The film depicts real-life events, which were later retold in a modern hit blockbuster. Our TV movie pick for today (Saturday, 17 January) is Dunkirk, the 1958 World War II epic. The film follows a group of British soldiers led by Corporal ‘Tubby’ Bins (Oscar-winner John Mills, Ryan’s Daughter) who are stranded in France and […]

2 months ago

The Oscar-winning Western is particularly renowned for its music. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 16 January) is The Big Country, the classic Western epic from 1958. Set in the late 19th century, the film follows the retired and wealthy sea captain, Jim McKay (Oscar-winner Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird), as he arrives […]

2 months ago

Starring a recent Oscar winner, the comedy-drama is from one of the makers of Netflix’s Beef. In cinemas this weekend, there is some great movie counter-programming going on. If you love darker genre fare, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is on offer, which we recently hailed as the first five-star film of 2026. That […]

2 months ago

The underseen gem of a film holds a whopping 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Ballad of Wallis Island, the charming 2025 comedy-drama movie, is now available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW, the film revolves around Herb McGwyer (co-writer Tom Basden, of the upcoming How to Get to Heaven from Belfast), […]

2 months ago

Inspired by true events, the crime thriller is from the same writer-director as The Grey and Narc. Netflix has just added The Rip, a brand new crime thriller movie starring Oscar-winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting). In the film, the pair play Lieutenant Dane Dumars (Damon) and Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne (Affleck), […]

2 months ago

Underseen upon release, the film is now considered a cult classic and is streaming on Netflix. Warrior, the brilliant 2011 sports drama starring Tom Hardy (Havoc, MobLand), is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 15 January). In the movie, the actor plays Tommy Conlon, a troubled former Marine who returns home and enters a mixed martial […]

2 months ago

The star-studded heist thriller is coming out very soon. A new trailer has been released for Crime 101, the crime thriller featuring Irish Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin, Saltburn). Based on a novella by acclaimed crime author Don Winslow (The Power of the Dog, Savages), the movie is set in Los Angeles. It […]

2 months ago

The comedy thriller is from Lisa McGee, the creator of Derry Girls, and is out on Netflix very soon. Netflix has just released the first trailer for How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, the new comedy thriller from Derry Girls’ creator Lisa McGee. Comprising eight 60-minute episodes, the series follows three Northern Irish lifelong […]

2 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 81st 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 Shining The Amityville […]

2 months ago

The film will have a UK cinema release in a few weeks, but Irish audiences can now watch it at home. Abode, a heartwarming new Irish independent movie, has just been made available to rent at home after its cinema release last November. Written and directed by Liam O Mochain, who is also a part […]

2 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 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

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

‘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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 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 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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

The much-anticipated film will finally be available to watch next week. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is finally out in cinemas next week, and JOE spoke to several members of its cast and crew, including star Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and director Nia Da Costa (Candyman). The Bone Temple is the fourth movie in the […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

JOE spoke to the show’s cast and crew about several of the episode’s biggest moments. Fallout season two is well underway, and you can read our spoiler-free thoughts on S2 of the sci-fi right here. That said, now that the show has dropped one of its most packed episodes yet – the third chapter of […]

3 months ago

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

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

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

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