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  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 552

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 552

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 552, 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 […]

    2 months ago

  • An excellent modern action movie is airing on TV tonight

    An excellent modern action movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film is noteworthy for being the first sequel in its lead actor’s career. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 15 January) is The Equalizer 2, the excellent second entry in Denzel Washington’s beloved Equalizer trilogy of action films. The sequel sees Marine Corps veteran and DIA agent Robert McCall (two-time Oscar-winner Washington, Training […]

    2 months ago

  • The first five-star movie of 2026 is available to watch from today

    The first five-star movie of 2026 is available to watch from today

    ‘Might be the franchise’s most ambitious and crazy entry yet.’ 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the latest entry in the post-apocalyptic horror thriller franchise, 28 Days Later, is out in cinemas today, and in JOE’s view, the series continues to go from strength to strength. The Bone Temple was shot back-to-back with last year’s […]

    2 months ago

  • A stylish twisty sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    A stylish twisty sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    Streaming for free now, the film is produced by the director of Event Horizon and Resident Evil. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 14 January) is Pandorum, a 2009 sci-fi horror thriller starring Ben Foster (Sharp Corner) and Dennis Quaid (The Substance). The film centres on two astronauts, Payton (Quaid) and Bower (Foster), who […]

    2 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 551

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 551

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 551, 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 […]

    2 months ago

  • A fun new thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    A fun new thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    Margot Robbie produced the film about a pop star who becomes the victim of a stalker. Borderline, a fun new comedy thriller movie with a lot of great talent involved, is now available to stream. Executive produced by Margot Robbie (Barbie, Saltburn), the film is the directorial debut of Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden and […]

    2 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added a powerful new Irish movie

    Prime Video has just added a powerful new Irish movie

    This is the type of film that could bring a tear to your eye. Prime Video has just added Sunphlowers, the 2025 Irish drama that was released in cinemas last September. The breakthrough movie for writer-director Dave Byrne, its story revolves around Catherine (a fiercely likeable Anne McCrudden), a woman in her 60s who has […]

    2 months ago

  • New Irish take on classic movie franchise gets incredible first look

    New Irish take on classic movie franchise gets incredible first look

    This ain’t your granddaddy’s mummy. The Mummy, the new movie reboot of the classic franchise from Irish director Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground), has just unveiled its first trailer. Starring Irish actor Jack Reynor (Midsommar, What Richard Did), the film is set to take the series back to its horror […]

    2 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 550

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 550

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 550, 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 […]

    2 months ago

  • A brilliant hidden gem thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant hidden gem thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Released in 2018, the film should have been a bigger hit. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 13 January) is Bad Times at El Royale, the sadly underseen 2018 neo-noir crime thriller from writer-director Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian). Set in 1969, the film revolves around a group of strangers […]

    2 months ago

  • A hit 2025 legal thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    A hit 2025 legal thriller movie is now available to stream at home

    Released in cinemas last November, the film stars two Oscar-winners. Nuremberg, the hit 2025 historical legal thriller starring Oscar-winners Rami Malek (The Amateur) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator), has just been made available to watch at home. Currently streaming through the service NOW, the movie is inspired by the true story of the eponymous trials held […]

    3 months ago

  • Netflix has just added a very twisty new thriller series

    Netflix has just added a very twisty new thriller series

    Featuring two big stars, the show is based on a recent bestselling mystery novel. Netflix has just added His and Hers, a new six-part thriller miniseries starring Jon Bernthal (The Punisher) and Tessa Thompson (Annihilation). Based on a bestselling 2020 mystery novel by Alice Feeney (Rock Paper Scissors), the show is set in Georgia and […]

    3 months ago

  • One of the coolest movies of the decade is airing on TV tonight

    One of the coolest movies of the decade is airing on TV tonight

    Boasting a great cast, the film launched a franchise. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 10 January) is X, the extremely cool 2022 slasher horror thriller from writer-director Ti West (The House of the Devil, Pearl). The film revolves around a group of young people (including Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega and Mia Goth) in […]

    3 months ago

  • 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • Pierce Brosnan’s charming new crowdpleaser of a movie is available to watch now

    Pierce Brosnan’s charming new crowdpleaser of a movie is available to watch now

    Pierce Brosnan gives one of his best performances yet in a film that is full of heart. Giant, the new sports biopic movie starring Irish actor Pierce Brosnan (James Bond), is available to watch in cinemas now. Written and directed by Rowan Athale (Gangs of London, The Vault), the film is based on the real-life […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

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

    One of the best Western movies ever is on TV tonight

    The film will be getting a remake very soon. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 9 January) is the classic Western film The Magnificent Seven. The 1960 oater, which itself is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, stars Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst Buchholz […]

    3 months ago

  • A classic war film is one of the movies on TV tonight

    A classic war film is one of the movies on TV tonight

    The war movie’s cast includes a legendary Irish actor in one of his earliest roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 8 January) is The Guns of Navarone, the classic ’60s action-adventure war film. Set during World War II in 1943, the story follows a small Allied commando team that is sent to destroy […]

    3 months ago

  • Bodies of child and man found in separate Dublin locations as Gardaí launch investigation

    Bodies of child and man found in separate Dublin locations as Gardaí launch investigation

    Shocking news. A Garda investigation has been launched surrounding the discovery of two bodies at separate domestic residences in Dublin. Gardaí and emergency services were called to a domestic residence in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 at around 8.30am on Thursday (8 January). The body of a man in his 40s was discovered deceased at […]

    3 months ago

  • Lucky lotto player in Dublin suburb wins big in latest draw

    Lucky lotto player in Dublin suburb wins big in latest draw

    The National Lottery has confirmed the suburb and shop where the ticket was sold. One Dublin northsider matched five numbers and the bonus in last night’s Lotto draw (Wednesday, 7 January), scooping an incredible prize worth €36,287. The lucky player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on Tuesday, 6 January, from the Eason shop at the Omni Park Shopping Centre, […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • A dazzling 2025 sci-fi movie has just been added to streaming

    A dazzling 2025 sci-fi movie has just been added to streaming

    The film had been in the works for 10 years. Disney+ has just added Tron: Ares, the visually stunning latest entry in the long-running Tron franchise. A follow-up to the 1982 cult classic Tron and its hit 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy, the new story in the series follows two tech companies in competition to be […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • A gripping cat-and-mouse thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A gripping cat-and-mouse thriller movie is on TV tonight

    Featuring a major Irish star, a sequel to the hit thriller is said to be in the works. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 7 January) is Law Abiding Citizen, the 2009 vigilante action thriller. The film stars Gerard Butler (How to Train Your Dragon) as Clyde Shelton, a loving husband and father with […]

    3 months ago

  • Several Irish counties hit with weather warning over snowstorm

    Several Irish counties hit with weather warning over snowstorm

    The snowstorm has already been named. Four counties in Ireland have been hit with a snow and rain warning, as Storm Goretti is set to make landfall in the Emerald Isle. The French meteorological service, Météo France, named the storm earlier this week, and now Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow warning, which impacts Cork, […]

    3 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, […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • New mystery series looks like Irish version of The White Lotus

    New mystery series looks like Irish version of The White Lotus

    Coming to the screens very soon, the show stars one of the leads of Love/Hate. RTÉ has just released the first trailer for These Sacred Vows, its new comedy-drama mystery series starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate, Say Nothing). Coming to screens next month, the six-part show is written and directed by the acclaimed Irish filmmaker John […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • Netflix has just added a beloved but underseen movie gem

    Netflix has just added a beloved but underseen movie gem

    Boasting an all-star cast, the film is from the same director as Superbad. Adventureland, the brilliant but underseen 2009 comedy-drama, has just been re-added to Netflix. Set in the 1980s, the movie stars Oscar-nominated actors Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer) as workers at a rundown amusement park. The plot synopsis reads: […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • One of the decade’s best post-apocalyptic movies is finally now streaming

    One of the decade’s best post-apocalyptic movies is finally now streaming

    The film has two sequels on the way, so now is the time to catch up. 28 Years Later, the brilliant post-apocalyptic horror thriller released last year, is finally available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW, 28 Years Later is the long-awaited follow-up to the hit films 28 Days Later and 28 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • 15 counties in Ireland hit with snow warnings for this weekend

    15 counties in Ireland hit with snow warnings for this weekend

    Temperatures are set to fall between -2 and -4 degrees ‘in many areas’ this weekend. Several snow warnings have been issued for this weekend, impacting 15 counties in Ireland. Met Éireann has published a Status Yellow snow-ice warning for Donegal, which is set to be valid from 8pm on Friday (2 January) until 11am on […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • One of 2025’s biggest Irish movies is finally available to watch now

    One of 2025’s biggest Irish movies is finally available to watch now

    The film is based on one of the most hotly debated Irish events of this century. Saipan, one of the most anticipated Irish movies of 2025, is finally available to watch in cinemas now. Currently previewing in Irish theatres, before expanding to all of them on New Year’s Day, the biographical sports film recounts the […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 months ago