the end of World War II, it centres around […]

    1 year ago

  • The best post-apocalyptic show on TV is back with new season streaming now

    The best post-apocalyptic show on TV is back with new season streaming now

    ‘Remains post-apocalyptic television at its peak.’ The Last of Us, the brilliant TV adaptation of the post-apocalyptic game of the same name, has returned for a second season. Set in a world overrun by zombie-like creatures – the result of a mass fungal infection – the first season followed Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened smuggler, […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the greatest Western movies of all time is on TV tonight

    One of the greatest Western movies of all time is on TV tonight

    Given the recent passing of one of its stars, the film will make for an emotional rewatch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 15 April) is Tombstone, the legendary 1993 Western starring Kurt Russell (Bone Tomahawk) and the late Val Kilmer (Top Gun). The film sees Wyatt Earp (Russell) and his brothers, Morgan and […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just released a new Stranger Things film

    Netflix has just released a new Stranger Things film

    It’s not quite what you may think, however. As we collectively wait for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, Netflix has just released a documentary film about its acclaimed stage prequel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Titled Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow, the docufilm offers unique behind-the-scenes access to the […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 437

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 437

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 437 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best revenge thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

    One of the best revenge thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

    The film featured in Empire Magazine’s 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 12 April) is Dead Man’s Shoes, the incredible 2004 psychological revenge thriller from co-writer and director Shane Meadows (This is England). The film follows Richard (co-writer Paddy Considine), a British soldier who […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 436

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 436

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 436 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

    1 year ago

  • An addictive new crime thriller series is now available to watch on streaming

    An addictive new crime thriller series is now available to watch on streaming

    Starring Jon Hamm, the show has been earning comparisons to Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The White Lotus. Apple TV+ has just added Your Friends & Neighbors, an addictive new dark comedy crime thriller series starring Jon Hamm (Fargo, Mad Men). The show follows Andrew ‘Coop’ Cooper (Hamm), a hedge fund manager who, while still […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliant modern heist thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant modern heist thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Barry Keoghan stars in the 88% Rotten Tomatoes-rated thriller, which is based on a true story. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 11 April) is American Animals, the 2018 heist thriller based on a true story and starring an against-type Barry Keoghan (Saltburn). In the film, the Irish Oscar-nominee plays Spencer Reinhard, a timid […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix’s greatest sci-fi series is back with its best season in ages

    Netflix’s greatest sci-fi series is back with its best season in ages

    Scroll below to see how we rank this season’s six episodes. Netflix’s beloved sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror is back on Netflix with its seventh season, comprising six episodes ranging from 45 – 90 minutes in length. Ahead of its release, JOE got a chance to check out all of season seven. And in our […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 41

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 41

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 41st entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Layer Cake Snatch Lock, […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 434

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 434

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 434 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best action movies of the 21st century so far is on TV tonight

    One of the best action movies of the 21st century so far is on TV tonight

    Holding an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie comes from the director of the Ocean’s Trilogy and the recently acclaimed Black Bag. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 9 April) is Haywire, the excellent 2011 action thriller from director Steven Soderbergh (the Ocean’s Trilogy, the excellent recent Black Bag). The film stars former MMA […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 433

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 433

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 433 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

    1 year ago

  • A very underrated crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very underrated crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    In recent years, there were reports that the cult crime flick would be getting a sequel. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 8 April) is Lord of War, the extremely underrated 2005 crime thriller starring Nicolas Cage. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show), the film spans 20 years in the […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliant, underseen Irish thriller movie is now available to watch on streaming

    A brilliant, underseen Irish thriller movie is now available to watch on streaming

    Made by the same director as the German historical drama Downfall, the film is now free to watch. Five Minutes of Heaven, the brilliant 2009 Irish thriller starring James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson, is now available to watch for free at home. Streaming via the RTÉ Player, the movie comes from director Oliver Hirschbiegel (the […]

    1 year ago

  • New Irish crime thriller from Cardboard Gangsters director and Kin star gets release date

    New Irish crime thriller from Cardboard Gangsters director and Kin star gets release date

    Having earned strong reviews on the festival circuit, the film has finally secured a release date. Amongst the Wolves, a new Irish crime thriller movie from director Mark O’Connor (Cardboard Gangsters) and featuring Golden Globe nominee Aidan Gillen (Kin), has finally secured an Irish release date. Landing in cinemas next month, the film is co-written […]

    1 year ago

  • You might enjoy the new Minecraft movie so long as you’re aware of one thing

    You might enjoy the new Minecraft movie so long as you’re aware of one thing

    Here’s our verdict on the sure-to-be blockbuster. No, this is real life and not a plot point in Seth Rogen’s hilarious new Hollywood satire The Studio. A film based on the game Minecraft has been made and is on track to make hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. Interestingly titled A Minecraft […]

    1 year ago

  • An absolute cult classic movie is airing on TV tonight

    An absolute cult classic movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film deserves a much bigger audience. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 4 April) is Prince of Darkness, the supremely underrated upon-release 1987 horror from writer-director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing). The film follows a group of scientists in Los Angeles who are asked to assist a Catholic priest (Donald Pleasence, reteaming with […]

    1 year ago

  • Ben Affleck and Matt Damon film about landmark U2 concert is airing on TV tonight

    Ben Affleck and Matt Damon film about landmark U2 concert is airing on TV tonight

    The documentary has a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-produced film about the Bosnian War and U2’s concert in Sarajevo in 1997 after the conflict is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 4 April). Titled Kiss the Future, the documentary features footage of the landmark gig by the Irish band. It […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has re-added one of the tensest thriller movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has re-added one of the tensest thriller movies of the 21st century

    The revenge thriller has a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Prime Video has just added Blue Ruin, the extremely tense US indie revenge thriller movie from 2013. The film centres around Dwight (Macon Blair, Oppenheimer), a homeless drifter who returns to his hometown intending to exact brutal revenge for the deaths of his parents years previously. […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added its own version of ER and Grey’s Anatomy

    Netflix has just added its own version of ER and Grey’s Anatomy

    Co-written by one of the team behind Lost, 10 episodes of the new medical drama are streaming now. Netflix has just added Pulse, its first English-language medical drama series – which is already earning comparisons to the smash hits ER and Grey’s Anatomy. Created by Zoe Robyn (Hawaii Five-0), who serves as showrunner alongside TV […]

    1 year ago

  • BBC confirms one of its best thriller shows is coming back for new season

    BBC confirms one of its best thriller shows is coming back for new season

    The BBC has revealed plot details and a list of new cast members for season three. The Capture, one of the BBC’s best thriller shows in recent years, is officially returning for a third season. The BBC confirmed the news in a statement today (Thursday, 3 April), which also contained plot details and a list […]

    1 year ago