Stephen Porzio

The writer-director’s next show may be his most ambitious yet: a new adaptation of one of Stephen King’s most famous novels. Writer-director Mike Flanagan has made some of the greatest horror series ever, with his Netflix shows The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Midnight Mass. This is on […]

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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 651, 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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Featuring a Stranger Things star, the show is set in a small town on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. Netflix has released the first images from Below, its mysterious new thriller show starring Josh Hartnett (Oppenheimer, Trap). Landing on the streaming service in October, the six-part limited series follows Calvin Penney (Hartnett), a big‑hearted but […]

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This is the first update to the Lotto games in eight years. The National Lottery has announced a series of major new changes to its Lotto and Lotto Plus games. In a statement on Thursday (16 July), it said the updates will come into effect this autumn and are being introduced “to create more millionaires […]

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From the director of Widow’s Bay, the HBO show features a great Irish actor in one of the lead roles. Station Eleven, HBO’s beloved sci-fi post-apocalyptic show, has finally secured a UK and Ireland streaming release date. First released in the US in 2021, the 10-part miniseries is based on the acclaimed 2014 novel of […]

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When JOE asked the actor if he had much downtime to explore Dublin, he praised one specific restaurant. Wednesday star Hunter Doohan gave a popular Dublin city restaurant a shout-out during a recent interview with JOE. Doohan is one of the stars of Evil Dead Burn, the latest entry in the classic horror franchise, which […]

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You’ll finally have your chance to see it this week. The Odyssey, the latest epic from writer-director Christopher Nolan, finally lands in cinemas this week, and having seen it, JOE can confirm it’s an absolute must-see. An adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem of the same name, the film starts years after the sack […]

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‘Doubles as a wickedly entertaining and suspenseful mean-and-lean action thriller, and a sly satire.’ Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 15 July) is Predator, the 1987 sci-fi action flick from director John McTiernan (Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October). The film follows the soldier of fortune, Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who is secretly hired […]

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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 650, 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 movie co-stars Samantha Morton and Sean Bean. Anemone, Daniel Day-Lewis’ first movie in eight years, has just been made available to stream at home. Released in cinemas last November, the film is accessible through the NOW service. It was co-written by the legendary actor, alongside his son and director Ronan Day-Lewis. Its story begins […]

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Adam Scott, Michael Keaton, and Robert De Niro star in the thriller. Netflix has just released the first trailer for The Whisper Man, its new and star-studded thriller. Based on the best-selling mystery novel of the same name by Alex North, the movie will star Adam Scott (Hokum) as Tom Kennedy, a widowed crime writer […]

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We had the Bafta-winning director of Kin in the JOE studio, who told some great stories about the making of the show. Kin, one of the best Irish shows of recent years, is set to return for season three after a years-long hiatus. So, when JOE had the crime drama’s director Diarmuid Goggins in our […]

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The ’90s film was also recently added to Netflix. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 14 July) is The Fan, the 1996 sports-focused psychological thriller starring two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro (The Godfather II, Taxi Driver). The story follows Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes, Blade), a star baseball player, who becomes the unhealthy focus of […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 107th 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 Thor The Incredible Hulk […]

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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 649, 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 film stars Irish actors from Kin, Love/Hate and Say Nothing. Kathleen Is Here, the excellent 2024 thriller drama written and directed by Bad Sisters star Eva Birthistle, is now available to stream at home for free. Accessible through the RTÉ Player, the movie is Birthistle’s feature directorial debut. Its story follows Kathleen (Hazel Doupe, […]

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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 646, 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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Several commenters compared the rundown property to something out of Backrooms or The Last of Us, though a few think it’s a ‘bargain’. A €120,000 Wexford house listing is going viral, with some calling it a “kip” while others think it may be a “bargain”. New to the market, the three-bedroom mid-terrace’s address is No. […]

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‘Boasts heartfelt storytelling and a great cast full of familiar Irish actors.’ Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 11 July) is Abode, the heartwarming 2025 Irish independent film. Written and directed by Liam O Mochain, who is also a part of its ensemble cast, Abode is an 80-minute anthology featuring five different stories. The […]

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This spin-off of a massive hit film will be released next month. SOULM8TE, the Ireland-shot spin-off to the hit 2022 sci-fi horror M3GAN, has just released its first trailer. Set for release next month, SOULM8TE is a stand-alone entry in the M3GAN universe that has been billed as an erotic thriller with a technological twist. […]

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From the team behind Godzilla Minus One and Train to Busan, the show is a reboot of a cult classic sci-fi movie. Netflix’s latest sci-fi series, Human Vapor, is earning rave reviews since its addition to the service this month. The show is set in Japan, which is thrown into shock after a guest commentator […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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), […]

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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 […]

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 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 […]

3 months ago

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 […]

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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 […]

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 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 […]

3 months 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 […]

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 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 […]

3 months 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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