Stephen Porzio

Made by one of the directors behind the hit gangster drama Kin, the Ireland-shot show feels like a modern-day riff on Taxi Driver. The Night Caller, the very tense 2024 thriller miniseries, is now available to watch in Ireland. Streaming through Virgin Media Television, the show revolves around a nocturnal taxi driver named Tony (played […]

11 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 74th 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 Heat Ronin The Town […]

11 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 539 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 […]

11 months ago

The BBC has also revealed when you can expect the next batch of episodes. The BBC has released a first look at the new season of The Capture, one of the broadcaster’s best thriller shows in recent years. It was confirmed earlier this year that the series will be back for a season three, with […]

11 months ago

The star-studded thriller is ranking high on the streaming charts. Netflix’s addictive and star-studded new thriller miniseries The Beast in Me is proving to be a streaming hit. From creator Gabe Rotter (The X-Files) and showrunner Howard Gordon (Homeland), the story centres around Aggie Wiggs (Clare Danes, Homeland), an acclaimed author struggling with writer’s block […]

11 months ago

The film has two huge stars, one of whom is Irish. The Unholy Trinity, a new Western starring Pierce Brosnan (the James Bond franchise) and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), has just been made available to watch at home. Streaming now through Paramount+, the movie is set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana. Its […]

11 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 538 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 […]

11 months ago

Featuring an Oscar-nominated Irish actress, the gorgeous film holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Netflix has just added Train Dreams, a stunning new Western drama movie starring Joel Edgerton (The Gift, Warrior). Based on a novella by Denis Johnson (Jesus’ Son), the film chronicles the life of Robert Granier (Edgerton), a seemingly ordinary and unassuming […]

1 year ago

The short will be screened for Irish audiences for the first time at a festival later this month. The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty, a very emotional new Irish short film, will have its Irish premiere later this month. Starring Michael McElhatton (House of Guinness) and Hannah Mamalis (RTÉ’s Good Boy), the sci-fi will screen […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year 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 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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year 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 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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

The mystery series is like a British version of The White Lotus, but with a dash of Twin Peaks. Essential viewing. Summerwater, one of our favourite shows of the year so far, will be made available to stream for free on Channel 4 from this weekend. Based on the hit novella by Sarah Moss, the […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year 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 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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year 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 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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year 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 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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year ago

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 […]

1 year 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 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 […]

1 year ago