Stephen Porzio

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Stephen Porzio is a senior writer at JOE, having joined the website in March 2021. JOE’s principal entertainment writer, his area of expertise is movies and television. He covers new releases, streaming additions, and what’s on TV, while also regularly speaking to acclaimed actors and directors about their latest work. Stephen graduated with a BA in English and Film from UCD and an MA in journalism from DCU. He has previously had work published in Hot Press, The Times (Ireland Edition) and The Irish Sun, and is also an experienced podcaster.

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  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 73

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 73

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 73rd 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 Pretty Woman Notting Hill […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 537

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 537

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 537 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 sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    Holding a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film stars an Oscar winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 19 November) is Moon, the incredible 2009 sci-fi starring Oscar winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards, The White Lotus). In the film, the actor plays Sam Bell, an astronaut in the future whose solo three-year work shift […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 536

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 536

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 536 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 great new war action thriller movie is available to watch this week

    A great new war action thriller movie is available to watch this week

    It’s an exciting, hard-hitting action film with shades of Mad Max: Fury Road and Rambo. Sisu: Road to Revenge, the much-anticipated sequel to 2022’s hit war action thriller Sisu, lands in cinemas this week. The original Sisu was set in 1944 Finland during World War II. It followed Aatami (Jorma Tommila), a legendary ex-commando turned […]

    7 months ago

  • A very underrated action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very underrated action movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film is from the writer of Jurassic Park and the director of Die Hard. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 18 November) is The 13th Warrior, the very underrated historical action flick from director John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator). Based on a novel by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton titled Eaters of the […]

    7 months ago

  • A great underseen Irish thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A great underseen Irish thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film features one of the stars of Kin and Love/Hate in the lead role. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 15 November) is Barber, the excellent Dublin-set modern-day noir thriller starring Aidan Gillen (Kin, Love/Hate). In the 2023 film, the actor plays Val Barber, an ex-Garda turned private investigator who is hired by […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 535

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 535

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 535, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • Netflix has just added the movie Trump doesn’t want you to see

    Netflix has just added the movie Trump doesn’t want you to see

    The controversial, partly Irish-funded movie was nominated for two Oscars. Netflix has just added The Apprentice, the excellent if controversial 2024 biographical drama about the rise of Donald Trump. The Oscar-nominated film, which was partly funded with Irish money, depicts the future US president (played by Sebastian Stan, Thunderbolts*) as a young man in gritty […]

    7 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added a highly addictive new thriller series

    Prime Video has just added a highly addictive new thriller series

    The show features a great lead performance by a comedian playing against type. Prime Video has just added Malice, a new six-part thriller series that is highly addictive. The show follows Adam (Jack Whitehall, Fresh Meat), an English tutor employed by the wealthy couple, Jules and Damien (Christine Adams and Raza Jaffrey), to better educate […]

    7 months ago

  • An extremely underrated action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    An extremely underrated action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The controversial film was called ‘the most talked about movie of [its] year… that no one’s actually seen’. The Hunt, the extremely underrated action thriller gem from 2020, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 14 November). The movie sees 12 working-class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or […]

    7 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

    The sci-fi action film has earned particular praise for its imaginative vision of the future. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 14 November) is The Creator, the 2023 sci-fi epic from director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, Rogue One). The film takes place in a near future in which a nuclear warhead was […]

    7 months ago

  • One of 2024’s best Irish thriller shows confirmed to be returning for season two

    One of 2024’s best Irish thriller shows confirmed to be returning for season two

    The series’ co-creator had previously spoken to JOE about the plans for a second season. Crá, the 2024 hit Irish-language crime thriller mystery series, will be returning for a season two, it has been confirmed. Commissioned by both TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland, the six-part first season of the show, whose title means ‘anguish’ or […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 534

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 534

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 534, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • An underrated, hard-hitting action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    An underrated, hard-hitting action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    We’re still waiting on the follow-up to the film. Sicario 2: Soldado, the underrated sequel to the brilliant action thriller Sicario, is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 13 November). Sicario is the word for ‘hitman’ in Spanish, while Soldado is the word for ‘soldier’. The 2018 follow-up is set a few years after the original […]

    7 months ago

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

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

    The film is noteworthy for being mostly shot in Ireland. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 13 November) is Haywire, the excellent 2011 action thriller from director Steven Soderbergh (the Ocean’s Trilogy, Traffic). The film stars former MMA artist Gina Carano as Mallory Kane, a highly trained operative for a government security contractor whose […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 72

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 72

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 72nd 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 Challengers Call Me By […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 533

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 533

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 533, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • A very stylish thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very stylish thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The 2021 film was made by one of the world’s most famous directors. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 12 November) is Last Night in Soho, the 2021 film from director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, the new reboot of The Running Man). The mystery horror thriller centres around Ellie, a […]

    7 months ago

  • Netflix’s new movie adaptation of classic sci-fi story rockets to top of streaming charts

    Netflix’s new movie adaptation of classic sci-fi story rockets to top of streaming charts

    Directed by an Oscar-winner, the film has a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score. Frankenstein, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic sci-fi horror novel, is proving to be a hit on Netflix. Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) stars in the new movie as Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist in […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 532

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 532

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 532, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 531

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 531

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 531, 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 […]

    7 months ago

  • A very fun sci-fi action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very fun sci-fi action movie is airing on TV tonight

    From the director of The Grey and Narc, the film is a true undiscovered gem. Boss Level, the very fun 2020 sci-fi action flick directed by Joe Carnahan (Copshop, Narc, The Grey), is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 8 November). Similar in story to the likes of Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, Frank Grillo […]

    7 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 […]

    7 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 […]

    8 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 […]

    8 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, […]

    8 months ago