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  • A modern classic gangster movie is airing on TV tonight

    A modern classic gangster movie is airing on TV tonight

    Also streaming on Netflix now, the film was nominated for 10 Oscars. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 8 November) is Gangs of New York, the period gangster epic from director Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed). Based on the 1927 non-fiction book The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury, the 2002 film boasts […]

    5 months ago

  • New to streaming sci-fi show from Breaking Bad creator scores 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

    New to streaming sci-fi show from Breaking Bad creator scores 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

    ‘This is TV’s next great show, and you won’t want to miss it,’ one critic said. Pluribus, the new sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan (creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul), is finally streaming now on Apple TV+ and is earning rave reviews. Already being compared to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the show […]

    5 months ago

  • A very tense new thriller drama movie is available to watch now

    A very tense new thriller drama movie is available to watch now

    The film sees an acting titan return to the screen for the first time in eight years. Anemone, Daniel Day-Lewis’ first movie in eight years, has just landed in cinemas after much anticipation. Co-written by the legendary actor, alongside his son and director Ronan Day-Lewis, the film begins with Jem Stoker (Sean Bean, Game of […]

    5 months ago

  • A beloved Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A beloved Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    Also available on streaming now, the Western is from the same director-actor team behind Dirty Harry and Escape From Alcatraz. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 7 November) is Two Mules for Sister Sara, the beloved 1970 Western starring the legendary Clint Eastwood. Directed by Don Siegel (who Eastwood collaborated with several times, including […]

    5 months ago

  • Hollywood star reveals she celebrated birthday milestone in Ireland

    Hollywood star reveals she celebrated birthday milestone in Ireland

    ‘What a place to have your 18th birthday!’ Elle Fanning has revealed in a new interview with JOE that she celebrated her 18th birthday in Ireland. With roles in acclaimed movies and TV shows like 20th Century Women, A Complete Unknown, The Great, The Neon Demon, Somewhere, and Super 8, the now 27-year-old American actress […]

    5 months ago

  • An extremely tense sci-fi movie has just been re-added to Prime Video

    An extremely tense sci-fi movie has just been re-added to Prime Video

    ‘Delivers a brilliant gut-punch of an ending.’ Prime Video has just re-added Life, the excellent and very tense 2017 sci-fi thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds. Set in the near future, the actors play members of a small crew on board the International Space Station (ISS), who are in space to study […]

    5 months ago

  • Prime Video has re-added an absolutely star-studded thriller movie

    Prime Video has re-added an absolutely star-studded thriller movie

    The film is definitely one of Bruce Willis’ most underrated. Lucky Number Slevin, the 2006 neo-noir crime thriller with a truly all-star cast, is now streaming on Prime Video. Directed by Paul McGuigan (Gangster No. 1, Sherlock), the movie sees a case of mistaken identity put a man named Slevin (Josh Hartnett, Trap) in the […]

    5 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best movies gets exciting sequel update from Irish star

    One of 2025’s best movies gets exciting sequel update from Irish star

    Coming to streaming soon, the blockbuster is currently the seventh-highest-grossing film of the year. Irish Oscar-nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) has confirmed that producer Jerry Bruckheimer has spoken to her about a possible F1 sequel. The sports movie landed in cinemas last June and saw Oscar-winner Brad Pitt play Sonny Hayes, an ageing, […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 530

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 530

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 530, 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 […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 71

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 71

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 71st 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 Ballad of a Small […]

    5 months ago

  • A Western movie starring an Oscar-winner is on TV tonight

    A Western movie starring an Oscar-winner is on TV tonight

    Also currently streaming on Prime Video, the Western has been compared to A Fistful of Dollars and The Dirty Dozen. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 6 November) is the incredibly titled A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die, a ’70s spaghetti Western. The film stars future Oscar-winner James Coburn (Affliction, The Magnficent […]

    5 months ago

  • One of the best sci-fi movies of 2025 is finally available to watch this week

    One of the best sci-fi movies of 2025 is finally available to watch this week

    Here are our thoughts on the latest entry in the blockbuster action sci-fi franchise. Predator: Badlands, one of 2025’s most anticipated movies and the latest entry in the iconic sci-fi action franchise, lands in cinemas this week. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Badlands is a stand-alone sequel to the filmmaker’s previous acclaimed Predator films: 2022’s Prey, […]

    5 months ago

  • One of 2025’s biggest movies has finally been added to streaming

    One of 2025’s biggest movies has finally been added to streaming

    The blockbuster is currently the 10th highest-grossing film of the year. The Fantastic Four: First Steps, one of the biggest movies of 2025, has just been added to Disney+. Based on the long-running comic book characters, the blockbuster is the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is set in an alternate version […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 529

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 529

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • A solid action movie featuring a Love/Hate star is on TV tonight

    A solid action movie featuring a Love/Hate star is on TV tonight

    The film also features a major A-lister in one of his earliest roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 5 November) is 12 Rounds, the 2009 action film starring John Cena (Heads of State, Peacemaker) and Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Kin). Set in a post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, the story follows cop Danny Fisher (Cena), […]

    5 months ago

  • A surprisingly gripping new thriller series is available to stream now

    A surprisingly gripping new thriller series is available to stream now

    The show premiered a few weeks ago, so there are a couple of episodes streaming now to catch up on. The Chair Company, the new comedy series from Tim Robinson (Friendship, I Think You Should Leave), is surprisingly shaking out to be one of the year’s best thriller shows. Available to stream through NOW, Robinson […]

    5 months ago

  • A beloved adaptation of a classic sci-fi story is airing on TV tonight

    A beloved adaptation of a classic sci-fi story is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • Irish Daily Million Plus player scoops €500k as location of winning ticket revealed

    Irish Daily Million Plus player scoops €500k as location of winning ticket revealed

    The news comes as tonight’s EuroMillions Jackpot is set to soar to an estimated €85 million. A Daily Million Plus player in Kilkenny has nabbed the top prize of €500,000 in last night’s 9pm draw (Monday, 3 November). The lucky punter purchased their winning ticket online on the day of the draw. The winning numbers […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 528

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 528

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • A hugely fun action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A hugely fun action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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, […]

    5 months ago

  • A hit thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A hit thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • A gripping action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A gripping action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The cult thriller film stars an Oscar winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 1 November) is Law Abiding Citizen, the 2009 vigilante action thriller. The film stars Gerard Butler (How to Train Your Dragon) as Clyde Shelton, a loving husband and father with a mysterious past, whose wife and daughter are murdered in […]

    5 months ago

  • An incredibly gripping new thriller movie is available to watch at home now

    An incredibly gripping new thriller movie is available to watch at home now

    A film that deserves a bigger audience, it’s a must-see for avid horror, thriller or true crime watchers. If you’re looking for something scary that is not quite the type of full-on horror movie you probably watched loads of in the run-up to Halloween, may we recommend the new mystery thriller Strange Harvest. Written and […]

    5 months ago

  • Two Irish players win big in EuroMillions as lucky locations revealed

    Two Irish players win big in EuroMillions as lucky locations revealed

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best thriller movies is available to watch now

    One of 2025’s best thriller movies is available to watch now

    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, […]

    5 months ago

  • Tchéky Karyo, James Bond actor and star of BBC thrillers, dies aged 72

    Tchéky Karyo, James Bond actor and star of BBC thrillers, dies aged 72

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • Six counties hit with Halloween night thunderstorm warning

    Six counties hit with Halloween night thunderstorm warning

    Here’s the weather you can expect if you go out trick-or-treating. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for six counties, which will take effect on Halloween night. The alert applies to Carlow, Cork, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and will be valid from 7pm until 10pm on Friday, 31 October. It reads: […]

    5 months ago

  • A Western movie with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is airing on TV tonight

    A Western movie with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • One of 2024’s best movies has been added to a new streaming service

    One of 2024’s best movies has been added to a new streaming service

    The Oscar-winning film is truly an unforgettable watch. The Substance, the brilliantly bonkers body horror satire, is newly available to stream through Paramount+. The Oscar-winning film is the sophomore effort of visionary writer-director Coralie Fargeat (we here at JOE are huge fans of her debut action flick, Revenge). Her latest movie is headlined by Hollywood […]

    5 months ago

  • Disney+ has added the new remake of an iconic thriller movie

    Disney+ has added the new remake of an iconic thriller movie

    The original is also now streaming on Disney+. The new remake of the hit psychological thriller movie The Hand That Rocks the Cradle has just been added to Disney+. The original film was released in 1992 and stars Rebecca De Mornay as a vengeful woman who poses as a nanny. This is so that she […]

    5 months ago

  • Netflix’s stressful but divisive new thriller movie is topping the streaming charts

    Netflix’s stressful but divisive new thriller movie is topping the streaming charts

    JOE are big fans of the new star-studded Netflix thriller currently causing a stir on social media. A House of Dynamite, the incredibly gripping and stressful new thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), has become a big hit on Netflix. The movie follows the various sections of the United […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 70

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 70

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • A cult classic Western movie is airing on TV today

    A cult classic Western movie is airing on TV today

    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 […]

    5 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, 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 […]

    5 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added ‘bonkers’ action movie you’ll either love or hate

    Prime Video has just added ‘bonkers’ action movie you’ll either love or hate

    “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) […]

    5 months ago

  • A new heist drama movie is available to watch right now

    A new heist drama movie is available to watch right now

    Several real-life heists inspired the film. The Mastermind, a new and unique take on the heist genre starring Josh O’Connor, is available to watch in cinemas now. Set in the US in 1970, the movie follows James Blaine ‘J.B.’ Mooney (O’Connor – Challengers, The Crown), an unemployed family man and amateur art lover who sets […]

    5 months ago

  • A classic Irish thriller movie is getting a rare TV airing tonight

    A classic Irish thriller movie is getting a rare TV airing tonight

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • One of 2024’s best thriller movies is airing on TV tonight

    One of 2024’s best thriller movies is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • Netflix has just added Colin Farrell’s newest thriller movie

    Netflix has just added Colin Farrell’s newest thriller movie

    The film comes from the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave. Netflix has just added Ballad of a Small Player, the latest movie starring Irish Oscar-nominee Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin). Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Lawrence Osborne (The Forgiven), the film sees the […]

    5 months ago

  • A very fun new thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    A very fun new thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    Thanks to its great cast and surprisingly funny script, the film feels like a cult favourite in the making. A new and very fun dark comedy thriller movie, starring acting legend Steve Buscemi (Fargo, Reservoir Dogs), is now streaming at home. Available to watch through the service NOW, the film boasts a lengthy but fitting […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 69

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 69

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • Hunger Games and Peaky Blinders star teases secret movie filmed in Dublin

    Hunger Games and Peaky Blinders star teases secret movie filmed in Dublin

    EXCLUSIVE: The Golden Globe nominee told JOE that the movie is ‘beautiful and powerful’ and that he does an Irish accent in the film. Hunger Games and Peaky Blinders star Sam Claflin has told JOE about an as-of-yet secret movie that he filmed in Dublin. JOE was speaking to the Golden Globe nominee (for his […]

    6 months ago

  • Long-awaited sequel to modern classic thriller gets exciting update from star

    Long-awaited sequel to modern classic thriller gets exciting update from star

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • One of the best Western movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best Western movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • Andrew Scott and Cillian Murphy’s gripping Irish movie is on TV tonight

    Andrew Scott and Cillian Murphy’s gripping Irish movie is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • Prime Video is about to add one of 2025’s twistiest thriller shows

    Prime Video is about to add one of 2025’s twistiest thriller shows

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 527

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 527

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • A new post-apocalyptic Western movie is now available to watch at home

    A new post-apocalyptic Western movie is now available to watch at home

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • Status Orange warning issued for ‘heavy rain’ and ‘possible river flooding’

    Status Orange warning issued for ‘heavy rain’ and ‘possible river flooding’

    Nine counties have been hit with weather warnings, with two counties being issued a Status Orange alert. Met Éireann has just issued a Status Orange rain warning for Cork and Waterford, which is set to take effect this weekend. Valid from 8pm on Saturday (18 October) until 5am on Sunday, the alert is for “heavy […]

    6 months ago

  • One of the best sci-fi shows on TV gets huge season three update from star

    One of the best sci-fi shows on TV gets huge season three update from star

    EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar-winner revealed to JOE when she believes filming will begin on the third season. Patricia Arquette, Oscar-winner and star of Severance, has revealed to JOE when she believes the third season of the hit Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller will start shooting. Arquette plays Harmony Cobel in the series, who began the story as […]

    6 months ago