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 has just added one of 2025’s best action shows

    Prime Video has just added one of 2025’s best action shows

    JOE spoke to Lisa Mulcahy, the IFTA-winning Irish filmmaker, about directing the series’ first three episodes and crafting its ‘high-energy’ action scenes. Prime Video has just added The Assassin to its service, which, for our money, is one of 2025’s best action shows so far. Created by Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing, The Tourist), […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 485

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 485

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 485, 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

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 484

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 484

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 484, 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

  • Fantastic Four star on being an Irish citizen and playing one of The Beatles

    Fantastic Four star on being an Irish citizen and playing one of The Beatles

    EXCLUSIVE: Joseph Quinn spoke to JOE about being an Irish citizen and working with Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal on the upcoming series of Beatles movie biopics. The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally lands in cinemas this week, after years of fans waiting to see “Marvel’s first family” join the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). For […]

    11 months ago

  • An excellent crime thriller movie with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    An excellent crime thriller movie with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    The true crime drama has been compared to Zodiac. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 22 July) 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 the young […]

    11 months ago

  • One of the best Western movies of the 21st century is now streaming at home

    One of the best Western movies of the 21st century is now streaming at home

    Starring a legend of the genre, the film had been unavailable to stream. Open Range, the 2003 revisionist Western directed by and starring Kevin Costner, is now available to stream at home via Channel 4’s website. Based on the novel The Open Range Men, the film is set in the 19th century. Its story centres […]

    11 months ago

  • Netflix’s newest sci-fi movie rockets to the top of streaming charts

    Netflix’s newest sci-fi movie rockets to the top of streaming charts

    Have you checked it out yet? The new Netflix sci-fi thriller movie Brick has quickly risen to the top of the streaming charts. Hailing from Germany, the film stars Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead, Oppenheimer) and Ruby O. Fee (Army of Thieves) as a couple named Tim and Olivia whose relationship is on the […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 55

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 55

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 55th 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 Godfather Goodfellas Mean […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 483

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 483

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 483, 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 482

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 482

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 482, 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 brilliant underseen thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant underseen thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Currently unavailable to even rent, now is your chance to check out the film that features the first onscreen appearance of one of the most famous characters ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 15 July) is Manhunter, the incredible 1986 thriller written and directed by Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice). Based on the […]

    1 year ago

  • New BBC epic war drama with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes gets release date

    New BBC epic war drama with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes gets release date

    We’ve been waiting months for this, but the show finally premieres this week. The BBC has finally given a release date to The Narrow Road to the Deep North, its epic war drama series starring Jacob Elordi (Saltburn) and Ciarán Hinds (Kin). The Australian show is an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by the […]

    1 year ago

  • New Irish crime thriller featuring Love/Hate star gets first look

    New Irish crime thriller featuring Love/Hate star gets first look

    The Cardboard Gangsters and Love/Hate star also produced the thriller. The first trailer has hit the web for Lost City, a new Irish crime thriller movie produced by and starring John Connors (Cardboard Gangsters, Love/Hate). Coming from director Seán Murray (Unquiet Graves), the film follows a young boxer in post-ceasefire Belfast whose quiet life changes […]

    1 year ago

  • A terrific underseen thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    A terrific underseen thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    It’s the type of twisty thriller that will have you guessing until the credits roll. Strange Darling, a terrific thriller movie that deserves a much bigger audience, is finally available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW and Sky, the film is divided into six chapters, which are presented in non-linear order. “Nothing is what […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliantly dark and twisty thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A brilliantly dark and twisty thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The legal thriller has an 81% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 10 July) is Jagged Edge, the 1985 neo-noir legal thriller starring Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges. The film centres around lawyer Teddy Barnes (Close), who reluctantly takes up the case of publisher Jack Forrester (Bridges). This is after […]

    1 year ago

  • Weather warnings issued to all of Ireland over ‘high temperatures’

    Weather warnings issued to all of Ireland over ‘high temperatures’

    Met Éireann has listed the potential negative impacts of the high temperatures. The entire Republic of Ireland has been hit with Status Yellow high temperature warnings for this weekend. Two alerts have been issued by Met Éireann. The first is set to take effect from midday on Friday (11 July) until 6am on Saturday. It […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best Irish TV shows ever is getting added to Netflix very soon

    One of the best Irish TV shows ever is getting added to Netflix very soon

    It’s a modern classic. Normal People, the Irish romantic drama series that gripped the world a few years ago (and caused a stir on Joe Duffy), is being added to Netflix early next month. Based on the acclaimed novel by Sally Rooney, the 12-part show charts the passionate, if turbulent, relationship between two young people […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 481

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 481

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 481, 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