Stephen Porzio

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 459 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 […]

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‘We’re happy with where it is. As a one-season, it worked,’ its creator told JOE. The creator of Virgin Media Television’s 2019 crime thriller Darklands has confirmed that the show will not be returning for a second season. Darklands starred Dane Whyte O’Hara as a young MMA fighter who dreams of escaping his tough neighbourhood […]

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The soon-to-be rebooted thriller is fronted by an Oscar-winner and features a starry supporting cast. Netflix is about to remove Dark Places, the 2015 mystery thriller movie based on the 2009 novel of the same name by author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects). The film centres around a woman named Libby Day (Oscar-winner Charlize […]

1 year ago

What an achievement! A 36-year-old man in Australia has opened up about how he managed to buy a two-bedroom house using money he garnered from recycling bottles and cans. This is as he deposited them into his local container return scheme. Damian Gordon of New South Wales (NSW) told his story to Australian publication That’s […]

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Directed by a duo who worked on the hit crime drama Kin, the film has a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Rose Plays Julie, the excellent 2019 Irish thriller drama movie, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 24 May). Written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (Baltimore, Kin), the film centres on a […]

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The film should appeal to fans of 28 Days Later. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Retreat, the excellent if slightly forgotten 2011 Cillian Murphy-starring thriller. The film sees Murphy and Thandiwe Newton (Line of Duty, Westworld) play a married couple, Martin and Kate, whose relationship has become tense in the wake of Kate […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 458 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

Some have even called it one of the best movies of the past 25 years. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the sixth and best entry in the ongoing Mission: Impossible film series. The action spy sequel sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team join […]

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The five-episode show features an Oscar winner in one of the lead roles. Netflix has just added Sirens, a star-studded new darkly comic thriller show from creator Molly Smith Metzler (Maid). Based on an earlier play by Metzler, the limited series stars Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) as Devon, a working-class woman caring for her […]

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Some have argued that it’s also the best film featuring its lead superhero ever. Netflix is about to remove The Batman from its service, which is – for our money – the best superhero movie of the 2020s so far. The 2022 film saw Robert Pattinson step into the shoes of billionaire Bruce Wayne, with […]

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The film is a sequel to a modern cult classic. This week on JOE’s Film Club Classics, we’re recommending Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, the sequel to the 2018 heist action thriller Den of Thieves. This is because the follow-up was recently added to Prime Video. For those not aware of the Den of Thieves […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 457 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 […]

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Barry Keoghan is one of the stars of the film, which is set in the West of Ireland. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Calm With Horses, the incredible 2019 Irish crime thriller starring Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) and Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun). The film centres around Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong (Jarvis), a once-promising boxer who quit […]

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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Several major bands are also part of the supporting line-up. It has been confirmed that legendary heavy metal group Metallica will play two dates at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in June 2026. The rockers’ record-breaking M72 World Tour will be […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 47th 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 Hangover Ted We're […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 456 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 best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 455 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 […]

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It’s a real hidden gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 20 April) is The Trust, a very underrated 2016 crime thriller starring Elijah Wood and Nicolas Cage. It centres around a pair of cops (played by Wood and Cage) who, bored with their jobs and struggling financially, hatch a plan to rob a […]

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Truly an undisputed classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 17 May) is The Untouchables, the legendary ’80s crime thriller based on real events and set during the Prohibition era in the US. The film focuses on Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) as he sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone […]

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The rising star also spoke about her love of the Dublin acting scene and a big sequence in the hit series that did not make the cut. Dublin-based actress Ciara Berkeley’s star is on the ascent. For one thing, she has earned rave reviews for her first lead movie role in Irish boxing thriller Swing […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 454 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

On top of being a big box office hit, the original was also a surprise hit with critics. Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand directors at the moment. Having made several hard-hitting action flicks in his home country (Headshot, The Night Comes for Us, and The Shadow Strays) that became big […]

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The film comes from the director of this year’s much-talked-about Babygirl. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 16 May) is Bodies Bodies Bodies, the 2022 darkly comic mystery thriller directed by Halina Reijn (Babygirl). The film mainly centres on Bee (Maria Bakalova, Borat 2), an introverted working-class Eastern European woman, and her wealthy new […]

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If you like claustrophobic and twisty thrillers, this is a must-watch. Netflix has announced that Knock at the Cabin, the excellent 2023 thriller movie made by legendary director M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth Sense and Split), will be removed from the service next month. An adaptation of an acclaimed novel by Paul Tremblay, the […]

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The film features Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 15 May) is Trespass Against Us, an underrated 2016 crime thriller with a strong Irish connection. The film stars Oscar-nominee Michael Fassbender as Chad Cutler, a member of the Irish travelling community, who lives in the wealthy countryside […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 46th 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 Old School The Hangover […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 453 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 […]

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The film was Cillian Murphy’s first after winning the Oscar for Oppenheimer. Prime Video has just added Small Things Like These, the extraordinarily powerful 2024 Irish drama starring Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) An adaptation of the acclaimed novella of the same name by Claire Keegan (whose story Foster was the basis for the Oscar-nominated An […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 452 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 best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 451 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 […]

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