Stephen Porzio

A follow-up to a hit 2021 film, we believe the sequel is even better. Black Phone 2, which we believe is one of those rare cases where the sequel is better than the original, has just been made available to stream at home. The first Black Phone movie was directed by Scott Derrickson (who also […]

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It’s been called the ‘third best war movie of all time’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 20 June) is 2001’s Black Hawk Down, which was recently named one of the greatest war films ever. Directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Gladiator, The Last Duel), the story is based on a 1999 non-fiction book […]

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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 628, 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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The first season earned comparisons to the hits 24 and Speed. Just days after JOE reported that Disney+ had added the BBC show Nightsleeper, the British broadcaster has announced that a season two of the crime thriller is on the way. Released in 2024, S1 of the series revolved around a train, going from Glasgow […]

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Holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film continues to find new fans to this day. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 19 June) is The Guest, the modern cult classic thriller starring Dan Stevens (Abigail). In the film, the actor plays David, a recently discharged US soldier who heads to New Mexico […]

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Boasting two major Irish stars, the mystery thriller series is wonderfully stylish, melancholic and genre-defying. Sugar, the brilliant neo-noir mystery thriller series starring Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), is back with its second season. Streaming now on Apple TV, the show sees the Irish Oscar-nominee play John Sugar, a kindly yet enigmatic private detective […]

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Tougher than it may seem. The task is simple. We’ve given you every year between 2000 and 2026. You need to fill in the answer box with the men who won the Best Actor 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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The film’s latest remake only came out a few weeks ago. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Man on Fire (Thursday, 18 June), the 1987 adaptation of A.J. Quinnell’s 1980 thriller novel. Famously remade as a film starring Denzel Washington in 2004 and as a Netflix TV show earlier this year, the original screen […]

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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 627, 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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The author’s latest marks a big change from his previous Netflix shows. Netflix has just added I Will Find You, its latest limited mystery thriller series based on the work of acclaimed author Harlan Coben (Fool Me Once, The Stranger). Adapted from his 2023 novel of the same name, the show follows David Burroughs (Sam […]

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The series scored 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, with one reviewer saying the show appeared ‘primed to be the streamer’s next big thing’. Netflix has just cancelled The Boroughs, the new sci-fi show from the Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things. The series only premiered four weeks ago. It followed a group of residents at […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 103rd 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 Carlito's Way Scarface (1983) […]

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It’s one of the best films of the 2020s. Aftersun, the 2022 indie drama starring Irish actor Paul Mescal (Hamnet, Normal People), has just been added to Netflix. The movie revolves around Sophie (Frankie Curio), an 11-year-old in the 1990s who embarks on a holiday to a Turkish resort with her estranged father, Calum (Mescal). […]

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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 626, 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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We have come here to chew bubblegum and recommend this film… and we’re all out of bubblegum. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 17 June) is They Live, the cult sci-fi action flick from writer-director John Carpenter (Escape from New York, Halloween, The Thing). The film centres on a homeless drifter named Nada (played […]

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Based on true events, this tense thriller puts a unique twist on a classic sub-genre. No Ordinary Heist, a 2026 Irish crime thriller inspired by actual events, has been made available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW, the movie follows two bank workers, manager Richard Murray (Eddie Marsan) and security guard Barry […]

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The film is from the director of The Incredible Hulk and Now You See Me. Netflix has just released the first trailer for The Last House, its new sci-fi starring Oscar-nominee Wagner Moura (Narcos, The Secret Agent) and Greta Lee (Past Lives, Tron: Ares). Set for a release on the streaming service in early August, […]

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Aliens have long been a fascination of the legendary filmmaker. Steven Spielberg, the Oscar-winning director of the sci-fi classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., has said he truly believes in aliens. Spielberg has been fascinated by extraterrestrials for decades. On top of the aforementioned movies, his debut feature film from 1964 (now […]

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Directed by an Irishman and co-starring a two-time Oscar winner, the film recently made a list of the 100 best war films ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 16 June) is Behind Enemy Lines, the hit 2001 war film. Owen Wilson (No Escape) stars as Lieutenant Chris Burnett, a Navy pilot who is […]

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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 625, 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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Check out JOE’s interviews with the creators and stars of the hilarious comedy. The hilarious Northern Irish sitcom Funboys, which we’ve previously described as a mix of Father Ted and Hardy Bucks, returns to screens tonight (Monday, 15 June) with its second season. Airing on the BBC, the comedy show follows the “soft-bellied boys of […]

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The movie is from the makers of Bullet Train and John Wick. Prime Video has just added Over Your Dead Body, a new action comedy thriller movie featuring Timothy Olyphant (Alien: Earth, Deadwood, Justified). The film tells the story of an unhappily married couple, Dan (Jason Segel, Shrinking) and Lisa (Samara Weaving, Ready or Not), […]

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Based on a true story, the film is from the director of Good Will Hunting and To Die For. Dead Man’s Wire, a 2026 crime thriller with an all-star cast, has been made available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW, the movie is directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Gus Van Sant (Elephant, […]

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The series also earned comparisons to the shows Bodyguard and Hijack. Nightsleeper, the 2024 BBC crime thriller series, has just been added to a popular streaming service. Now accessible through Disney+, the six-part show takes place in real time. It revolves around a train, going from Glasgow to London, that is hijacked by hackers (or […]

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The classic film will be remade again very soon. Our TV movie pick for today (Saturday, 13 June) 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 […]

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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 623, 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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Starring Éanna Hardwicke (Saipan), the film was nominated for two IFTAs. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 12 June) is The Sparrow, the IFTA-nominated 2022 Irish thriller drama. Set in the small coastal town of Baltimore in West Cork, the film follows 17-year-old Kevin (Ollie West, The Listeners), who has grown disconnected from his […]

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It’s an exciting, hard-hitting action film with shades of Mad Max: Fury Road and Rambo. Sisu: Road to Revenge, the much-anticipated sequel to 2022’s hit war action thriller Sisu, has just been added to streaming. The original Sisu was set in 1944 Finland during World War II. The story followed Aatami (Jorma Tommila), a legendary […]

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It has been reported that filming for the second season will begin early next year. Netflix’s hit Irish show House of Guinness has been renewed for a second season, according to reports. American outlet Variety broke the news, stating that a season two of the historical drama has been greenlit by the streaming service and […]

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The serial killer thriller series has been in the works for several years. Disney+ has confirmed the release date of The Shards, its upcoming series adaptation of the hit novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, Less Than Zero). Coming to the streaming service in early August, the autofiction/thriller book has […]

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From the director of The Grey and Narc, the film is a true undiscovered gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 11 June) is Boss Level, the very fun 2020 sci-fi action flick from director Joe Carnahan (Copshop, The Grey, Narc, The RIP). Similar in story to the likes of Groundhog Day and Edge […]

3 months ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 102nd 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 Eddington One Battle After […]

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 622, 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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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. Currys have got all the kit to make your family movie […]

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The film stars an Irish actress in one of the lead roles. Disclosure Day, the thrilling new sci-fi movie from legendary director Steven Spielberg, is available to watch in cinemas now. The film begins with Daniel (Josh O’Connor, Challengers) and his girlfriend Jane (Ireland’s own Eve Hewson, Bad Sisters) being pursued by the shadowy corporation […]

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The Christmas special had been hugely anticipated. The BBC has confirmed that a planned Doctor Who Christmas Special has been cancelled. In October 2025, the BBC said that the iconic sci-fi series would be back on screens at Christmas 2026 with a special episode written by showrunner Russell T. Davies (Tip Toe). The last season […]

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The film has an 82% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98% audience score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 10 June) is The Covenant, the acclaimed 2023 war film directed by Guy Ritchie (MobLand, Young Sherlock). Set in 2018, during the war in Afghanistan, the story follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley […]

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EXCLUSIVE: You can watch a new clip of Steve Coogan in the series, which we’d describe as a mix of Father Ted and Hardy Bucks. The first clip has been released for the second season of Funboys, the BBC’s hilarious Ireland-set comedy series. Returning this month, the show follows the “soft-bellied boys of Ballymacnoose”, a […]

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In an emotional tribute, Fontaines DC called him ‘the sixth member of the band’. Trevor Dietz, manager of Irish rock band Fontaines DC and well-known Dublin club promoter and DJ, has died. In a social media statement, the rock group said that their “dear friend and manager” died on Sunday, 7 June and that they […]

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Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, the crime drama was the breakthrough film for a trio who would become cinematic legends. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 9 June) is Mean Streets, the 1973 crime drama directed by Martin Scorsese (The Departed, Goodfellas, the upcoming In the Hand of Dante). Set in the Little […]

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The book has been described as ‘unfilmable’. A new TV series adaptation of James Joyce’s legendary novel Ulysses will be screening this week in Dublin City as part of the Bloomsday Film Festival. This new adaptation is titled Ulysees, New York and is made by American filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (The Show About the Show). It […]

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It is definitely one of Bruce Willis’ most underrated films. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 6 June) is Lucky Number Slevin, the 2006 neo-noir crime thriller with an all-star cast. Directed by Paul McGuigan (Gangster No. 1, Sherlock), the film sees a case of mistaken identity put a man named Slevin (Josh Hartnett, […]

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 621, 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 […]

3 months ago

The actor stars in a new movie reboot of a beloved franchise. On top of Erupcja and Tuner (which we’d both recommend for different reasons), cinemagoers this week also have the option of seeing the new action sci-fi Masters of the Universe. This is the latest reboot of the classic sword-and-sorcery franchise by toy manufacturer […]

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Featuring an excellent lead performance by a pop star, the film may be only a breezy 71 minutes long, yet it lingers with the viewer long after. Erupcja, the excellent new comedy-drama featuring pop star Charli XCX (The Moment), is now available to watch in cinemas. With its title meaning “eruption” in Polish, the movie […]

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Directed by an Oscar-winner, the film is ‘an ingenious throwback to older, character-driven crime thrillers’. Tuner, one of JOE’s favourite thriller movies of 2026 so far, is available to watch in cinemas now. The film sees rising star Leo Woodall (One Day, The White Lotus) play Niki White, a young man living in New York, […]

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The star-studded new TV show is a remake of one of Martin Scorsese’s best thriller movies. Apple TV has just released Cape Fear, a new and star-studded TV show remake of Martin Scorsese’s classic thriller movie. Consisting of 10 episodes, the plot synopsis for the series states: “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys […]

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Made by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, some have even called it one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century. Nope, the excellent 2022 sci-fi thriller movie from Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 5 June). With its title standing for ‘Not of Planet Earth’, Nope revolves around […]

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Holding an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, the Irish film was released in 2025 to rave reviews. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 5 June) is Bring Them Down, the grippingly tense Irish thriller starring Barry Keoghan (Calm with Horses). The feature debut of writer-director Christopher Andrews, the film is set in rural Ireland. The […]

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Despite competing with Hollywood films like A Minecraft Movie and Sinners, this Irish comedy found an audience in cinemas. Homegrown sports comedy Fran the Man is now available to stream at home for free, after generating strong word-of-mouth from cinema audiences. Now accessible on the RTÉ Player, the mockumentary movie is based on the cult […]

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