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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  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 89

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 89

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 89th 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 Everything Everywhere All at […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 581

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 581

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 581, 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. […]

    3 months ago

  • Snow warning issued for 11 Irish counties as ‘accumulations possible’

    Snow warning issued for 11 Irish counties as ‘accumulations possible’

    Temperatures are set to fall to -1 degrees this weekend as well. Met Éireann has just issued a Status Yellow snow-ice warning for 11 counties in the Republic of Ireland. Set to be valid from 9pm on Thursday (12 March) to 9am on Friday, the alert applies to Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, […]

    3 months ago

  • Brilliant crime drama with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    Brilliant crime drama with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    One of the best movies of the decade so far, it is also currently streaming on Netflix. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 March) is Pig, the stunning 2021 crime drama starring Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage (The Surfer). The actor stars in the film as Rob, a former chef living a reclusive existence deep […]

    3 months ago

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

    One of the best ever war movies is on TV tonight

    The film won four Oscars, including Best Picture. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 March) is Platoon, the 1986 war film that won several Oscars. Set during the Vietnam War, the story follows a young, naive American man named Chris (Charlie Sheen) who enlists in the US Army. Once he is on the […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 580

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 580

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 580, 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. […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 579

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 579

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 579, 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. […]

    3 months ago

  • One of 2026’s most anticipated movies is available to watch now

    One of 2026’s most anticipated movies is available to watch now

    Here’s our verdict on the star-studded new crime drama. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the movie spin-off of the hit BBC crime drama, is finally available to watch in cinemas now. The film takes place in 1940, six years after the events of the series. WWI veteran turned gangster and politician Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) […]

    3 months ago

  • A compelling new Irish mystery thriller is available to watch from this week

    A compelling new Irish mystery thriller is available to watch from this week

    The Irish-language thriller picked up an IFTA award earlier this month. Báite (The Drowned), a new Irish-language mystery thriller drama, is available to watch in cinemas from this week. Set in a small town in the West of Ireland in the 1970s, the movie follows 23-year-old Peggy Casey (Eleanor O’Brien), who runs her family’s pub/bed-and-breakfast. […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 88

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 88

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 88th 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 Talented Mr Ripley […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 578

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 578

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 578, 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. […]

    3 months ago

  • Irish musician Glenn Keating, who played with Bell X1, has died

    Irish musician Glenn Keating, who played with Bell X1, has died

    Tragic news. Tributes are being paid to Dublin musician Glenn Keating – known for his work with Bell X1, David Kitt and Jape – following his death this week. An acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, electronic music producer and sound designer, Glenn also released music under the name BoNS Synth Ensemble. Glenn Keating In 2020, Mr Keating – […]

    3 months ago

  • A star-studded remake of a sci-fi movie classic is airing on TV tonight

    A star-studded remake of a sci-fi movie classic is airing on TV tonight

    The film is also available to stream on Disney+. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 4 March) is The Day the Earth Stood Still, the 2008 sci-fi movie remake starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix). In the reimagining of the ’50s classic of the same name, Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien representative for a group […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 576

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 576

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 576, 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. […]

    3 months ago

  • Irish citizens in Gulf region issued urgent advice after US-Israel attack on Iran

    Irish citizens in Gulf region issued urgent advice after US-Israel attack on Iran

    The Irish Embassy in the UAE has published new advice for the estimated 12,000 Irish nationals residing in the country. Irish citizens have been issued new urgent travel advice after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. In an address, US President Donald Trump said the US military began “major combat operations” in […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 575

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 575

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 575, 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. […]

    3 months ago

  • Prime Video has just quietly added one of 2025’s biggest action movies

    Prime Video has just quietly added one of 2025’s biggest action movies

    It’s a great addition, considering the film was only out in cinemas last November. Prime Video has just added The Running Man, the 2025 adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian thriller novel from beloved director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead). Also brought to the screen in the 1980s with Arnold Schwarzenegger, this new […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 492

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 492

    Happy quizzing! Welcome to another edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. Our 25 questions include a round on this year’s Oscar hopefuls and another with a distinctly feline theme. Best of luck, and happy quizzing! Without much further ado, LET’S QUIZ…

    3 months ago

  • One of the best sci-fi movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the best sci-fi movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    The sci-fi action film has earned particular praise for its imaginative vision of the future. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 27 February) is The Creator, the 2023 sci-fi epic from director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, Rogue One). The film takes place in a near future in which a nuclear warhead was […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 87

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 87

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 87th 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 Snatch Lock, Stock and […]

    3 months ago

  • One of the best action movies of the past 10 years is on TV tonight

    One of the best action movies of the past 10 years is on TV tonight

    ‘The perfect mix of Black Mirror, John Wick and Venom.’ Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 26 February) is Upgrade, the brilliant 2018 sci-fi action flick. Written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Insidious, The Invisible Man, Saw), the film is set in the near-future where technology controls nearly all aspects of life. Its story […]

    3 months ago

  • New Irish crime thriller movie with Love/Hate star gets exciting update

    New Irish crime thriller movie with Love/Hate star gets exciting update

    The Ireland-shot film will also star The White Lotus’ Jason Isaacs. Love/Hate and These Sacred Vows star Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has said he is “really excited” to start filming his new crime thriller Silverback in Dublin in April. Vaughan-Lawlor is one of the leads in the movie, opposite Harry Potter and White Lotus actor Jason Isaacs. […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 573

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 573

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 573, 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. […]

    3 months ago