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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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Starring two Oscar-winners, the film is also available to stream. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the legendary 1969 Western movie starring the late and great Robert Redford, is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 9 October). The buddy film revolves around Butch Cassidy (Oscar-winner Paul Newman, The Color of Money) and the Sundance Kid (Oscar-winner […]

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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 series that topped Entertainment Weekly’s list of the best Netflix original shows ever may surprise you. The Haunting of Hill House, the 2018 gothic horror drama, has been named the best ever Netflix original series by Entertainment Weekly. The media outlet recently selected what they believe to be the best 25 shows released by […]

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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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We now know when the Stateside hit will be coming to Ireland and the UK. After months of waiting, the hit new zombie thriller series Revival has been handed a UK/Ireland release date. The show, which is based on the popular comic book series of the same name, will finally be available to watch on […]

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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 film sees two Oscar-winners go head-to-head. Prime Video has just added American Gangster, the 2007 crime epic directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator). Written by Oscar-winner Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List), the film is loosely based on the life of drug lord Frank Lucas (played by Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, Training Day), who rose […]

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Based on a play by Irish actors John Morton and Peter McGann, the producers have compared the show to Peaky Blinders. The Roaring Banshees, a new gangster series about an all-female Irish rebel unit in prohibition-era Chicago, is in the works. The show is an adaptation of the hit play by John Morton (Dead Still) […]

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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 […]

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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 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 Hitchcockian psychological thriller is based on an acclaimed novel and stars an Oscar-winner. Netflix has just added Eileen, the brilliant but sadly underseen 2023 psychological thriller starring Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway (Interstellar). The movie is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh (My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Lapvona) and […]

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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, […]

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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 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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The sadly underseen gem has an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. Last Passenger, an extremely tense 2013 British thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 4 October). The movie revolves around Dr. Lewis Shaler (Dougray Scott, Mission: Impossible II), who boards a night train from London with his young son. As he bonds with a friendly […]

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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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Very sad news. Gardaí have confirmed that a man has died in Donegal in what is understood to have been a Storm Amy-related incident. Late on Friday afternoon (3 October), the Garda Press Office said that Gardaí and emergency services were attending the scene of an “ongoing”, “serious injury incident” involving a male in Letterkenny. […]

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Looking like a mix between Suspiria and a Nike ad, JOE interviewed the director of the stylish new film. After months of anticipation, the Jordan Peele-produced sports horror thriller Him has finally landed in Irish cinemas. The movie tells the story of Cam (Tyriq Withers, I Know What You Did Last Summer), a young American […]

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It is understood to be a weather-related incident. Gardaí and emergency services are attending the scene of a “serious injury incident” in Donegal. A Garda spokesperson said in a statement that the “ongoing” incident involves a male in Letterkenny and occurred shortly after 4.15pm on Friday, 3 October. It is also understood to be a […]

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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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‘Damage to power lines’ and ‘fallen trees’ are expected in several counties. Donegal has been issued with a rare Status Red wind warning by Met Éireann over Storm Amy. Having being named by the UK Met Office earlier this week, the storm made landfall in Ireland on Friday (3 October), bringing “strong to near gale […]

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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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The short was made to mark the classic comedy recently turning 21 years old. A very funny new Irish language short film based on the 2004 comedy classic Mean Girls will be aired on TV this week. Titled Cailíní Gránna (Mean Girls in Irish), the film was produced by Mumbro Top and reimagines the Tina […]

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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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Huge news for fans of the crime drama. The much-loved crime drama Peaky Blinders will be returning to the BBC and Netflix with “two new series”. The BBC confirmed the news on Thursday afternoon (Thursday, 2 October). It said that the two upcoming shows will tell the story of “a new generation of Shelbys” in […]

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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 […]

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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 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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“I remember pushback from the studio or somebody about casting him. I was just like: ‘Do you have eyeballs?’,” the filmmaker told JOE. A major Hollywood filmmaker has lavished praise on Kin star Sam Keeley, telling JOE that the Irish actor is “a real artist” and that he hopes to collaborate with him again. JOE […]

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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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You should expect ‘strong to near gale force’ winds. The entirety of Ireland has been hit with weather warnings as Storm Amy has been named by the UK Met Office. The storm is set to impact the Emerald Isle on Friday (3 October), bringing “strong to near gale force” winds. A Met Éireann Status Yellow […]

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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 […]

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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 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 features one of the coolest performances of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 30 September) is Tombstone, the legendary 1993 Western starring Kurt Russell (Bone Tomahawk) and the late, great Val Kilmer (Top Gun). The film revolves around the real-life legend of the Old West, Wyatt Earp (Russell), and his […]

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This incredible series makes for perfect pre-Halloween watching. Netflix’s stunning 2021 horror show Midnight Mass has just turned four years old, and many are taking to social media to urge others to check it out. For those not aware, the seven-part series was created by Mike Flanagan, who also directed it in its entirety. In […]

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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 […]

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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 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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This is a film that could bring a tear to your eye. Fresh from its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh a few weeks ago, the Irish drama Sunphlowers has just landed in cinemas. The breakthrough movie for writer-director Dave Byrne, its story revolves around Catherine (a fiercely likeable Anne McCrudden), a woman in […]

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