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  • One of the most beloved shows of recent years gets new prequel streaming now

    One of the most beloved shows of recent years gets new prequel streaming now

    The new historical fantasy series is earning some very positive reviews. Outlander: Blood of My Blood, the new prequel to the cult hit series Outlander, is now available to watch at home. For those not aware, the original Outlander is a historical fantasy show that premiered in 2014. Based on the book series of the […]

    8 months ago

  • One of the best sci-fi shows of 2025 is finally available to stream next week

    One of the best sci-fi shows of 2025 is finally available to stream next week

    One of our favourite series of the year so far, JOE got to speak to some of its stars about how it was made. Disney+’s new series Alien: Earth was officially announced as being in the works in 2020, and since then, we have been eagerly anticipating its release. Next week, the show will finally […]

    8 months ago

  • Bluetooth speaker ‘perfect for outdoor use’ drops in price by 70%

    Bluetooth speaker ‘perfect for outdoor use’ drops in price by 70%

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘A great value portable speaker, perfect for indoor and outdoor use.’ Amazon are currently selling the Taopodo Portable Bluetooth Speaker M13 at 72% off as part of a limited time deal. Available to purchase now for just €33.15, the […]

    8 months ago

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

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

    It was the breakthrough film of a director, whose new movie in cinemas now is being called one of the best of the year. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 9 August) is Barbarian, the brilliant 2022 horror thriller from writer-director Zach Cregger (the now in cinemas Weapons). The film begins with Tess (Georgina […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 492

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 492

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 492, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • A movie with two huge stars and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes has been added to streaming

    A movie with two huge stars and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes has been added to streaming

    One of the leads is an Oscar-winner. Official Competition, the acclaimed comedy-drama starring Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Oscar-nominee Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), is now available to watch at home. Currently streaming via Channel 4’s website, the 2021 Spanish movie sees two rival actors (Banderas and Oscar Martínez) pitted against each other […]

    8 months ago

  • ‘Excellent’ noise cancelling headphones drop in price by nearly 50%

    ‘Excellent’ noise cancelling headphones drop in price by nearly 50%

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. They are on offer for less than €30 as part of a limited time deal. Amazon is currently selling Rebocico Noise Cancelling Headphones at 47% off as part of a limited time offer. Available to purchase for just €26.17, […]

    8 months ago

  • A great underseen thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A great underseen thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Featuring three huge stars, the film is based on a novel by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 8 August) is The Two Faces of January, the 2014 thriller based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley). Written and directed […]

    8 months ago

  • Prime Video’s great new action thriller show climbs to top of streaming charts

    Prime Video’s great new action thriller show climbs to top of streaming charts

    As the show earns rave reviews, JOE caught up with the Hollywood icon who stars in the series. The Assassin, Prime Video’s new action thriller show that we raved about last month, has climbed to the top of the streaming charts. Created by Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing, The Tourist), the series stars Keeley […]

    8 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best thriller movies is finally streaming at home

    One of 2025’s best thriller movies is finally streaming at home

    The Oscar-nominated thriller is based on a true story. September 5, the incredibly gripping thriller that was nominated at the Golden Globes and the Oscars earlier this year, is finally available to watch at home. Co-written and directed by Tim Fehlbaum (Hell) and streaming via NOW and Paramount+, the movie chronicles the terrorist attack during […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 491

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 491

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 491, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 58

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 58

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 58th 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 Saltburn The Talented Mr. […]

    8 months ago

  • ‘The best war movie of all time’ is airing on TV tonight

    ‘The best war movie of all time’ is airing on TV tonight

    It’s also one of the best films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 7 August) is Apocalypse Now, the ’70s war epic from co-writer and director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy). The film is set in the late 1960s in Vietnam and tells the story of Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a US soldier who is […]

    8 months ago

  • Orlando Bloom’s Irish boxer drama gets release date and tense first look

    Orlando Bloom’s Irish boxer drama gets release date and tense first look

    The movie also stars Caitríona Balfe, John Turturro and Kin’s Clare Dunne. The first trailer has hit the web for The Cut, a sports drama coming to cinemas in September in which Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean) plays an Irish boxer. Directed by Sean Ellis (the Cillian Murphy and Jamie […]

    8 months ago

  • ‘Really scary’ upcoming Jordan Peele-produced movie gets new look

    ‘Really scary’ upcoming Jordan Peele-produced movie gets new look

    The film looks like it will put a new twist on the horror genre. A new trailer has hit the web for Him, the upcoming horror movie produced by Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope, Us). Directed by Justin Tipping (Kicks) from an acclaimed Black List screenplay, the film stars Tyriq Withers (the new I […]

    8 months ago

  • A stylish, star-studded and twisty thriller is available to stream now

    A stylish, star-studded and twisty thriller is available to stream now

    This is a thriller that we believe deserves to be seen by a wider audience. On this edition of JOE Film Club Classics, we’re recommending Sharper, the brilliantly twisty 2023 thriller with a great cast. Available to stream now on Apple TV+, the film begins by following Tom (Justice Smith, Dungeons and Dragons), a young […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 490

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 490

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 490, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • An extremely tense thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An extremely tense thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    It’s a modern-day riff on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, with 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 6 August) is Black Sea, the excellent but underseen 2014 submarine thriller starring Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley). In the film, the Oscar-nominee plays a formal naval officer named Robinson who, […]

    8 months ago

  • One of the best Irish movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the best Irish movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    It picked up the IFTA award for Best Irish Film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 4 August) is That They May Face the Rising Sun, the 2024 Irish film with a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. An adaptation of the final novel by legendary Irish writer John McGahern, the drama centres around […]

    8 months ago

  • ‘Powerful’ speaker perfect for summer holidays on offer for nearly 40% off

    ‘Powerful’ speaker perfect for summer holidays on offer for nearly 40% off

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘I can’t wait to test it on holiday next week! Incredible value for money. Highly recommended.’ Amazon is selling the Ortizan Portable Bluetooth Speaker X10, designed for travel and outdoor use, for just €25.82. Having dropped in price by […]

    8 months ago

  • One of the best action movies of the decade so far is on TV tonight

    One of the best action movies of the decade so far is on TV tonight

    Directed by one of the action movie kings, it’s essentially a cross between Heat and Speed. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 2 August) is Ambulance, which we believe is one of the best action movies of the decade so far. Directed by action filmmaking legend Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock), it stars […]

    8 months ago

  • Several Irish counties hit with warnings over ‘very strong’ Bank Holiday storm

    Several Irish counties hit with warnings over ‘very strong’ Bank Holiday storm

    Met Éireann has said travelling conditions could be dangerous due to the recently named storm. Several counties in Ireland have been issued weather warnings over the “very strong” Storm Floris. Met Éireann have said that the storm, recently named by the UK Met Office, is expected to track to the northwest of Ireland through Sunday […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 489

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 489

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 489, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best Western movies is finally streaming at home

    One of 2025’s best Western movies is finally streaming at home

    A long-time passion project for its Golden Globe-winning producer and star, the film has an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Thicket, the acclaimed new Western movie starring Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), has been made available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW and Sky, the Western thriller is based on […]

    8 months ago

  • A brilliant, twisty sci-fi thriller is now streaming at home for free

    A brilliant, twisty sci-fi thriller is now streaming at home for free

    ‘A satisfying mind-twister, with an unexpectedly poignant pay-off.’ Triangle, the excellent but sadly underseen 2009 British sci-fi thriller, is now available to stream at home for free. Written and directed by cult filmmaker Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance), it stars an excellent Mellisa George (30 Days of Night) as Jess, a stressed-out single mother who goes […]

    8 months ago

  • A classic Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A classic Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film comes from the same director as The Wild Bunch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 1 August) is Ride the High Country, the 1962 Western directed by legendary filmmaker Sam Peckinpah (Straw Dogs, The Wild Bunch). Also known as Guns in the Afternoon, the film centres around an ex-lawman (Joel McCrea, The […]

    8 months ago

  • Liam Neeson names the Irish actor he’d like to appear in a Naked Gun sequel

    Liam Neeson names the Irish actor he’d like to appear in a Naked Gun sequel

    Liam Neeson also revealed to JOE what his favourite Irish movie of all time is. Liam Neeson has said he would like to recruit fellow Irish Oscar-nominee Brendan Gleeson to be in a sequel to his new comedy, The Naked Gun. The reboot of the beloved cop movie spoof franchise is finally out in cinemas […]

    8 months ago

  • Netflix has just added 20 huge movies to its library

    Netflix has just added 20 huge movies to its library

    Netflix in Ireland and the UK has been on a film-adding spree of late. Here are the 20 new movie additions that we think are the most worth seeking out. Without further ado, let’s get into it! The Addams Family / Addams Family Values With the Ireland-shot second season of Wednesday out next week, what […]

    8 months ago

  • ‘Fantastic’ noise cancelling sport earphones drop in price by 30%

    ‘Fantastic’ noise cancelling sport earphones drop in price by 30%

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. They are on offer for a limited time only. Amazon is currently selling pairs of the Soundcore by Anker Sport X20 noise cancelling earphones for 31% off as part of a limited time deal. On offer now for €73.40, […]

    8 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove a brilliant Irish thriller movie

    Netflix is about to remove a brilliant Irish thriller movie

    The 2017 movie has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix is removing Bad Day for the Cut from its service next month, the brilliant 2017 Irish revenge thriller movie. The film centres around Donal (Nigel O’Neill), a mild-mannered farmer living a quiet existence on a farm with his elderly mother, Florence (Stella McCusker). That […]

    8 months ago

  • Modern movie classic becomes streaming hit after being added to Netflix

    Modern movie classic becomes streaming hit after being added to Netflix

    One of our favourite films of recent years, it has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. BlackBerry, the brilliant 2023 biographical comedy drama, has become a streaming hit after being recently added to Netflix. Co-written and directed by Matt Johnson (Nirvanna the Band the Show), the Canadian movie is a dramatised account of the rise and […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 488

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 488

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 488, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • One of the greatest movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    One of the greatest movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve definitely heard some of the songs on its soundtrack. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 31 July) is The Graduate, the Oscar-winning ’60s comedy-drama. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Nichols (The Birdcage), the film stars a young Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) as Benjamin, a disillusioned college graduate […]

    8 months ago

  • Netflix’s best comedy show gets very hopeful season four update

    Netflix’s best comedy show gets very hopeful season four update

    EXCLUSIVE: The director of the series gave JOE the update fans have been waiting for. One of the directors of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson – for our money, Netflix’s best comedy show – has revealed to JOE that work is underway on a season four of the series. Co-created by and […]

    8 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added a brand new remake of a huge sci-fi movie

    Prime Video has just added a brand new remake of a huge sci-fi movie

    The film is based on a classic novel that has been adapted for the screen many times. Prime Video has just added War of the Worlds, a new movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi novel of the same. The 1898 book about an attempted alien invasion of Earth has been adapted for the screen several times, perhaps most […]

    8 months ago

  • A terrifying post-apocalyptic war drama movie is on TV tonight

    A terrifying post-apocalyptic war drama movie is on TV tonight

    The film has been called one of the scariest films ever made. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 30 July) is Threads, the 1984 post-apocalyptic war drama and cautionary tale. Produced for the BBC, the film was written by Barry Hines (Kes) and directed by Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard). It was made to raise […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 487

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 487

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 487, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 57

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 57

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 57th 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 Naked Gun Love […]

    8 months ago

  • One of the funniest gags in huge new comedy movie was Liam Neeson’s idea

    One of the funniest gags in huge new comedy movie was Liam Neeson’s idea

    Irish Oscar-nominee Liam Neeson did ‘not need any convincing to be silly’. The Naked Gun, one of 2025’s most anticipated movies, finally lands in cinemas this week, and JOE had the privilege of speaking to its main cast and crew. The film is a reboot of the classic Leslie Nielsen-starring trilogy of comedies that spoof […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 486

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 486

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 486, 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 […]

    8 months ago

  • One of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    The film swept the Oscars and holds a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 29 July) is Everything Everywhere All at Once, the 2022 sci-fi action comedy that won seven Oscars. The film tells the story of Evelyn Quan Wang (Michelle Yeoh, who won the Academy Award for Best […]

    8 months ago

  • Brendan Gleeson’s documentary about legendary Irish pub is on TV tonight

    Brendan Gleeson’s documentary about legendary Irish pub is on TV tonight

    The beloved pub closed its doors in 2021. A documentary about a legendary Irish pub produced by and starring Oscar-nominated Irish actor Brendan Gleeson is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 28 July). Titled Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, the film is about Hughes’s, the bar that was located behind the Four Courts in Smithfield, Dublin. […]

    8 months ago

  • A star-studded cult classic Western movie is on TV tonight

    A star-studded cult classic Western movie is on TV tonight

    The Western film has four massive stars and was made by the director of the James Bond entries Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Thunderball. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 28 July) is Red Sun, the 1971 cult classic spaghetti Western with an all-star cast. Set in the 1870s in the Old […]

    8 months ago

  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach on whether his Avengers co-stars could appear in The Bear

    Ebon Moss-Bachrach on whether his Avengers co-stars could appear in The Bear

    The Fantastic Four star had a typically hilarious response. Ebon Moss-Bachrach really is the man of the moment. This is thanks to his starring role as Ben Grimm/The Thing in the new Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as his hit series The Bear being recently renewed for a fifth season. In […]

    9 months ago

  • A classic Western action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A classic Western action movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film was such a hit that it got a sequel two years later. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 25 July) is Young Guns, the 1988 star-studded Western action flick. Set in 1878 in Lincoln County, the film sees John Tunstall (Terence Stamp) – a British ranch owner – hire six rebellious boys […]

    9 months ago

  • 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), […]

    9 months ago

  • New thriller movie from In Bruges director gets exciting first plot details

    New thriller movie from In Bruges director gets exciting first plot details

    EXCLUSIVE: The new film from director Martin McDonagh (Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) sees him reuniting with Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards), with the actor revealing details of the thriller to JOE. Having won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his turn in writer-director Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Sam Rockwell is reuniting […]

    9 months ago

  • A ‘cool, edgy’ action comedy for the whole family is available to watch now

    A ‘cool, edgy’ action comedy for the whole family is available to watch now

    Starring an Oscar winner, this action-comedy sequel cements the franchise as the cooler, edgier family-friendly movie option. The animated action-comedy sequel The Bad Guys 2 is in cinemas now, and JOE caught up with its cast and director ahead of its release. A sequel to the smash-hit 2022 movie The Bad Guys, with the franchise […]

    9 months ago