Stephen Porzio

Starring an Oscar-winner, the film has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Lost Bus, the acclaimed new Apple TV+ action thriller movie, is climbing up the streaming charts following its release last week. Directed by Paul Greengrass (the Bourne franchise, Captain Phillips), who co-wrote the script alongside Brad Ingelsby (Mare of Easttown, Task), the film […]

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The film is from the same director as the German historical drama Downfall. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 10 October) is Five Minutes of Heaven, the brilliant Irish thriller drama starring James Nesbitt (The Missing) and Liam Neeson (Michael Collins). Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (German historical drama Downfall) and written by Guy Hibbert […]

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The film has been in the works for 10 years. Tron: Ares, the visually stunning latest entry in the Tron franchise, is arriving in cinemas this week after being 10 years in the works. A follow-up to the 1982 cult classic Tron and its hit 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy, the new story in the series […]

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“You’re going to be shocked about this now… I would go bullheaded: ‘Do you want a provo in the park? Is she a Russian asset?’ I would smear the bejaysus out of her.” Former Fine Gael TD-turned-broadcaster Ivan Yates has said that Catherine Connolly’s opponents in the Irish presidential election should “smear the bejaysus” out […]

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Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 9 October) is Overlord, the acclaimed 2018 action war thriller. Directed by Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield), the film is set towards the end of World War II. Its story […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 67th 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 Shining The Exorcist […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 522, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer them, every day. You […]

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The film has an absolutely star-studded cast. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 8 October) is Young Guns, the 1988 star-studded Western action film. Set in 1878 in Lincoln County, the story kicks off when John Tunstall (the late and great Terence Stamp), a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as “regulators” to […]

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The series comes from producers George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford, and the creator of Jack Ryan. Netflix has added the first season of Dark Winds, the hit Western mystery thriller show. Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novel series by Tony Hillerman, the story is set in the ’70s in the American Southwest. It […]

10 months 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 521, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer them, every day. You […]

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In a recent list of the best war films ever, the movie ranked in 12th place. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 7 October) is Glory, the 1989 war film from director Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai). Also coming from the writer Kevin Jarre (Tombstone), the epic is set during the American […]

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The film sees the Irish Oscar-winner reteaming with the director of Peaky Blinders and Small Things Like These. Steve, Cillian Murphy’s new movie and the Irish Oscar-winner’s latest collaboration with director Tim Mielants (Peaky Blinders, Small Things Like These), is streaming on Netflix now. The drama is based on the novella Shy by Max Porter, […]

10 months 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 520, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer them, every day. You […]

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Holding an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was a word-of-mouth hit. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 4 October) is Challengers, one of 2024’s buzziest and best-reviewed films. Directed by Oscar-nominee Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name), it stars Josh O’Connor (The Crown), Mike Faist (West Side Story) and […]

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Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film stars a major Irish actor. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 3 October) is Slow West, the excellent 2015 Western starring Irish Oscar-nominee Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs). The feature debut of writer-director John Maclean (who helmed this year’s Tornado), the film is set at the end […]

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The series is a new telling of the story that also inspired a classic ’90s movie. Netflix has added two seasons of the hit gothic horror show Interview with the Vampire, which is based on The Vampire Chronicles, a series of novels by author Anne Rice. Famously, Rice’s debut 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire […]

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The film is from the writer of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lethal Weapon and The Nice Guys. Play Dirty, the new action comedy from acclaimed writer and director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Nice Guys), has rocketed to the top of the Prime Video movie chart. The movie is based on crime author Donald E. […]

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Your first pub quiz of the month. It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, having the confidence […]

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The star-studded Western is also currently streaming on Netflix. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 2 October) 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 (Jake Schur) and his teenage sister, Sara (Leila […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 66th 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 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 […]

10 months 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 519, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer them, every day. You […]

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The film has a great cast, which includes the rocker Mick Jagger. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 1 October) is The Burnt Orange Heresy, an excellent but underseen crime thriller from 2019. Written by acclaimed novelist Scott Smith (A Simple Plan) and directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (Suburra: Blood on Rome), the film revolves […]

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Based on the most unlikely of sources, we think it’s a surprise delight. Disney+ has just added Chad Powers, a new sports sitcom starring Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), who co-created the series alongside Michael Waldron (writer of Loki and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday). The rising acting star plays Russ Holliday, an extremely talented if […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 518, 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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Just in case you were wondering… As could be expected, House of Guinness has rocketed to the top of Netflix’s TV streaming chart in Ireland. On top of this success, the reviews of the series have been mostly glowing. We here at JOE called “lively and spirited”, adding: “Watching House of Guinness is like getting […]

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There has been a renewed interest in the film in recent months. Inside Llewyn Davis, one of the best movies of the 21st century, is about to be added to Netflix. The 2013 film follows a week in the life of Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role), a folk singer who struggles to […]

10 months 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 517, 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 has been described as a throwback to the action flicks of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Novocaine, the very fun 2025 action movie starring Jack Quaid (The Boys, Companion), has just been made available to stream at home. Accessible to watch through both NOW and Paramount+, the film sees the on-the-rise actor […]

10 months 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 516, 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 Western gave a future Hollywood legend and Oscar-winner one of his earliest major roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 27 September) is The Shooting, the cult classic ’60s Western starring future Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest). Written by Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces) and directed by Monte Hellman […]

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