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  • One of the greatest action movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the greatest action movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    Holding a whopping 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, this action comedy is a real crowdpleaser. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 10 May) is Riders of Justice, the incredible 2020 action comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Hannibal). In the film, Mikkelsen plays Markus, a Danish soldier in Afghanistan who returns home after his wife […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 450

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 450

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 450 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 […]

    11 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove an overlooked action thriller movie gem

    Netflix is about to remove an overlooked action thriller movie gem

    The controversial film was called ‘the most talked about movie of the year… that no one’s actually seen’. The Hunt, the overlooked action thriller gem from 2020, is about to be removed from Netflix. The movie sees 12 working-class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or how they […]

    11 months ago

  • One of 2024’s tensest thriller movies is now available to stream at home

    One of 2024’s tensest thriller movies is now available to stream at home

    If you like Fatal Attraction, Pacific Heights or Single White Female, this thriller is for you. Speak No Evil, one of 2024’s tensest thriller movies, has been made available to watch at home via NOW and Sky Cinema. The film centres around a married American couple (Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy) who, while vacationing with […]

    11 months ago

  • One of the best thriller movies of recent years is leaving Netflix very soon

    One of the best thriller movies of recent years is leaving Netflix very soon

    The deliriously fun modern classic will soon be getting a sequel, so it’s worth checking out on Netflix this weekend. Ready or Not, the excellent 2019 horror thriller starring scream queen Samara Weaving (The Babysitter, Scream VI), is leaving Netflix next week. In the movie, Weaving plays Grace, a young bride who marries the man […]

    11 months ago

  • An excellent Irish sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An excellent Irish sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Holding an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score, the 2019 film is basically an Irish version of Alien. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 9 May) is Sea Fever, the excellent 2019 Irish sci-fi thriller from writer-director Neasa Hardiman (Happy Valley, Jessica Jones). The film centres around a solitary marine biology student named Siobhán (Hermione Corfield) […]

    11 months ago

  • An extremely tense sci-fi thriller movie has just been added to Prime Video

    An extremely tense sci-fi thriller movie has just been added to Prime Video

    ‘Delivers a brilliant gut-punch of an ending.’ Prime Video has just added Life, the excellent and very tense 2017 sci-fi thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds. Set in the near future, the actors play members of a small crew on board the International Space Station (ISS), who are in space to study […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 450

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 450

    It’s a nice big round number of a pub quiz. Is 450 a significant number? It’s certainly a big number, but is it noteworthy? What I’m asking is, should we be popping the champagne for pub quiz no.450? Maybe we should simply have a little bit of the bubbly for making it through another week. […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 45

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 45

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 45th 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 Life Interstellar Sunshine Name […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 449

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 449

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 449 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 […]

    11 months ago

  • An absolute cult classic thriller movie is on TV tonight

    An absolute cult classic thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The film is also currently streaming on Disney+. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 8 May) is The Empty Man, the incredible mystery horror thriller epic that came out in 2020. Set mostly in modern-day Missouri, the film follows a grieving retired cop named James Lasombra (James Badge Dale, Spectral) who is asked by […]

    11 months ago

  • A dark crime drama once banned in Ireland is getting a surprising sequel

    A dark crime drama once banned in Ireland is getting a surprising sequel

    Martin Scorsese once called the original one of the best films of the ’90s. Bad Lieutenant, the extremely dark 1992 crime drama starring Harvey Keitel that was once banned in Ireland, is getting a surprise reboot. The original saw Keitel play the unnamed title character, a corrupt New York cop addicted to drugs and steeped […]

    11 months ago

  • Netflix is about to release a darkly comic thriller show to rival Slow Horses

    Netflix is about to release a darkly comic thriller show to rival Slow Horses

    The show comes from the creator of Godless and The Queen’s Gambit. Netflix has just released the first trailer for Dept. Q, its new crime thriller series that looks like it should appeal to fans of Apple TV+’s smash hit Slow Horses. The show follows DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode, Watchmen), who is described as […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 448

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 448

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 448 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 […]

    11 months ago

  • One of the best crime thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    One of the best crime thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    The true crime film has a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 7 May) is The Night of the 12th, the excellent 2022 French mystery crime thriller. Inspired by one story from Pauline Guéna’s non-fiction account of her time embedded with a French Criminal Investigation department, the film follows […]

    11 months ago

  • Best-selling Beats wireless earphones get half price discount in huge tech sale

    Best-selling Beats wireless earphones get half price discount in huge tech sale

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. They are 47% off as part of a limited time deal. Amazon’s Tech Week sale has commenced, with the retailer currently selling Beats Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earphones at 47% off. The hugely popular Bluetooth earbuds are on offer for […]

    11 months ago

  • Prime Video has added one of 2024’s very best movies to its service

    Prime Video has added one of 2024’s very best movies to its service

    There has been a recent renewed interest in the Oscar-winning thriller as a result of real-world events. Conclave, the excellent 2024 Vatican-set mystery thriller, is now available to stream via Prime Video. Based on a novel by Robert Harris (The Ghost) and directed by Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), the movie focuses […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 447

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 447

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 447 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

  • Director who discovered Barry Keoghan recalls moment he realised young star’s brilliance

    Director who discovered Barry Keoghan recalls moment he realised young star’s brilliance

    ‘I just believed in his talent. I thought he could reveal something about his inner soul,’ filmmaker Mark O’Connor told JOE. Mark O’Connor’s tense new Irish thriller Amongst the Wolves is in cinemas now. The movie continues the writer-director’s hot streak of telling stories that mix hard-hitting depictions of crime with important social realism. As […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best spy thriller movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best spy thriller movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    Holding an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film does not appear to be available to rent or stream, so now is the time to watch it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 3 May) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events. Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass), the […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best thriller movies of the past 10 years is on TV tonight

    One of the best thriller movies of the past 10 years is on TV tonight

    The film has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 2 May) is The Gift, the incredible 2015 psychological thriller written and directed by and starring Joel Edgerton (Warrior). The film centres around a married couple named Robyn (Rebecca Hall) and Simon (Jason Bateman) who move to a new […]

    1 year ago

  • Cardboard Gangsters director and Kin star team-up for tense new Irish thriller out now

    Cardboard Gangsters director and Kin star team-up for tense new Irish thriller out now

    JOE interviewed director Mark O’Connor and actor Luke McQuillan about their gritty new crime thriller. Mark O’Connor has established himself as one of Ireland’s best filmmakers. This is because of his thriller dramas about people on the fringes of society who, as they try to navigate their surroundings, find themselves pulled into a criminal underworld. […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has added several seasons of one of the best modern detective shows

    Disney+ has added several seasons of one of the best modern detective shows

    The ongoing Bafta-winning show holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Disney+ has just added the first five seasons of the acclaimed British detective drama series Unforgotten to its library. The show first debuted in 2015 on ITV and remains ongoing, with a seventh season on the way. It follows a team of London detectives […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 446

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 446

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 446 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 sci-fi movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the best sci-fi movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    Made by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, some have even called it one of the best sci-fi films of the 21st century. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 1 May) is Nope, the 2022 neo-Western sci-fi thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us). With its title standing for ‘Not of Planet Earth’, Nope revolves […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 44

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 44

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 44th 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 Rock The Silence […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has just added one of 2025’s very best movies

    Disney+ has just added one of 2025’s very best movies

    If you love music, this is a must-watch. Disney+ has just added A Complete Unknown, the terrific music biopic released in cinemas in January that wound up being nominated for eight Oscars, including the Best Picture prize. The movie stars Timothée Chalamet (Oscar-nominated for his role) as a young Bob Dylan. The film begins in […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 445

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 445

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 445 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 modern spy thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A great modern spy thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Based on a book by John le Carré (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), the film stars one of the best screen actors who ever lived in his last lead role before his untimely death. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 30 April) is A Most Wanted Man, the excellent 2014 spy thriller starring the late […]

    1 year ago

  • A star-studded Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A star-studded Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film, which tells a story about Billy the Kid, was recently added to Netflix as well. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 29 April) is The Kid, the star-studded 2019 Western directed by Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil). Set in the 19th century in the old West, the film follows a young boy named Rio […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 444

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 444

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 444 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

  • Netflix has just added one of the best horror movies of recent years

    Netflix has just added one of the best horror movies of recent years

    Holding an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score, we should note that the gory horror is not for the faint of heart. Saw X, the tenth and most recent entry in the infamous Saw franchise, has just been added to Netflix. The movie takes place between the events of the first Saw and Saw II, making it […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just quietly added one of the decade’s very best movies

    Netflix has just quietly added one of the decade’s very best movies

    The Oscar-winning film is a must-watch for fans of legal thrillers. Anatomy of a Fall, one of the decade’s very best movies, has just been added to Netflix. The film stars Sandra Huller (who was Oscar-nominated for her role) as Sandra Voyter, an acclaimed German novelist. She lives in an isolated mountain chalet in France […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s best Irish thriller shows gets hopeful season 2 update

    One of 2024’s best Irish thriller shows gets hopeful season 2 update

    EXCLUSIVE: The series’ co-creator spoke to JOE about the plans for a second season. Crá, the 2024 hit Irish-language crime thriller mystery series, could be returning for a season two, JOE has learned. Commissioned by both TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland, the six-part show, whose title means ‘anguish’ or ‘torment’ in Irish, was set in […]

    1 year ago

  • A new Irish comedy movie is becoming a word of mouth hit

    A new Irish comedy movie is becoming a word of mouth hit

    Despite competing with Hollywood films like A Minecraft Movie and Sinners, this Irish comedy is finding an audience in cinemas. Homegrown sports comedy Fran the Man is sticking around in cinemas for a third week, after generating strong word of mouth from audiences. The mockumentary is based on the cult favourite series Fran, which aired […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix’s latest No 1 movie had an ‘unusually’ long road to get to the screen

    Netflix’s latest No 1 movie had an ‘unusually’ long road to get to the screen

    While it took three years for the action film’s writer-director to get all the footage he needed, he calls the wait an ‘unusual gift’. Havoc, the new action crime thriller from writer-director Gareth Evans (The Raid) and Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road), dropped on Netflix yesterday (25 April) and is already top of the […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best heist thriller movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the best heist thriller movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    The film is also one of Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham’s best. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 26 April) is Wrath of Man, the excellent 2021 heist revenge thriller that reunited director Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham (Lock Stock, Snatch) after 15 years. A remake of the 2004 French flick Cash Truck, […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 443

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 443

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 443 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

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has just added one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century

    The film was recently removed from Netflix but has found a new streaming home. After its surprise recent removal from Netflix, the brilliant sci-fi thriller Annihilation has just been added to Prime Video. Written and directed by Alex Garland (Civil War, the currently in cinemas Warfare), the movie stars Oscar-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and […]

    1 year ago

  • Classic grill on sale for nearly 50% off in limited time deal

    Classic grill on sale for nearly 50% off in limited time deal

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The beloved grill is now on sale for 47% off. Amazon are currently selling the George Foreman Medium Fit Grill at 47% off in a limited time deal. The product from the classic grill brand, once promoted by the […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    Be warned though, this sadly underseen Western with an Irish twist is not for the faint-hearted. Prime Video has just added The Nightingale, the 2018 Western thriller movie starring Irish actress Aisling Franciosi (Speak No Evil). In the film, she delivers a phenomenal performance as a young Irish convict named Clare in 19th-century Australia who […]

    1 year ago

  • An extremely underrated sci-fi thriller movie is on TV tonight

    An extremely underrated sci-fi thriller movie is on TV tonight

    Made by the director of Donnie Darko, the film’s story was previously adapted as a Twilight Zone episode. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 25 April) is The Box, the underrated sci-fi thriller from cult writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko). The 2009 film is based on the short story ‘Button, Button’ by Richard Matheson […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best TV shows ever is getting a new streaming home

    One of the best TV shows ever is getting a new streaming home

    ‘That show you like is going to come back into style.’ Twin Peaks, the seminal mystery horror-drama show that ran for three seasons between 1990 and 2017, will be getting a new streaming home courtesy of the service Mubi. Created by the late and great David Lynch, alongside Mark Frost, the series takes place in […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 43

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 43

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 43rd 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 Mad Max 3: Beyond […]

    1 year ago

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