Stephen Porzio

The film’s stature has only improved since its initial release. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 23 December) is Open Range, the 2003 revisionist Western directed by and starring Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves, Horizon). Based on the novel The Open Range Men, the film is set in the 19th century. Its story centres […]

7 months ago

If you kept up with movies this year, this supersized quiz should be a breeze. Welcome to this very special, supersized edition of The JOE Film Club Quiz. We are presenting players with stills from 25 movies that were released in 2025. All players need to do is select which film the images are from […]

7 months ago

Based on a true story, the film holds a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 22 December) is Good Vibrations, the wonderful 2012 Irish comedy drama. Set amidst The Troubles in Northern Ireland in the late ’70s, the film is a biopic of music legend Terri Hooley (played by Richard […]

7 months ago

The series currently holds a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Revenge Club, a very fun new British thriller series, is available to watch in its entirety right now. Streaming via Paramount+, the show centres around Emily Hunter (Aimée-Ffion Edwards – Peaky Blinders, Slow Horses), a woman going through a messy divorce after discovering her […]

7 months ago

The film also has one of the best final scenes in recent memory. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 20 December) is Nightmare Alley, the excellent 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller directed by Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water). The film is based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, […]

7 months ago

The coffee shop will close temporarily from next week before reopening in early January. Bang Bang, the hugely popular independent café in the Dublin neighbourhood of Phibsborough, has announced it is changing ownership. Named after the famous Dublin street character, whose real name was Thomas Dudley, the coffee shop was opened in late 2015 by […]

7 months ago

The film is noteworthy for being mostly shot in Ireland. Haywire, the excellent 2011 action thriller from director Steven Soderbergh (the Ocean’s Trilogy, Traffic), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 19 December). The movie stars former MMA artist Gina Carano as Mallory Kane, a highly trained operative for a government security contractor whose missions regularly […]

7 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 77th 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 When Harry Met Sally… […]

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The much-anticipated action TV series has been filming in Ireland. Netflix’s previously untitled upcoming TV series spin-off of its action movie franchise Extraction has been given a name: Mercenary. The two Extraction films were released in 2020 and 2023 to huge viewership and acclaim. They each follow Australian mercenary Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) on […]

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The show’s makers have promised that it delivers the energy of a classic western while honouring the legacy of the original film. A new TV series based on the classic Western movie The Magnificent Seven has just been greenlit. The 1960 film, which itself is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, stars Yul Brynner, […]

7 months ago

The star-studded 2013 film saw the makers of Trainspotting reunite. Trance, the psychological heist thriller from director Danny Boyle (28 Years Later, Trainspotting), is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 17 December). The 2013 movie centres around Simon (James McAvoy), an art auctioneer with a gambling addiction. In serious debt, he winds up becoming the inside […]

7 months ago

Featuring James Nesbitt as part of its cast, the film is not available to rent or stream in the Republic of Ireland yet, meaning now is the time to watch it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 17 December) is The Unholylands, the 2025 Northern Irish comedy film. Described as a “nostalgic nod to […]

7 months ago

The film made history upon its release and is truly a must-see. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 16 December) is An Cailín Ciúin (also known as The Quiet Girl), the brilliant 2022 Oscar-nominated Irish drama. Based on the story ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan, the Irish-language film is set in rural Ireland in 1981. […]

7 months ago

The Irish thriller has an incredible premise. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 15 December) is The Dig, the 2018 Irish murder mystery thriller starring Moe Dunford (Black ’47, Michael Inside). He plays Ronan Callahan, a man who has just finished a prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, which it’s alleged he […]

7 months ago

It’s set in Ireland during the Famine. At long last, the weekend is among us and with that, you may be looking for movies to watch. Our pick for tonight is Black ’47. This western follows Irish soldier Feeney (James Frecheville) who in 1847 returns home from fighting for the British Army in Afghanistan to […]

8 months ago

It’s a real hidden gem. Prime Video has just added Relay, a new thriller movie that is one of JOE’s favourite films of 2025. Directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water, The Outlaw King), the film stars Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler, Sound of Metal) as a mysterious fixer based in New York City. His speciality […]

8 months ago

Featuring one of the stars of Derry Girls, the film is from the same director as Bad Day for the Cut. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 10 December) is Boys from County Hell, the excellent 2020 Irish horror thriller comedy. The film takes place in Six Mile Hill, a sleepy Irish town that […]

8 months ago

The film puts a uniquely Irish spin on a popular type of story. The Ick, a fun new Irish short film, is available to stream at home now through the RTÉ Player. 25 minutes in length, the short was made for RTÉ and Screen Ireland’s Storyland project, which provides a platform and space for new […]

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 546 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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One of the writers on the hit thriller series spoke to JOE about the much-anticipated second season, which he believes will ‘make a splash’. The second season of Beef, which is widely considered to be one of Netflix’s best original shows ever, has just gotten an exciting update from one of its writers and producers. […]

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 545 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 […]

8 months ago

The star-studded throwback to a classic genre is co-written and directed by an Irish filmmaker, who spoke to JOE about how the movie came to be. Eternity, one of JOE’s favourite movies of the year so far, is available to watch in cinemas from this week. Co-written and directed by Irish filmmaker David Freyne (The […]

8 months ago

It comes as EuroMillions players in Ireland are getting ready for a huge draw tonight. Eason’s on Pearse Street in Westmeath has been revealed as the store to have sold this week’s winning Lotto Jackpot ticket worth €6,241,505. The latest Lotto Jackpot winner purchased their winning Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw […]

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Cillian Murphy will be reprising his role in the upcoming film spin-off of the hit crime drama series. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the film spin-off of the hit crime drama series, has finally been handed a release date by Netflix. Featuring Cillian Murphy reprising his role as World War I veteran and gangster Thomas […]

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Co-starring another acting legend in his final film role, the crime thriller is also streaming on Disney+. The Drop, the brilliant 2014 crime thriller starring Oscar-nominee Tom Hardy (The Revenant), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 5 December). In the film, the actor plays Bob, an assuming Brooklyn bartender who works in a pub owned […]

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