Stephen Porzio

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 529, 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 […]

8 months ago

The adaptation’s TV showing is timely as two more star-studded screen versions of the novel are coming very soon. Sky Arts is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 4 November) the stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic sci-fi novel Frankenstein, which was directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Trainspotting). This innovative stage version of […]

8 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 528, 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 […]

8 months ago

Holding an 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film was a surprise hit with critics upon release. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 4 November) is Copshop, the 2021 action thriller from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Narc, Smokin’ Aces). The film tells the story of a wily con artist (Frank Grillo, Peacemaker) who, […]

8 months ago

It holds a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Where the Crawdads Sing, the 2022 murder mystery movie that was a big box office hit, is airing on TV tonight (Monday, 3 November). Based on the hit novel of the same name by Delia Owens, the film tells the story of Kya (Normal People’s Daisy […]

8 months ago

Two people’s weekend got off to a great start. Two Irish players won big in the EuroMillions draw that took place on Halloween night. The National Lottery has revealed that a player in Waterford won €405,711 after matching five numbers and one lucky star. Their winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of […]

8 months ago

The Irish claustrophobic thriller stars a two-time Oscar winner. Bugonia, one of JOE’s favourite thriller movies of 2025, is finally available to watch now in cinemas. Partly funded by Irish production company Element Pictures, the film is a reunion of two-time Oscar-winner Emma Stone (La La Land, Poor Things) and director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, […]

8 months ago

Very sad news. Tchéky Karyo, the French actor known for his work in Hollywood blockbusters and for starring in several BBC thriller shows, has died. In a statement, the actor’s wife and children told the news agency AFP that he had “succumbed to cancer this Friday, October 31”. The performer was 72. Born in Turkey […]

8 months ago

The film stars a Hollywood legend subverting his hero image on screen. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 31 October) is The Far Country, the 1955 Western starring Hollywood icon James Stewart (It’s a Wonderful Life, Rear Window, Vertigo). Set at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896, the film follows cowboy […]

8 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 70th 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 Texas Chainsaw Massacre […]

8 months ago

The Western gave a future Hollywood legend and Oscar-winner one of his earliest major roles. The Shooting, the cult classic ’60s Western starring future Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson, is airing on TV today (Thursday, 30 October). Written by Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces) and directed by Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), the film is set in the […]

8 months ago

The classic film has a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 30 October) 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 […]

8 months ago

“So violent that it could even make Quentin Tarantino say: ‘Dude, you might want to dial it back a notch or three.’” A “bonkers” action comedy flick that is splitting viewers right down the middle has just been added to Prime Video. The movie is titled Boy Kills World and stars Bill Skarsgård (Barbarian, Nosferatu) […]

8 months ago

This is your rare chance to check out the Irish film gem set nearly entirely on a rural farm. Isolation, the excellent 2005 Irish horror thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 29 October). The movie follows Dan (John Lynch – The Fall, Some Mother’s Son), a cash-strapped farmer in rural Ireland, who accepts money […]

8 months ago

Described as ‘Alan Partridge by way of The Exorcist’, the film is a perfect pre-Halloween watch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 29 October) is Late Night with the Devil, the terrific 2024 horror thriller. The film stars an excellent David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Dune, Murderbot) as Jack Delroy, the host of a […]

8 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 69th 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 Saw Magic Dead Silence […]

8 months ago

The actor told JOE that though the sequel had been ‘tied up in legalities’, he believes it will be coming out ‘pretty soon’. Wind River: The Next Chapter, the sequel to the 2017 crime mystery thriller Wind River, has just gotten an exciting update from its star, Jason Clarke. The original film was written and […]

8 months ago

It’s a cult classic, even if it’s definitely not for the squeamish. Bone Tomahawk, the incredible 2015 Western thriller movie, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 18 October). The film stars Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight), Matthew Fox (Lost), Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) and Richard Jenkins (Burn After Reading) as men of the Old West […]

8 months ago

The film is from the writer of Intermission. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 18 October) is The Delinquent Season, the feature directorial debut of acclaimed Irish writer Mark O’Rowe (Intermission, Normal People). The 2017 drama tells the story of two married couples in Dublin. These are Danielle (Eva Birthistle, Bad Sisters) and Jim […]

8 months ago

Releasing in just a few days, JOE caught up with the creators and stars of the buzzy new series. Harlan Coben is not just one of the biggest names in crime fiction; he is also one of the biggest names in TV, thanks to his smash hit mystery thriller shows like Fool Me Once, Safe […]

8 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 527, 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 […]

8 months ago

The film has a great cast and a cool setting. Forgive Us All, a solid new post-apocalyptic Western movie, has just been made available to rent at home. Hailing from New Zealand, the film is set in a world where a biotech virus is transforming humans into zombie-like cannibals that roam the land hunting for […]

8 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 68th 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 One Battle After Another […]

8 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 526, 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 […]

8 months ago

Starring an Oscar-winner, the first three episodes of the series are streaming now. Disney+ has just added Murdaugh: Death in the Family, an excellent new true crime drama starring Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette (Severance), alongside Jason Clarke (Oppenheimer). Inspired by the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, the series begins with Alex Murdaugh (an unrecognisable Clarke) calling the police […]

8 months ago

A follow-up to a hit 2021 supernatural thriller, we believe the sequel is even better. After months of anticipation, Black Phone 2 is finally landing in cinemas this week, and we believe this is one of those rare cases where the sequel is better than the original. The first Black Phone was co-written and directed […]

8 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 525, 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 […]

8 months ago