Stephen Porzio

Several of the show’s cast were on the red carpet last night for the IFTA Awards. Irish crime drama Kin is officially coming back for a third season, with one of its stars confirming the news. The actor made the comments while speaking to press on the red carpet for the IFTA Awards that took […]

3 months ago

‘You can’t help but get swept up in the action and adventure.’ Cold Storage, a great new sci-fi comedy horror starring Irish legend Liam Neeson, is available to watch in cinemas now. Based on a novel by David Koepp (best known for penning the Jurassic Park screenplay), the movie follows Naomi (Georgina Campbell, Barbarian) and […]

3 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 86th 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 Blood Diamond The Departed […]

4 months ago

Made in Ireland, the film also features a major Irish star in one of the lead roles. Anniversary, one of JOE’s favourite thriller movies of recent years, is finding an audience since being added to Netflix this month. Shot in Ireland but set in America, the film focuses on the affluent Taylor family. The story […]

4 months ago

Based on true events, the show holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, the acclaimed 2025 thriller drama, is now available to stream at home. Based on true events, the series sees Severance star Michael Chernus play John Wayne Gacy, the American serial killer who murdered at least 33 young […]

4 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 569, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to answer them. […]

4 months ago

While the film may have confused audiences upon release, it has aged extremely well. Prometheus, the divisive but brilliant 2012 prequel to the legendary Alien sci-fi franchise, has just been added to Netflix. The movie saw Ridley Scott, the director of the original Alien, return to helm the project. The film garners its title from […]

4 months ago

Holding an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score, the 2025 film stars a recent Oscar nominee. Predator: Badlands, the latest entry in the iconic sci-fi action franchise, is now available to stream at home through Disney+. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Badlands is a stand-alone sequel to the filmmaker’s previous acclaimed Predator movies: 2022’s Prey, which took the […]

4 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 568, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to answer them. […]

4 months ago

A new report claims the crime drama will be returning to screens. The beloved Irish crime drama Kin is reportedly returning for a third season, giving fans something that they’ve long hoped for. Bron Studios, the production company behind the series, declared bankruptcy in 2023, putting the show’s future in major doubt. The finale of […]

4 months ago

While it did not fare well at the box office, the film has garnered a devoted legion of fans. Babylon, the epic historical comedy-drama from Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 13 February). Set during the decadent days of early Hollywood, the film centres around Manny Torres […]

4 months ago

Barry Keoghan is one of the stars of the crime thriller, which is set in the West of Ireland. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 13 February) is Calm With Horses, the incredible 2019 Irish crime thriller starring Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) and Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun). The film centres around Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong (Jarvis), a […]

4 months ago

Here’s our thoughts on the much-anticipated new Irish series. How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, the much-anticipated new comedy thriller series from Derry Girls’ creator Lisa McGee, is streaming on Netflix now. The eight-part series follows three Northern Irish lifelong friends – Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne, Love/Hate), Robyn (Sinéad Keenan, Unforgotten) and Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher, Lazarus) – who […]

4 months ago

‘Potential impacts: Hazardous travel conditions on road and underfoot, travel disruption.’ Met Éireann has issued a low temperature/ice warning for Ireland as temperatures are set to fall to -4 this weekend. The alert is scheduled to take effect from 9pm on Friday (13 February) until 10am on Saturday (14 February). It reads: “Temperatures falling between […]

4 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 565, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to answer them. […]

4 months ago

If you are a movie and TV lover with multiple streaming services, this new option could save you some money. Sky has announced that it is bringing together Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix and Hayu into a single Sky TV subscription, a move that it is calling a “world-first”. For the first time, new customers can […]

4 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 85th 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 Once Upon a Time […]

4 months ago

Netflix has released a teaser of the much-anticipated series exclusively on JOE. Netflix has just released a clip from How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, the new comedy thriller from Derry Girls’ creator Lisa McGee, exclusively on JOE. Coming to the streaming service this week, the eight-part series follows three Northern Irish lifelong friends […]

4 months ago

Also currently on streaming, the thriller co-stars another screen legend. The Drop, the brilliant 2014 crime thriller starring Oscar-nominee Tom Hardy (The Revenant, Warrior), is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 10 December). In the film, the actor plays Bob, an assuming Brooklyn bartender who works in a pub owned by his cousin, Marv (The Sopranos’ […]

4 months ago

From the director of Say Nothing, this underseen Irish movie has a 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. A Patch of Fog, an excellent but underseen Irish thriller starring Stephen Graham (Adolescence, Boiling Point, The Good Boy), is now available to stream at home on Disney+. The feature directorial debut of Michael Lennox (Say Nothing, the upcoming […]

4 months ago

The partly Irish film features one of the stars of Gangs of London and Slow Horses in the lead role. My Father’s Shadow, an excellent new drama film with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, is available to watch in cinemas now. An Irish-Nigeria-UK co-production, the movie is set in 1993 against the backdrop of the Nigerian […]

4 months ago

The thriller is from the director of Carrie, The Untouchables and the original Mission: Impossible film. The Fury, the great 1978 supernatural horror/conspiracy thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 7 February). Directed by the legendary Brian De Palma (Carrie, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables), the movie follows a former CIA agent named Peter (Kirk Douglas, […]

4 months ago

Starring an Oscar-winner, the film has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 7 February) is The Woman King, the brilliant 2022 historical action war film from director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard). Inspired by true events, the story centres around the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected […]

4 months ago

The film stars Irish actors from Kin, Love/Hate and Say Nothing. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 6 February) is Kathleen Is Here, the 2024 thriller drama written and directed by Bad Sisters star Eva Birthistle. Birthistle’s feature directorial debut, the film follows Kathleen (Hazel Doupe, Say Nothing), an 18-year-old fresh out of foster […]

4 months ago