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  • One of the most beloved shows ever gets fun new spin-off streaming this week

    One of the most beloved shows ever gets fun new spin-off streaming this week

    Ahead of its release, the series has already been renewed for a season two. The Paper, the very fun new spin-off of The US Office, is finally being made available to watch this week. Coming to NOW and Sky, the comedy show sees the same documentary crew that followed Steve Carell’s foolish manager at the […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 503

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 503

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 503, 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 […]

    7 months ago

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

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

    Holding a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, the one-of-a-kind film stars an A-list actress. Reality, one of JOE’s favourite true crime drama movies of recent years, is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 4 September). The 2023 film stars Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You) as Reality Winner, a former American intelligence specialist. On 3 June 2017, at […]

    7 months ago

  • An incredible and underseen thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An incredible and underseen thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A must-watch for fans of both crime movies and war films. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 4 September) is Dead Presidents, the 1995 crime thriller directed by The Hughes Brothers (The Book of Eli, Menace II Society). Set in the ’60s and ’70s, the film focuses on Anthony (Larenz Tate, Menace II Society), […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 62

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 62

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 62nd 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 Longlegs The Monkey Gretel […]

    7 months ago

  • One of 2025’s tensest thriller movies is now available to stream at home

    One of 2025’s tensest thriller movies is now available to stream at home

    Featuring a Bad Sisters star, the film is an undiscovered thriller gem. Restless, an extremely tense 2025 British thriller movie, has been made available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW after a cinema release last April, the film stars an excellent Lyndsey Marshal (Trespass Against Us) as Nicky, a mild-mannered care worker living alone. […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 502

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 502

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 502, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • One of the best war movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    One of the best war movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    The film won five Oscars, including in the Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor categories. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 3 September) is The Deer Hunter, the powerful 1978 epic war drama from director Michael Cimino (Heaven’s Gate, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot). The film begins in 1968 and follows Michael (Robert De Niro), Nick […]

    7 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best thriller movies of the past 10 years

    Prime Video has just added one of the best thriller movies of the past 10 years

    A modern spin on Assault on Precinct 13, the film features a Peaky Blinders star in one of the lead roles. Prime Video has just added Green Room to its service, the incredible 2015 indie thriller from writer-director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Rebel Ridge). The film stars the late and great Anton Yelchin (Fright Night) […]

    7 months ago

  • Prime Video adds dark stylish thriller destined to be ‘cult movie’

    Prime Video adds dark stylish thriller destined to be ‘cult movie’

    From the director of Longlegs and The Monkey, the Ireland-shot film looks set to find a second life on streaming. Prime Video has just added Gretel & Hansel, the excellent 2020 fantasy horror thriller from director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, The Monkey). Starring Sophia Lillis (from the IT horror films), the movie is a reimagining of […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 501

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 501

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 501, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • A remake of a sci-fi classic is one of the movies on TV this evening

    A remake of a sci-fi classic is one of the movies on TV this evening

    The film is also streaming on Disney+. Our TV movie pick for today (Tuesday, 2 September) is The Day the Earth Stood Still, the 2008 sci-fi remake starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix). In the reimagining of the 1951 classic, Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien representative for a group of planetary civilisations that comes to Earth. […]

    7 months ago

  • Hollywood A-lister joins cast of new Irish TV show with Derry Girls star

    Hollywood A-lister joins cast of new Irish TV show with Derry Girls star

    The show comes from the writer of recent hits Crá and Fran the Man. Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich) has joined the cast of Leonard and Hungry Paul, an Irish comedy series coming soon to the BBC. The show is based on the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Rónán Hession, with […]

    7 months ago

  • Upcoming Irish thriller movie with star-studded cast and crew gets new look

    Upcoming Irish thriller movie with star-studded cast and crew gets new look

    Currently holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes after its Venice Film Festival premiere this week, the Irish thriller stars a two-time Oscar winner. A new trailer has been released for the highly anticipated Irish thriller movie Bugonia, which comes from the acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, Poor Things). A remake of the cult […]

    7 months ago

  • Irish ambassador to Germany ‘concerned’ after Irish protester punched by police

    Irish ambassador to Germany ‘concerned’ after Irish protester punched by police

    The Ambassador in Berlin and senior officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs have voiced their ‘concern’ about the incident to the German authorities. Ambassador of Ireland to Germany, Maeve Collins, has contacted the German authorities to convey her “concern” over a viral video showing an Irish protester being punched by police in Berlin. The […]

    7 months ago

  • An excellent Irish movie with 95% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    An excellent Irish movie with 95% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    The underseen gem comes from the writer of Adam & Paul and boasts a brilliant lead turn from a Love/Hate star. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 30 August) is Rialto, the powerful 2019 Irish drama starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate). Directed by Peter Mackie Burns (Daphne) and written by Mark O’Halloran (Adam & Paul, […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 500

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 500

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 500, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added a big new action thriller series

    Prime Video has just added a big new action thriller series

    A spin-off of a previous Prime Video hit, the show is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Prime Video has just added The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, a spin-off to its hit 2022 action thriller series The Terminal List. Based on Alan Carr’s 2018 novel of the same name, the original show starred Chris Pratt (Guardians of […]

    7 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best thriller movies is finally available to stream at home

    One of 2025’s best thriller movies is finally available to stream at home

    Directed by an Irish filmmaker, the thriller stars an Oscar-winner, alongside another famed actor in one of his final roles. The Surfer, the absolutely brilliant 2025 thriller from Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan (Nocebo, Vivarium), has been made available to watch at home. Newly streaming via NOW, the movie sees Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) […]

    7 months ago

  • A brilliant Western thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant Western thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Coming from the creator of Yellowstone and 1883, the Western thriller features an Oscar-winner and one of the stars of Love/Hate. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 29 August) is Those Who Wish Me Dead, the 2021 Western thriller from co-writer and director Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883). Based on the novel of the same […]

    7 months ago

  • JOE’s favourite earphones have price slashed by 50% in limited time deal

    JOE’s favourite earphones have price slashed by 50% in limited time deal

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. If you want to pick up ‘top-quality’ earphones at a very low price, you’d better act fast. Amazon are currently selling the Soundcore by Anker P20i wireless Bluetooth earbuds at 47% off as part of a limited time deal. […]

    7 months ago

  • Location revealed for Ireland’s 3rd biggest lotto jackpot win ever worth €17m

    Location revealed for Ireland’s 3rd biggest lotto jackpot win ever worth €17m

    The history-making jackpot win happened in the draw on Wednesday (27 August). The National Lottery has confirmed that an online player in Mayo won the staggering €17,008,295 jackpot in last Wednesday’s Lotto draw (27 August). A history-making win, the lucky punter is now Ireland’s third-largest Lotto jackpot winner ever. The winning numbers from the Wednesday […]

    7 months ago

  • One of the funnest shows of recent years is back with 2nd season streaming now

    One of the funnest shows of recent years is back with 2nd season streaming now

    The second season of the hit action series currently holds a near-perfect 99% Rotten Tomatoes score. The second season of Peacemaker, one of the funnest shows of recent years, has been made available to stream via NOW. Created and written by James Gunn (the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, Superman) – who also directs several […]

    7 months ago

  • Netflix has just added one of the best action movies of the decade

    Netflix has just added one of the best action movies of the decade

    From the director of Nosferatu, the film – which was shot in Northern Ireland – holds a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score. Netflix has just added The Northman, the 2022 Viking movie, which we think is one of the very best action movies of the decade so far. Co-written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers […]

    7 months ago

  • A brand new Harlan Coben thriller show is coming to Prime Video very soon

    A brand new Harlan Coben thriller show is coming to Prime Video very soon

    Based on an original idea from Harlan Coben, the series is headlined by a Peaky Blinders star and an Oscar-nominee. Lazarus, a new thriller series from beloved writer Harlan Coben, is coming to Prime Video very soon. The six-part show follows Joel Lazarus (Sam Claflin, Peaky Blinders), who returns home after his father, Dr. Jonathan […]

    7 months ago

  • A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    The classic film has a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 28 August) is Pale Rider, the legendary Western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood (A Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry). Released in 1985, the film sees Eastwood play an enigmatic man named Preacher. He arrives in a town […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 61

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 61

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 61st 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 Lost Boys Hook […]

    7 months ago

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

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

    Thanks to its endearing performances, exciting action set-pieces and heartfelt story, the film holds a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score. Thunderbolts*, one of our favourite action movies of 2025, is now available to stream on Disney+. Existing within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the film begins with the corrupt CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia […]

    7 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added a dark, gripping thriller movie gem

    Prime Video has just added a dark, gripping thriller movie gem

    The film’s vibe has been described as being like ‘if Denis Villeneuve made The Hills Have Eyes’. Prime Video has just added The Seeding, a dark and gripping 2023 horror thriller that deserves a bigger audience. The feature debut of accomplished music video director Barnaby Clay (who’s made promos for Take That, TV on the […]

    7 months ago

  • A forgotten twisty Liam Neeson thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A forgotten twisty Liam Neeson thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The film is currently unavailable to rent or stream, so this is your rare chance to check it out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 27 August) is Under Suspicion, the 1991 neo-noir thriller starring Liam Neeson (Taken) and Laura San Giacomo (Sex, Lies, and Videotape). The film is set in the late ’50s […]

    7 months ago

  • Dark gripping thriller with Love/Hate and Kin star available to stream now

    Dark gripping thriller with Love/Hate and Kin star available to stream now

    This underrated thriller deserves a bigger audience. Still, an underrated and gripping movie starring Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Kin), is available to stream at home now. First released in 2014, the neo-noir thriller drama sees the Irish actor play Tom Carver, a divorced photographer in London grieving the loss of his teenage son, who was killed […]

    7 months ago

  • An absolute cult classic thriller movie is airing on TV this week

    An absolute cult classic thriller movie is airing on TV this week

    The film is also currently streaming on Disney+. The Empty Man, the incredible mystery horror thriller epic that came out in 2020, is getting a rare TV airing this week. Set mostly in modern-day Missouri, the film follows a grieving retired cop named James Lasombra (James Badge Dale, Spectral) who is asked by his friend, […]

    7 months ago

  • One of Tom Hardy’s best and most underseen movies is on TV tonight

    One of Tom Hardy’s best and most underseen movies is on TV tonight

    Co-starring another acting legend, the crime thriller is also streaming on Disney+. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 26 August) is The Drop, the brilliant 2014 crime thriller starring Oscar-nominee Tom Hardy (The Revenant). In the film, the actor plays Bob, an assuming Brooklyn bartender who works in a pub owned by his cousin, […]

    7 months ago

  • New mystery thriller based on hugely popular novel coming to Netflix this week

    New mystery thriller based on hugely popular novel coming to Netflix this week

    The novel has been called ‘the fastest-selling adult crime debut since records began’. The Thursday Murder Club, the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling debut murder mystery novel, is arriving on Netflix this week. The movie is directed by legendary filmmaker Chris Columbus, best known for making the first two entries in the Harry Potter […]

    7 months ago

  • One of Netflix’s biggest shows of 2025 gets shock cancellation after one season

    One of Netflix’s biggest shows of 2025 gets shock cancellation after one season

    The crime thriller series was released just a few weeks ago. Netflix has cancelled The Waterfront, its 2025 crime drama show from creator Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek, Scream), after one season. Loosely inspired by Williamson’s own family, the series followed the Buckleys, a clan that has essentially run the seaside town of Havenport, North Carolina, […]

    7 months ago

  • An overlooked action thriller movie gem is airing on TV tonight

    An overlooked action thriller movie gem is airing on TV tonight

    The controversial film was called ‘the most talked about movie of the year… that no one’s actually seen’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 22 August), The Hunt, an overlooked action thriller gem from 2020. The film sees 12 working-class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or […]

    8 months ago

  • Blu-ray for very fun mystery thriller movie slashed in price by 15%

    Blu-ray for very fun mystery thriller movie slashed in price by 15%

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. From the director of this year’s much-talked-about Babygirl, the film is currently unavailable to stream. Amazon is currently selling the Blu-ray of one of our favourite movies of recent years, Bodies Bodies Bodies, for just €7.03. This is after […]

    8 months ago

  • A supremely underrated Guy Ritchie thriller is available to stream now

    A supremely underrated Guy Ritchie thriller is available to stream now

    We believe it is one of the legendary director’s best. Wrath of Man, the excellent 2021 heist revenge thriller movie that reunited director Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham (Lock Stock, Snatch) after 15 years, is available to watch now. Streaming via Channel 4’s website, the film is a remake of the 2004 French flick […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 499

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 499

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 499, 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 60

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 60

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 60th 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 Suicide Squad Suicide […]

    8 months 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 movies of the 21st century. Nope, the excellent 2022 neo-Western sci-fi thriller movie from Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 21 August). With its title standing for ‘Not of Planet Earth’, Nope revolves […]

    8 months ago

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

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

    Holding an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film is a deliriously fun modern classic that will be getting a sequel soon. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 21 August) is Ready or Not, the excellent 2019 horror thriller starring scream queen Samara Weaving (The Babysitter, Scream VI). In the film, Weaving plays Grace, a […]

    8 months ago

  • Disney+ has just added a new crime drama show based on shocking true story

    Disney+ has just added a new crime drama show based on shocking true story

    The series features an Irish actress and Bad Sisters star in one of the lead roles. Disney+ has just added The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox to its service, a new crime drama series based on shocking true events. It stars Grace Van Patten (Nine Perfect Strangers, Tell Me Lies) as Amanda Knox. The show […]

    8 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 498

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 498

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 498, 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

  • Prime Video has just added Stephen King’s newest thriller movie

    Prime Video has just added Stephen King’s newest thriller movie

    Not for the faint of heart, we’d say it is one of 2025’s scariest yet funniest films. The Monkey, one of 2025’s scariest yet funniest movies, has been newly added to Prime Video. The comedy horror thriller comes from a trilogy of horror masters. Not only is The Monkey based on the short story of […]

    8 months ago

  • A legendary action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film is best remembered for its lead character’s famous catchphrase. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 20 August) is Sudden Impact, the 1983 action thriller sequel directed by and starring Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven). The fourth film in the Dirty Harry franchise, the follow-up sees Eastwood reprising his role as Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry […]

    8 months ago

  • Five-star wireless earphones with noise cancelling get huge discount in limited deal

    Five-star wireless earphones with noise cancelling get huge discount in limited deal

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. You can snap up the beloved Bluetooth earbuds now at 30% off Amazon’s has dropped the price of a pair of popular wireless earphones to one of its lowest ever. The OWMSIC W70 Pro wireless earphones, which have earned […]

    8 months ago

  • Colin Farrell’s new Netflix thriller movie gets exciting first look

    Colin Farrell’s new Netflix thriller movie gets exciting first look

    The film comes from the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave. The first trailer has hit the web for Ballad of a Small Player, the new Netflix thriller movie starring Oscar-nominee Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin). Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Lawrence Osborne (The […]

    8 months ago

  • A legendary Irish thriller movie is airing on TV this week

    A legendary Irish thriller movie is airing on TV this week

    Controversial upon release, the cult classic film will be getting a rare TV broadcast. The legendary 1978 Irish thriller Poitín is getting a rare TV broadcast later this week. Written by Colm Bairéad and directed by Bob Quinn, the movie was the first feature film in the Irish language, as well as the first feature […]

    8 months ago