Stephen Porzio

We’re very intrigued. Following the final episode of its hit superhero satire series The Boys airing this week, Prime Video has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming spin-off Vought Rising, which you can watch above. Set in the 1950s, the prequel show will explore the twisted origins of Vought International, the villainous multi-billion-dollar superhero […]

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The film closes out a great trilogy. MaXXXine, the Hollywood-set mystery horror thriller starring Mia Goth (Frankenstein), has just been added to Netflix. Released in cinemas in 2024, the movie was writer-director Ti West’s follow-up to his 2022 slasher X and its prequel Pearl, two of the coolest movies of recent years. X introduced us […]

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The 2026 breakout hit could be getting a sequel and/or a spin-off series. Obsession, one of 2026’s best movies so far, could be getting a spin-off series in the future, according to its writer-director Curry Barker (The Chair, Milk & Serial). For those not aware, the horror follows Bear (Michael Johnston, Teen Wolf), a sad, […]

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‘Appears primed to be the streamer’s next big thing.’ Netflix has just added The Boroughs, a new sci-fi from the Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things. The eight-part series centres around Sam (Alfred Molina, Spider-Man 2), a retired engineer and the newest resident at the picturesque retirement community that gives the show its title. […]

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Licence to Quiz (or Quiz-ino Royale). Auditions are reportedly taking place right now to find the next James Bond. As such, we’ve put together this “shaken, not stirred” quiz, testing how well people know the action spy franchise. Can you name all 27 of the 007 films (we’re counting both Eon and non-Eon productions) in […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 99th 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 Network All the President's […]

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

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In fact, it recently made a list of the 15 best war films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 21 May) is Fury, the 2014 hard-hitting World War II action drama starring Oscar-winner Brad Pitt (F1, Inglourious Basterds). The film is set in April 1945, when the Allies are making their […]

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Holding an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, the show is out today. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a highly addictive new comedy thriller series, is now available to stream at home. Accessible through Apple TV, the show follows Paula (Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black), a newly divorced mom who works as a fact-checker at a magazine. Lonely, she finds […]

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Shot in Ireland, the film is a modern classic, in our opinion. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 20 May) is The Lobster, the brilliant black comedy-drama sci-fi starring Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin, Thirteen Lives). Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia, The Favourite, Poor Things), the film takes place in a dystopia where […]

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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 613, 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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It could be EU… There are 27 member countries of the European Union. That said, only a handful of their titles contain the letter ‘T’. Can you fill in the names of all those EU countries in the answer box? This is one of those quizzes that looks easy enough on paper, but with only […]

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The Irish Oscar-nominated actor stars in the movie alongside his Oscar-winning wife, Alicia Vikander. Hope, a new action sci-fi thriller starring real-life married couple Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) and Michael Fassbender (Slow West), is earning rave reviews after its world premiere. Written and directed by the acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin (The Chaser, The […]

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‘A pulpy, brooding, and feverishly addictive neo-Western crime saga.’ Dutton Ranch, the latest spin-off of the hit Western drama series Yellowstone, is now available to stream at home. Accessible through Paramount+, the show continues the story of married couple Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) as they gamble everything on a new […]

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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 612, 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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Five minutes on the clock. The task is simple. We’ve given you every year between 2000 and 2026. You need to fill in the answer box with the movies that won the Best Picture prize at those years’ Oscar ceremonies. You have five minutes until the time runs out. Sounds simple enough, right? But can […]

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Starring an Oscar-winner, the film has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 19 May) 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 […]

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It has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 17 May) is Hang ‘Em High, the 1968 revisionist Western starring Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood. The film sees Eastwood play Jed Cooper, a man falsely accused of cattle rustling by a gang of men who unsuccessfully attempt to lynch him […]

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Holding an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film is based on a fascinating, under-discussed true story. The Testament of Ann Lee, one of JOE’s favourite movies of 2026 so far, is now available to stream at home. Accessible through Disney+, the historical drama recounts the life of Ann Lee (played by Oscar-nominee Amanda Seyfried, The […]

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One week after adding the hit show Legends, Netflix has released another crime thriller series, with this new one even being compared to the Al Pacino/Robert De Niro classic Heat. Last week, we wrote about how the critically acclaimed crime thriller series, Legends, had been added to Netflix. But if you are looking for another […]

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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 611, 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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Though it received mixed reviews upon release, it has since built up a cult following. In Time, a 2011 sci-fi film with an incredible premise starring Cillian Murphy, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 16 May). Written and directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War), the movie is set in a future in which […]

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It picked up the IFTA award for Best Irish Film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 16 May) is That They May Face the Rising Sun, the 2024 Irish film with a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. An adaptation of the final novel from legendary Irish writer John McGahern, the drama centres on Joe […]

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News just in. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 30s following an incident in Dublin 5 this morning (Saturday, 16 May). In a statement, An Garda Síochána said that they and other emergency services responded to a call at a residential property on Brookwood Heights, Artane, shortly after […]

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It’s tougher than it seems. The task is simple. We give you the names of 27 EU countries. You fill in the names of their capitals in the answer box. You have five minutes until the time runs out. Sounds simple enough, right? But can you name every single one? If the quiz does not […]

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Gardaí say they were alerted after security personnel detained a male in connection with ‘an alleged shoplifting incident at a retail store’. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 30s following an incident on Henry Street in Dublin city yesterday (Friday, 15 May). In a statement, An Garda Síochána […]

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The 1995 film’s cast includes Gerard McSorley, John Lynch and Michael Gambon and will also be available to stream for free. Nothing Personal, the 1995 Irish thriller drama from director Thaddeus O’Sullivan (December Bride, Ordinary Decent Criminal), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 15 May). Adapted from a novel by Irish writer Daniel Mornin, the […]

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Marking a big change from the author’s previous Netflix shows, the thriller will arrive on the service very soon. Netflix has released the first trailer and announced a release date for its latest series from acclaimed thriller writer Harlan Coben (Fool Me Once, The Stranger). Titled I Will Find You, the eight-part show is based […]

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The Peaky Blinders star plays an IRA member trying to negotiate an arms deal in 1970s Boston. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 15 May) is Free Fire, the 2016 action comedy starring Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders) Set in the 1970s, the film sees Irish actors Murphy and Michael Smiley (Alien: Earth) […]

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Let us know how many you get. 50 US States. Five minutes on the clock. Can you input them all in the answer box before the time runs out? If the quiz does not display below, click here. To play more JOE quizzes, meanwhile, visit the quiz section of our website. Win €/£1,000 in our FREE Win-Lose-Draw Predictor […]

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 610, 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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An absolute classic, the film is also available to stream at home now. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 14 May) is Three Days of the Condor, one of the best spy thrillers of all time. Released in 1975 and directed by Sydney Pollack (The Firm), the film stars the late and great Robert […]

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Happy Friday! Welcome to another week of The JOE Friday Pub Quiz! Get ready to dive headfirst into 25 questions and five rounds of trivia. This week’s special rounds are nice and varied. We’ll begin with big-name celebrities, and how much we REALLY know about them, before a throwback to your driving theory test in […]

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‘A must-see, hard-hitting film that is sure to provoke rich discussion’. Obsession, one of 2026’s best horror movies, is finally available to watch in cinemas this week. Written and directed by YouTube star Curry Barker, the film follows Bear (Michael Johnston, Teen Wolf), a sad, painfully shy romantic who breaks the mysterious “One Wish Willow” […]

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Let us know how you fare. 27 EU countries. Five minutes on the clock. Can you input them all in the answer box before the time runs out? If the quiz does not display below, click here. To play more JOE quizzes, meanwhile, visit the quiz section of our website. Win €/£1,000 in our FREE Win-Lose-Draw Predictor In […]

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Brought to you by Currys. There’s nothing quite like a big movie to bring the family together, especially when you’ve got the perfect home entertainment set-up for summer nights in. That’s why we’re teaming up with Currys, the home of home entertainment, this summer. That’s because Currys have got all the kit to make your […]

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It’s currently unavailable to rent or stream, so now is the time to watch the movie. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 13 May) is The Spin, the 2025 Irish road-trip comedy. The film follows Dermot (Brenock O’Connor, Game of Thrones) and Elvis (Owen Colgan, Hardy Bucks), two music lovers who run a struggling […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 98th 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 28 Years Later 28 […]

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 609, 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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We’ve taken a few steps to make this easier for players. You all loved our 32 counties quiz yesterday, so we’re running it back. This time, we are asking you to fill in the names of every Taoiseach of Ireland in the answer box below. We’ve taken a few steps to make this easier for […]

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The show holds a very impressive 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. One of the best sci-fi shows of the decade so far is back with its new season, which premieres tonight (Wednesday, 13 May). Accessible through NOW and Sky One, the series From has returned for its fourth batch of episodes. It is set in […]

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A stand-alone sequel to a classic movie, the series comes from the creators of Oz and The Queen’s Gambit. Monsieur Spade, the noir mystery thriller show starring Clive Owen (Children of Men, Inside Man), has finally been made available to stream on this side of the Atlantic. Accessible for free through Channel 4’s website, the […]

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It’s a typically hard film to stream, so seize the opportunity to see it. Ravenous, the brilliant Western horror thriller starring Guy Pearce (Memento) and Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting), is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 12 May). Written by Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) and directed by Antonia Bird (Face), the 1999 movie is set in the […]

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Though the film went underseen upon release, it later got a remake starring Colin Farrell. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 12 May) is The Beguiled, the 1971 psychological thriller starring the Oscar-winning Clint Eastwood. Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas P. Cullinan, the film is set at an all-female […]

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 608, 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. […]

2 months ago

It’s harder than it looks. Quizzes rarely are as straightforward as this. All you need to do is input the names of Ireland’s 32 counties into the answer box below within the five-minute time limit. While it seems easy enough, are you confident you can recall each and every one as the clock ticks? If […]

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It’s got a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes Sisu, an action movie described as a cross between John Wick and Rambo, is airing on TV tonight (Monday, 11 May). Set in late 1944 during the Lapland War in Finland, the film follows a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) who crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth […]

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If you’re seeking a weekend TV binge, this could be the show for you. Netflix has just added Legends, a new British crime thriller with a great cast that is earning glowing reviews. Created by Neil Forsyth (The Gold, Guilt), the series is inspired by the true story of British undercover Customs investigators who infiltrated […]

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The film is based on the first novel written by Stephen King. The Long Walk, the thriller that was one of JOE’s favourite movies of last year, is now available to stream at home. Accessible through Prime Video, the film is based on the first novel written by legendary author Stephen King. The story takes […]

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The film was hugely influential and got a remake. This is one of those cases, though, where the original is better than all imitators. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 9 May) is The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, the fantastic and massively influential ’70s crime thriller. Set in New York City, the […]

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