Stephen Porzio

Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve definitely heard some of the songs on its soundtrack. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 5 December) is The Graduate, the Oscar-winning ’60s comedy-drama. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Nichols (The Birdcage), the comedy-drama stars a young Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) as Benjamin, a disillusioned college graduate […]

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Dublin is among the counties impacted, while a ‘potential storm’ could be on the way in the next few days. Met Éireann has issued two Status Yellow warnings affecting six counties in Ireland. One is a wind warning, valid from 11am to 5pm on Friday (5 December). It applies to Dublin, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. […]

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‘The type of warm Irish crowdpleaser that will provoke some big chuckles, while subtly tugging on the heartstrings.’ Horseshoe, a compelling new Irish comedy-drama movie, will be available to watch in cinemas from this week. The film follows four estranged siblings (Carolyn Bracken, Eric O’Brien, Jed Murray and Neill Fleming), whose lives have all gone […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 75th 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 Superbad American Pie Zombieland […]

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Starring Dexter actor Michael C. Hall, the film’s great cast and twisty screenplay make it well worth seeking out. Cold in July, a brilliant if underseen crime thriller from 2014, is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 4 December). Based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed cult writer Joe R. Lansdale (The Thicket), […]

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 544 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 show comes from the same creator as Sons of Anarchy. Netflix has just added The Abandons, a star-studded new Western series from the creator of Sons of Anarchy, Kurt Sutter. Set in the Washington Territory in 1854, the show follows the matriarchs of two very different families, played by Gillian Anderson (Trespasses, Tron: Ares) […]

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The film merges the style of Netflix’s Adolescence with the setting of The Bear. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 4 December) is Boiling Point, the brilliant 2021 British drama with a whopping 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. All shot in one long take, the film focuses on Andy Jones (a typically brilliant Stephen […]

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 543 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 has a great cast and a cool setting. Forgive Us All, a solid new post-apocalyptic Western movie, has just been made available to stream on Prime Video. 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 […]

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In fact, it recently made a list of the 20 best war films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 3 December) is Fury, the 2014 hard-hitting World War II action drama starring Oscar-winner Brad Pitt (F1, Inglourious Basterds). Set in April 1945, when the Allies are making their final push in […]

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The series will adapt novels by John le Carré featuring legendary spy characters. The BBC has announced that it is adapting John le Carré’s classic spy novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, which was previously made into a beloved ’60s movie, as a series. Titled Legacy of Spies, the show will adapt […]

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The thriller show will land on the streaming service very soon. Netflix has released the first trailer for Run Away, the latest thriller from best-selling author Harlan Coben (Fool Me Once, Lazarus, The Stranger). Releasing on the streaming giant on New Year’s Day, the eight-part series will see Irish actor James Nesbitt (who appeared in […]

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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 542 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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Holding an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score, one critic said the 2025 thriller ‘makes Breaking Bad look like family entertainment’. She Rides Shotgun, a 2025 crime thriller starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman, Smoke), has rocketed to the top of the Prime Video movie chart. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Jordan Harper, the […]

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Met Éireann has said there could be some flooding. Three counties in Ireland have been issued a Status Yellow rain warning for this weekend. Valid from 2pm on Sunday (30 November) until 9am on Monday (1 December), the alert from Met Éireann applies to Cork, Kerry and Waterford. It reads: “Persistent rain, heavy at times. […]

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It’s from the same director as the Michael Fassbender-starring Western, Slow West. Prime Video has just added Tornado, a starry 2025 Western thriller movie from writer-director John Maclean (who also made Slow West, the excellent 2015 Western with Michael Fassbender). Maclean’s latest foray into the genre is set amidst the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain […]

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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 541 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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Having won three IFTAs, the film holds a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 29 November) is Lies We Tell, the brilliant 2023 Irish gothic thriller. Inspired by the classic novel Uncle Silas by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, the film is set in Ireland in 1864. The story […]

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The two teens were taken to hospital, with one of them receiving treatment for ‘serious’ injuries. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision involving a car and two teenage pedestrians in Foxrock in Dublin 18 on Friday (28 November). At around 7.30pm, Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a car mounting […]

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Following its US release earlier this year, the series holds an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. Irish Blood, a new Ireland-set thriller starring Alicia Silverstone (Bugonia, Clueless), has finally been handed an Ireland/UK release date. A six-part murder mystery, the series revolves around Fiona Fox (Silverstone), an American lawyer who was abandoned by her Irish father, […]

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The excellent mystery thriller is also coming to Netflix very soon. Wake Up Dead Man, the third entry in the Knives Out series of movies, is available to watch in cinemas now. Each entry in the mystery comedy thriller franchise sees the suave southern gentleman sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigating a different murder. In […]

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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 540 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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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 […]

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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 […]

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 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 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 […]

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