Stephen Porzio

The Oscar-winner’s most underrated film has been turned into a new TV show. Man on Fire, a new seven-part adaptation of A.J. Quinnell’s 1980 thriller novel, has just been added to Netflix. Previously made into a modern classic movie starring Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, the 2026 TV adaptation sees Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Ambulance) take over the […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 96th 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 Avatar: The Way of […]

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It was the final completed film of two Hollywood icons. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 30 April) is The Misfits, the 1961 contemporary Western drama directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre). The film follows Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a recently divorced dancer, who meets an ageing […]

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The Western has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A cult classic ’60s Western starring future Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson is airing on TV today (Thursday, 30 April). Written by Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces) and directed by Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), The Shooting is set in the American West. The movie follows Willet Gashade (Warren […]

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We need a second season of this ASAP. A brilliant, one-of-a-kind new comedy horror thriller series is available to stream at home now. Accessible through the service Apple TV, the show is titled Widow’s Bay. It is set entirely in and around the titular island, a quaint and isolated place located 40 miles off the […]

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One of the writers of Dexter also worked on the crime thriller show. A new crime thriller series from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque will land on streaming next week. Available to stream in Ireland and the UK on Paramount+, the nine-part show is titled M.I.A. The story follows Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon Gisela, Strip Law), […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 603, 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. […]

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The film also features a big Irish star in one of the lead roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 29 April) is No Escape, the action thriller starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan that was banned in one particular country. The film centres around American businessman Jack Dwyer (Wilson), his wife Annie (Lake […]

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Featuring a Hollywood star in the lead role, JOE spoke to the actor about his experience filming in Ireland. Hokum, JOE’s favourite Irish movie of 2026 so far, is finally available to watch in cinemas this week. The horror thriller follows Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott – Parks and Recreation, Severance), a troubled American author. This […]

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The film was Cillian Murphy’s first after winning the Oscar for Oppenheimer. Netflix has just added Small Things Like These, the extraordinarily powerful 2024 Irish drama starring Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) An adaptation of the acclaimed novella of the same name by Claire Keegan (whose story Foster was the basis for the Oscar-nominated An Cailín […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 602, 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. […]

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Starring Dexter actor Michael C. Hall, the film’s great cast and twisty screenplay make it well worth seeking out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 28 April) is Cold in July, a brilliant if underseen 2014 crime thriller. Based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed cult writer Joe R. Lansdale (The […]

6 months ago

Seven fire engines and three ambulances are on the scene. Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene of a fire in Dublin city centre that has left two people hospitalised. In a statement to JOE, Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) said it received multiple calls at around 6.40am on Tuesday (28 April) reporting a fire […]

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It couldn’t last forever, sadly. Met Éireann’s newest national forecast contains both good news and bad news regarding Ireland’s ongoing heatwave. The good news is that there will be a few more days to enjoy the sunshine, while the bad news is that the high temperatures won’t be sticking around for the bank holiday weekend. […]

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Streaming for free now, the film is produced by the director of Event Horizon and Resident Evil. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 27 April) 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 […]

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Upon release, the movie earned comparisons to Goodfellas. Prime Video has just added The Bikeriders, the very cool 2023 biker crime drama starring Tom Hardy (The Drop, Lawless). Inspired by the 1960s photo-book of the same name by Danny Lyon (who is played in the movie by Mike Faist of Challengers fame), the fictional story […]

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Holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film continues to find new fans to this day. The Guest, the modern cult classic thriller starring Dan Stevens (Abigail), is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 25 April). In the 2014 movie, the actor plays David, a recently discharged US soldier who heads to New Mexico to […]

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While it did not fare well at the box office, the film has garnered a devoted legion of fans. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 25 April) is Babylon, the epic historical comedy-drama from Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash). Set during the decadent days of early Hollywood, the story centres around […]

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The show is co-created by the director of the currently in cinemas The Mummy. Ireland has really been making a name for itself in the horror genre recently. This month saw the release of The Mummy, which was a hit at the box office and was beloved by us here at JOE. The blockbuster was […]

6 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 601, 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. […]

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The series had a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Gen V, one of Prime Video’s biggest shows, has just been cancelled in a shock move. The series is a spin-off of the streamer’s smash-hit The Boys, now in its fifth and final season. Both shows take place in a version of the United States where […]

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The sci-fi thriller show is streaming now in its entirety. A new, twisty sci-fi spy thriller series has just been made available to stream at home for free. That show is titled The Copenhagen Test and is accessible through Channel 4’s website right now. The story follows Alexander Hale (Simu Liu, Shang-Chi), a first-generation Chinese-American […]

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The 2026 post-apocalyptic film is a sequel to a modern classic of the genre. Prime Video has just added Greenland 2: Migration, the 2026 sequel to the excellent 2020 sci-fi disaster movie Greenland. For those not aware of the original, the film starred Gerard Butler (Plane) and Morena Baccarin (The Wrecking Crew) as John and […]

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Boasting a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film also features one of the best lead performances in recent memory. Pearl, the brilliant 2022 psychological horror thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 24 April). The movie centres around the title character (played by co-writer Mia Goth, Frankenstein), a young woman living in Texas in 1918 […]

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The movie was controversial upon release due to its high level of violence. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 24 April) is The Wild Bunch, one of the greatest Westerns ever made. Released in 1969, the film follows a gang of ageing, ruthless American outlaws (including William Holden and Ernest Borgnine) in the 1910s […]

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It features two massive Irish stars among its ensemble cast. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 23 April) is Widows, the incredible 2018 heist thriller from director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Hunger). The film centres around four Chicago women (Cynthia Erivo, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez and Viola Davis) who attempt to steal […]

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Everyone in the JOE office is obsessed with this. Did you know there is a website that lets you compare what Dublin looked like in the 1960s with how it looks now? This site is called SpaceFromSpace and utilises “historic Cold War era declassified satellite photographs, high-resolution spaceport imagery, and aerial images”. This is so […]

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The collision involved a car and a female child pedestrian. A female child is in critical condition after a car crash that occurred in Westmeath on Wednesday (22 April). Shortly before 7.30pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving a pedestrian and a car on the L6821 at Killallon Road in Clonmellon. […]

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The film will also star The White Lotus’ Jason Isaacs. Love/Hate and These Sacred Vows star Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s much-anticipated new crime thriller has begun filming in Dublin and Meath. Titled Silverback, Vaughan-Lawlor is one of the leads in the movie, opposite Harry Potter and White Lotus actor Jason Isaacs. Described as a “tense, character-driven thriller”, […]

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The six-part show’s cast also includes Bill Nighy and Helena Bonham Carter. First-look images have been released for California Avenue, the BBC’s new drama from BAFTA-winning writer-director Hugo Blick (The English), starring Erin Doherty (Adolescence, A Thousand Blows). Also featuring Bill Nighy (About Time, Living) and Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club, The Crown), the six-part […]

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Passengers travelling from Dublin Airport today are advised to allow extra time to get there. A man has died after a crash involving a bus and a pedestrian at Dublin Airport. Shortly after 12.10am on Thursday (23 April), Gardaí and emergency services responded to a report of the collision which occurred at Corballis Road. The […]

6 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 95th 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 Catwoman The Batman Batman […]

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The story of how the movie was made is almost as insane as the film itself. The excellent 2016 spy thriller, Operation Avalanche, is currently available to stream at home for free. Accessible through the service Rakuten TV, the found footage film is set in the 1960s and imagines that the 1969 Moon landing was […]

6 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 600, 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. […]

6 months ago

If you like claustrophobic and twisty thrillers, this is a must-watch. Knock at the Cabin, the excellent 2023 thriller directed by legendary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth Sense, and Split), is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 22 April). An adaptation of an acclaimed novel by Paul Tremblay, the movie stars Ben Aldridge (Fleabag) […]

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The community came together to pay their respects, with some even volunteering to perform music. More than 100 people attended a funeral in Antrim this week for a woman with no known relatives after a public appeal. Margaret Ellen ‘Peggy’ Murdoch died on 9 April peacefully in hospital at the age of 81. After her […]

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‘The type of movie that could garner a cult following in the years to come.’ One of JOE’s favourite action movies of 2026 so far, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, is slowly climbing up the streaming charts, weeks after its release on Disney+. The sci-fi action comedy romance centres on Quick Draw Mike […]

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‘Above average temperatures for late April’ are expected. Met Éireann has said that Ireland will see “above average temperatures for late April” this weekend, with highs of 21 degrees predicted. This comes as the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an Orange warning over a “high fire risk”. According to Met Éireann’s […]

6 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 599, 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. […]

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The film has been described as ‘Die Hard on a plane’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 21 April) is Fight or Flight, the 2025 action thriller starring Josh Hartnett (Oppenheimer, Trap). The film sees the actor play the disgraced former US secret service agent Lucas Reyes, who is given one last chance to […]

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We’d advise recording this now to avoid the disappointment of missing the show. Mint, one of JOE’s most anticipated 2026 TV shows, is finally airing on the BBC next week. Having earned very glowing early buzz upon its premiere at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival in February, the Glasgow-shot series stars Emma Laird (28 Years […]

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Be warned, though. This sadly underseen film from the director of The Substance is not for the faint-hearted. Revenge, the incredible but sadly underseen 2017 action thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 17 April). Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat in her feature debut (she was later Oscar-nominated for making 2024’s The Substance), the […]

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The underseen gem comes from the writer of Adam & Paul and boasts a brilliant lead turn from a Love/Hate star. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 17 April) is Rialto, the powerful 2019 Irish drama starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate). Directed by Peter Mackie Burns (Daphne) and written by Mark O’Halloran (Adam & Paul, […]

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Full of huge stars, we expect this to become a rewatchable cult classic. The darkly fun 2025 thriller, Caught Stealing, has just been made available to watch on the streaming service NOW. Based on the novel of the same name by Charlie Huston, who also penned the script for the movie adaptation, the film is […]

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The new batch of episodes might even be better than the first. The second season of Beef, one of Netflix’s best original shows ever, is now available to stream on the service. Premiering in April 2023, the first season of the comedy crime thriller followed the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers […]

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The film is an absolute classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 16 April) is Dead Man’s Shoes, the incredible 2004 psychological revenge thriller from director Shane Meadows (This is England). The film follows Richard (MobLand’s Paddy Considine, who co-wrote the script with Meadows), a British soldier who returns to his sleepy Derbyshire hometown. […]

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‘If you love horror, we can’t imagine you not enjoying this.’ The Mummy, the brilliant new horror movie with a strong Irish connection, is available to watch in cinemas this week. Written and directed by Irish genre master Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground), the film follows the lead of 2020’s […]

6 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 598, 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. […]

6 months ago

In one of the Dublin city food businesses, two dead mice were found in a kitchen area. Five premises located within Moore Street Mall in Dublin city centre were issued closure orders last month by the FSAI (The Food Safety Authority of Ireland). The closure orders were served by Environmental Health Officers in the HSE […]

6 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 597, 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. […]

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