Stephen Porzio

If you like adult thrillers with twisty stories, this is the movie for you. The Housemaid, one of the biggest thriller movies of recent years, has just been added to Prime Video. The film stars Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, Reality) as Millie, a woman with a dark past who thinks her luck has turned when she […]

1 week ago

If you’re looking for something to watch this weekend, this new documentary film is earning rave reviews. Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story, the acclaimed new documentary from HBO, has just been made available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW and produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, the film focuses on Robin, […]

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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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This movie is a genuine must-watch. Atonement, the 2007 romantic war drama masterpiece, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 10 July). Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Ian McEwan, the movie begins in the 1930s. The story centres around the wealthy Tallis family and their housekeeper’s son Robbie (James McAvoy). As […]

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This is a film that could bring a tear to your eye. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 10 July) is the powerful Irish drama Sunphlowers, which landed in cinemas last year. The breakthrough film for writer-director Dave Byrne, its story revolves around Catherine (a fiercely likeable Anne McCrudden), a woman in her 60s […]

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Its story was previously made into a Twilight Zone episode. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 9 July) is The Box, the underrated sci-fi thriller from cult writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales). The 2009 film is based on the short story ‘Button, Button’ by Richard Matheson (Duel, I Am Legend), which was […]

2 weeks ago

This week should be pretty quiz-toric. If the predictor doesn’t appear immediately, click here. So how about special rounds? Since we’re keen to brush up on our knowledge of Ancient Greece in time for the release of Christopher Nolan’s much-hyped The Odyssey later this month, we’ve dedicated one to the mythology that originated in that part of the […]

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‘Features the maximum level of darkness and gore that you could probably have while still retaining a sense of fun.’ Evil Dead Burn – for JOE’s money, one of 2026’s most intense movies to date – is available to watch in cinemas now. The horror film follows Alice (Souheila Yacoub – Climax, Dune: Part Two), […]

2 weeks ago

It’s become one of the year’s most talked-about shows, even before a trailer for its new episodes dropped. The first trailer for the second season of MobLand has hit the web after reports of behind-the-scenes drama involving star Tom Hardy (The Drop, Warrior). The Paramount+ series – scheduled to return in September of this year […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 106th 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 Bridesmaids Girls Trip The […]

2 weeks 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 645, 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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Released in cinemas in March, the film is available to watch at home now. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, the sequel to the beloved 2019 horror thriller Ready or Not, is climbing up the streaming charts. The original Ready or Not, which we here at JOE are huge fans of, starred Samara Weaving […]

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We haven’t been able to stop thinking about this movie since we saw it in 2024. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 8 July) is Red Rooms, the brilliantly haunting 2023 crime thriller from Canada. Set in French-speaking Montreal, the film centres around a young and enigmatic fashion model named Kelly-Anne (a fantastic Juliette […]

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Set against Ireland’s west coast, the movie explores ‘family, inheritance and the devastating consequences of broken promises’. Landlines, a new Irish movie with a terrific cast, has begun filming in Connemara, Galway. The debut feature film from writer-director Tristan Heanue (Broken Law, Re-creation), the project is described as an “intimate rural drama exploring family, inheritance […]

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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 644, 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 […]

2 weeks ago

Perfect prep for the Christopher Nolan adaptation coming next week. A 2004 adaptation of Homer’s epic Greek poem The Odyssey, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Frankenstein, Sherlock), starts airing today on the BBC. Adapted by contemporary poet Simon Armitage, the three-part radio series sees Tim McInnerney (Blackadder) voice Odysseus, the Trojan War hero, who embarks on a […]

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Stephen Graham will star in the thriller opposite Liev Schreiber and Zazie Beetz. Nocturne, Apple TV’s dark new thriller series with Stephen Graham (Adolescence, Boiling Point), has been given a release date. Due to arrive in October, the 10-part show is based on the internationally bestselling crime novels Lazarus and The Sandman by Lars Kepler. […]

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Here’s what people are saying about 2026’s most anticipated film. Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, The Odyssey, lands in cinemas this month, and the first reactions from people who’ve seen it at preview screenings have hit the web. An adaptation of the epic Greek poem by Homer, the film follows Odysseus (Matt Damon), the legendary King […]

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From the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, the sadly underseen film is based on a real-life robbery. The Brink’s Job, the 1978 heist movie from acclaimed director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection), is airing on TV today (Tuesday, 7 July). The film is loosely based on the real-life ‘Great Brink’s […]

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The film also features a big Irish star in one of the lead roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 7 July) 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 […]

2 weeks 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 643, 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 […]

2 weeks ago

Its latest batch of episodes holds a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The third season of the gripping post-apocalyptic sci-fi series Silo is now available to watch on streaming. Accessible through the Apple TV service, the show is based on the Silo trilogy of novels by author Hugh Howey. The story centres around the […]

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The Irish claustrophobic thriller stars a two-time Oscar winner. Bugonia, one of JOE’s favourite thrillers of 2025, is finally available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW, the movie was partly funded by the Irish production company Element Pictures and marks the reunion of two-time Oscar-winner Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos (The […]

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Released in cinemas earlier this year, the mystery film has an all-star cast. The Sheep Detectives, the 2026 comedy mystery now accessible on Prime Video, is currently the No 1 movie on streaming. That is according to JustWatch’s UK and Ireland Weekly Streaming Charts, which highlight the most popular films and TV shows across all […]

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It is a loose adaptation of a hit 1980s serial killer thriller. Furious, a new thriller with Emmy Rossum (Shameless) and Ireland’s Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing, Trespasses), will be available to stream later this month. Coming to Disney+, the series is created by Liz Meriwether (The Dropout, New Girl). It is a loose adaptation of […]

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July’s forecast is a particularly hot one. Following on from last month’s hot weather, Ireland is set for another heatwave, according to weather experts. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann says that Sunday (5 July) will be “cloudy in many parts… but sunny spells will develop in the south and southeast,” while “patchy light rain, […]

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‘While often imitated by lesser films, rarely has a twist been so well teed up while remaining completely unpredictable to first-time viewers.’ Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 4 July) is The Sixth Sense, the breakthrough film of writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (Knock at the Cabin, Old, Unbreakable). The film sees Bruce Willis (Die […]

2 weeks 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 640, 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 […]

2 weeks ago

Starring Seth Rogen, it’s also one of the best movies of the year so far. The Invite, easily the funniest film we’ve seen in 2026 so far, is now available to watch in cinemas. An English-language remake of the 2020 Spanish hit The People Upstairs, the movie was made by director Olivia Wilde (Booksmart, Don’t […]

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News just in. Three men have been found not guilty of the murder of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee. Ms McKee died at age 29 after being struck by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles. This was while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry in April 2019. The bullet had […]

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The Western film has a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 3 July) is Winchester ’73, the 1950 Western noir starring James Stewart (It’s a Wonderful Life, Vertigo). The black-and-white oater follows Lin McAdam (Stewart), an avenging sharpshooter, who rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown […]

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Blending ‘the majesty of Interstellar with the problem-solving satisfaction of The Martian,’ you can watch the sci-fi at home right now. Project Hail Mary, the fantastic 2026 sci-fi movie starring Oscar-nominee Ryan Gosling (Barbie, Drive), is now available to stream at home. Accessible through Prime Video, the film is an adaptation of the beloved novel […]

2 weeks ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 105th 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 Graduate Harold and […]

3 weeks ago

For clarity, we mean the sitcom Friends. For anyone who, like us, still misses the classic sitcom Friends over 22 years after it wrapped up, we recommend checking out a new-to-streaming comedy series. This is Not Suitable for Work, which has just been released on Disney+. It was created by the acclaimed writer and comedian […]

3 weeks 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 639, 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 weeks ago

‘It’s going to be really something special. It’s got a real, real respect for the source material.’ Apple TV has just released the first proper teaser for Neuromancer, its TV series adaptation of the legendary sci-fi novel by William Gibson. The book and upcoming show follow a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case (Callum Turner – […]

3 weeks ago

The film is currently unavailable to rent or stream, so now is your rare chance to check it out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 2 July) is Under Suspicion, the 1991 neo-noir thriller starring Liam Neeson (Cold Storage, Five Minutes of Heaven, Taken). Set in the late ’50s in Britain, the Northern Irish […]

3 weeks ago

The film is from the director of Man on Fire and Top Gun. Netflix has just added The Fan, the 1996 sports-focused psychological thriller starring two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver) The movie tells the story of Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes, Blade), a star baseball player, who becomes the unhealthy […]

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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. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and accessible through Disney+, Badlands is a stand-alone sequel to the filmmaker’s previous acclaimed Predator movies. These were 2022’s […]

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The sci-fi action film has earned particular praise for its imaginative vision of the future. Netflix is about to add The Creator, the 2023 sci-fi epic from director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, Rogue One). The movie takes place in a near future in which a nuclear warhead was detonated over Los Angeles, leading […]

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A stand-alone spin-off, many say the series is better than the original. Netflix has added 1883, the brilliant Western drama fromLandman and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. A standalone prequel to Yellowstone, the show is set in the title year and stars Oscar-nominee Sam Elliot (The Big Lebowski) in an effortlessly commanding lead turn. He plays Shea […]

3 weeks 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 634, 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 weeks ago

The film has one of the greatest final scenes in recent memory. Nightmare Alley, the excellent 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller directed by Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water), is available to stream now. Accessible through the Disney+ service, the film is based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, which […]

3 weeks 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 633, 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 […]

1 month ago

It is billed as the ‘first ever improvised feature film from Northern Ireland’. Conversations in Bed, a “fully improvised” Irish movie, will have its world premiere next month at the prestigious Galway Film Fleadh. The debut feature of director Dean Conway, the film is described as a “chamber piece”. Its story takes place over two […]

1 month ago

The film is also about to be added to streaming. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 24 June) is Buffalo Soldiers, the 2001 black comedy war drama starring Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker). Set on an American Army base in 1989, as the Berlin Wall is about to fall, the film follows a group of […]

1 month ago

The film is produced by Scorsese, who also stars in the movie opposite Al Pacino, John Malkovich and Oscar Isaac. In the Hand of Dante, a new and star-studded historical epic/gangster thriller, has just been added to Netflix. Directed by Julian Schnabel (At Eternity’s Gate, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), the movie is an […]

1 month 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 632, 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 […]

1 month ago

All 10 episodes of its second season are streaming now. One of JOE’s favourite TV shows of recent memory is The Agency, the spy thriller series starring Michael Fassbender (Hope, Kneecap), which has just returned for a second season. A remake of France’s The Bureau – widely considered one of the country’s best-ever shows – […]

1 month ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 104th 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 Bronson Lawless Chopper Name […]

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