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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  • Netflix confirms that its best sci-fi series ever is coming back

    Netflix confirms that its best sci-fi series ever is coming back

    Here’s everything we know so far about the hit sci-fi show’s return. Netflix has confirmed that its hit sci-fi series Black Mirror will be returning for an eighth season. Widely regarded as one of the best shows of the past 15 years and credited with revitalising the anthology TV format, most of Black Mirror’s episodes […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 549

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 549

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 549, 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 […]

    5 months ago

  • One of the best war movies ever is airing on TV today

    One of the best war movies ever is airing on TV today

    From the writer of The Italian Job, it’s also a heist film. Kelly’s Heroes, the 1970 war comedy-drama heist film, is airing on TV today (Saturday, 10 January). Set during World War II, the movie focuses on an array of colourful American soldiers who get inside information from a drunk German officer about millions of […]

    5 months ago

  • Dave Bautista & Jason Momoa’s new Lethal Weapon-style movie gets first look

    Dave Bautista & Jason Momoa’s new Lethal Weapon-style movie gets first look

    The action comedy film is coming to streaming very soon. Prime Video has just released the first trailer for The Wrecking Crew, the new ‘Lethal Weapon-style’ action comedy starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa. Set for a streaming release later this month, the movie sees the stars play estranged half-brothers who are forced to reunite […]

    5 months ago

  • A very fun cult action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very fun cult action movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film spawned a sequel series that ran for two seasons. Legion, the very fun 2010 action horror starring Paul Bettany (WandaVision), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 9 January). In the film, Bettany plays the Archangel Michael, who falls to Earth after rebelling against God. His reason for this: God has lost faith in […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 548

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 548

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 548, 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 […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 80

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 80

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 80th 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 The Woman in Cabin […]

    5 months ago

  • A TV series remake of classic legal thriller movie begins airing tonight

    A TV series remake of classic legal thriller movie begins airing tonight

    Though set in America, the show was filmed in Ireland. The Rainmaker, a new TV show version of John Grisham’s legal thriller (which was previously made into a star-studded movie in 1997), is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 7 January). The book takes its title from the term for a lawyer, who wins spectacular cases […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 547

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 547

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 547, 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 […]

    5 months ago

  • Disney+ has added an addictive new thriller show with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Disney+ has added an addictive new thriller show with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

    ‘Fast, funny, clever, and imbued with an old-school paperback crime fiction spirit.’ Disney+ has added The Lowdown, the new crime comedy thriller series starring Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke (The Black Phone, Training Day). Created by Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs), the show follows Lee Raybon (Hawke), a charming and eccentric bookstore owner and citizen journalist in Tulsa, […]

    5 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added an underseen cult classic thriller movie

    Prime Video has just added an underseen cult classic thriller movie

    If you wanted more from Netflix’s recent release A House of Dynamite, this real-time doomsday thriller may be for you. Prime Video has just added Miracle Mile, the brilliant 1988 apocalyptic thriller movie that deserves a bigger audience. Named after the neighbourhood in Los Angeles where most of the film takes place, the story follows […]

    5 months ago

  • A Western war movie from the maker of The Dirty Dozen is on TV tonight

    A Western war movie from the maker of The Dirty Dozen is on TV tonight

    Quentin Tarantino has hailed it as “one of the greatest Westerns of the ’70s”. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 6 January) is Ulzana’s Raid, the 1972 Western war film from director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Yard). Based loosely on true events, the film is set in the 1880s. It follows […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 79

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 79

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 79th 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 The Holdovers Friendship A […]

    5 months ago

  • A very underrated action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very underrated action movie is airing on TV tonight

    Ahead of its time and also streaming now for free, the film shares similarities with a recent hit action thriller. Bushwick, a very underrated action thriller starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Knock at the Cabin), is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 3 January). Released in 2017, the movie depicts New York City being […]

    5 months ago

  • One of the best Irish movies of the past 15 years is on TV tonight

    One of the best Irish movies of the past 15 years is on TV tonight

    From the same director as Adam & Paul and Garage, the film won five IFTA awards, including the Best Film prize. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 3 January) is What Richard Did, the acclaimed 2012 Irish drama from Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson (Adam & Paul, Garage, Room). A loose adaptation of Kevin Power’s […]

    5 months ago

  • An underrated Colin Farrell sci-fi thriller movie is on TV tonight

    An underrated Colin Farrell sci-fi thriller movie is on TV tonight

    From the director of Limitless, the 2021 sci-fi film is also available on streaming. Voyagers, an underrated 2021 sci-fi thriller starring Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin, Thirteen Lives), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 2 January). Written and directed by Neil Burger (Limitless), the movie is set in a near-future in which the Earth […]

    5 months ago

  • A Western movie with a starry cast is on TV tonight

    A Western movie with a starry cast is on TV tonight

    The star-studded Western is also currently streaming on Netflix. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 2 January) is The Kid, the star-studded 2019 Western directed by Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil). Set in the 19th century in the Old West, the film follows a young boy named Rio (Jake Schur) and his teenage sister, Sara (Leila […]

    5 months ago

  • One of 2024’s best thriller movies is airing on TV tonight

    One of 2024’s best thriller movies is airing on TV tonight

    Described as ‘Alan Partridge by way of The Exorcist’, the film is a perfect pre-Halloween watch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 1 January) is Late Night with the Devil, the terrific 2024 horror thriller. The film stars an excellent David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Dune, Murderbot) as Jack Delroy, the host of a […]

    5 months ago

  • Netflix has just added 2026’s first properly addictive thriller show

    Netflix has just added 2026’s first properly addictive thriller show

    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 […]

    5 months ago

  • A powerful new movie with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is available to watch now

    A powerful new movie with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is available to watch now

    ‘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 […]

    6 months ago

  • A modern classic war movie is airing on TV tonight

    A modern classic war movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • A cult classic Western movie is airing on TV today

    A cult classic Western movie is airing on TV today

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • A Colin Farrell thriller film with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    A Colin Farrell thriller film with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • A crime thriller movie with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is streaming now

    A crime thriller movie with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is streaming now

    Based on a true story, the film only received a brief and limited cinema release but is being discovered through streaming. A common complaint you hear from people about movies is that all there is in cinemas is just blockbusters and sequels. While this isn’t quite true – the release and box office success of […]

    6 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best Western movies is now streaming at home

    One of 2025’s best Western movies is now streaming at home

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • One of the best Western movies ever made is on TV tonight

    One of the best Western movies ever made is on TV tonight

    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), […]

    6 months ago

  • One of the best Irish movies ever made is airing on TV tonight

    One of the best Irish movies ever made is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    6 months ago

  • Netflix has added one of the best Western shows of the decade

    Netflix has added one of the best Western shows of the decade

    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 […]

    6 months ago