Stephen Porzio

The new thriller series from Harlan Coben (Fool Me Once, The Stranger) is available to stream now on Netflix in its entirety. Netflix has just added Run Away, the new thriller series from best-selling author Harlan Coben (Fool Me Once, Lazarus, The Stranger). Adapting the writer’s 2019 novel of the same name, the show centres […]

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‘The type of crowdpleaser that will probably make you laugh and cry, before staying with you for days after viewing.’ Sentimental Value, one of the most acclaimed movies of 2025, is available to watch in cinemas now. The latest from Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World), the comedy-drama revolves around the […]

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Recently named the 26th best war movie of all time, the epic is from the same writer as Saving Private Ryan. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 30 December) is The Patriot, the 2000 historical war epic. Set during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century, the film revolves around Benjamin Martin (Mel […]

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The Western, which gave a three-time Oscar-winner one of his earliest major roles, has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Shooting, the cult classic ’60s Western starring future Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson, is airing on TV today (Tuesday, 30 December). Written by Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces) and directed by Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), the […]

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Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen star in the thriller film that is based on a true story. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 29 December) is Thirteen Lives, the 2022 biographical survival thriller starring Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin). The film recounts the true story of the Thai junior football team that became trapped […]

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Based on a true story, the film only received a brief, limited cinema release but is being discovered through streaming. A common complaint you hear about cinemas is that they are only full of blockbusters and sequels. While this isn’t quite true – the release and box office success of films like Bring Her Back, […]

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A long-time passion project for its Golden Globe-winning star, the film has an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Thicket, the acclaimed 2025 Western movie starring Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), has been made available to watch at home. Streaming through the service NOW, the Western thriller is based on the 2013 […]

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The Western classic stars two Oscar-winners. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the legendary 1969 Western movie starring the late and great Robert Redford, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 27 December). The buddy film revolves around Butch Cassidy (Oscar-winner Paul Newman, The Color of Money) and the Sundance Kid (Oscar-winner Robert Redford, Jeremiah Johnson), […]

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The comedy-drama was nominated for nine Academy Awards, making it the most Oscar-nominated Irish film ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 27 December) is The Banshees of Inisherin, one of the best movies of the decade and one of the best Irish movies ever. The film is set in 1923, near the end […]

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A stand-alone spin-off, many have said the series is better than the original. Netflix has added 1883, the brilliant Western drama miniseries created by Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan. A standalone prequel to Yellowstone, the show is set in the title year and stars Oscar-nominee Sam Elliot (The Big Lebowski) in an effortlessly commanding lead turn. He plays […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 78th 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 Sinners The Brutalist Marty […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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