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The film also features one of the best villain performances of all time. Sexy Beast, the legendary 2000 crime thriller from director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, The Zone of Interest), is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 28 July). The filmmaker’s feature debut, the movie centres around a British ex-criminal named Gal Dove (Ray Winstone). […]

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The film stars an acting legend from the John Wick franchise. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 28 July) is American Star, the acclaimed 2024 thriller starring Ian McShane (Deadwood, John Wick, Sexy Beast). The story centres around Wilson (McShane), an ageing assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, Spain, to kill a man […]

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This follows last week’s announcement that crime drama Kin will also be returning. Hardy Bucks, the beloved Irish comedy series, will be returning for a new season, according to one of its stars. Owen Colgan, who played Buzz McDonnell in the sitcom and was recently on screens in the BBC’s great Northern Ireland-set show Funboys, […]

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 661, 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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Holding a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the stressful thriller has been described as a mix of Almost Famous and Nightcrawler. Lurker, one of 2025’s best and most stressful thriller movies, is available to stream at home. Newly accessible through the service NOW, the film is the feature debut of writer-director Alex Russell, best known […]

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Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film holds an 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix has just added Overlord, the acclaimed 2018 action war thriller movie, to its service. Directed by Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield), the film is set towards the end of World War II. Its story follows […]

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One of the main cast members of The Office wrote, directed and starred in the film. Vengeance, the hugely underrated 2022 comedy mystery thriller from writer-director B.J. Novak (Ryan in The US Office), is airing on TV tonight (Sunday, 26 July). Novak stars in the movie as well, playing the lead character of Ben, a […]

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Holding a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, this dark comedy action thriller is a real crowdpleaser. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 26 July) is Riders of Justice, the incredible 2020 dark comedy action thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Hannibal). Directed by the actor’s Oscar-winning frequent collaborator Anders Thomas Jensen (this year’s The Last […]

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Featuring Timothy Olyphant amongst its cast, if you love Pulp Fiction, Snatch, or Intermission, this is a must-see. Netflix has just added Go, the very fun 1999 crime comedy directed by Doug Liman (American Made, The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow). Made up of three different interconnected stories, the film begins with two young women […]

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Produced by Ridley Scott and featuring two Irish stars amongst its cast, the sequel is making big changes to its sci-fi world. Prime Video has just released the first trailer for Blade Runner 2099, its new sci-fi show serving as a sequel to the beloved movies Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Starring […]

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Cinemagoers’ obsession with The Odyssey shows no sign of slowing down. As The Odyssey continues earning raves and dominating the box office, we are seeing more and more reports of people travelling from Ireland to London to see the movie as director Christopher Nolan intended. For those not aware, the latest adaptation of the epic […]

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 658, 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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Holding an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie stars one of the leads of The Odyssey. The Last Duel, a star-studded 2021 historical epic shot in Ireland, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 25 July). Directed by the legendary Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven), the movie is set in 14th-century France during the Hundred […]

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The film was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 25 July) is Nightmare Alley, the excellent 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller from director Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water). The film is based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, which was previously […]

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Holding an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score, this 2026 thriller is a dark and twisty treat. The Good Boy, the excellent Stephen Graham thriller, has been added to Prime Video, just months after its cinema release. Also known as Heel in the US, the movie sees the Adolescence and Boiling Point actor play Chris, a seemingly […]

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Several other people received medical treatment at the scene. A woman has died, and a child is in critical condition after a road crash in Cavan. The collision involved a car and a truck. It occurred just after 5pm on Friday (24 July) on the R162 at Corclare, Shercock. The driver of the car, a […]

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From the director of the shows Fargo and Friday Night Lights, this 2024 movie is a must-see for fans of classic film noir. Lake George, an excellent and underseen neo-noir crime thriller, is currently available to stream at home. Accessible through the service NOW, the movie stars Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire) as Don, a quiet […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 108th 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 Backrooms Obsession Hokum Name […]

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Starring two Oscar winners, the film is also available to stream on Disney+. The Day the Earth Stood Still, the 2008 sci-fi movie remake starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix), is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 24 July). In the reimagining of the ’50s classic of the same name, Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien representative for […]

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The film is from the director of Air Force One and Troy and was nominated for three Oscars. Our TV movie pick tonight is In the Line of Fire (Friday, 24 July), the fantastic 1993 action thriller starring screen legend Clint Eastwood (The Eiger Sanction, Pale Rider). The film sees the star play Frank Horrigan, […]

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Released in cinemas last November, the ‘raw, powerful and deeply moving’ film was nominated for an IFTA award. Testimony, the 2025 IFTA-nominated Irish documentary, is now available to stream at home for free. Accessible through the RTÉ Player, the film chronicles the fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother and Baby […]

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Also currently streaming on Netflix, the film is from the writer of The Firm and The Pelican Brief. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 23 July) is A Time to Kill, the 1996 adaptation of the legal thriller novel from John Grisham (The Firm, The Pelican Brief). Directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The […]

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Happy Friday! We hope you’re all feeling lucky as the 513th JOE Pub Quiz lands on your desk. Considering the World Cup has been a running theme in this quiz for what feels like years now (six weeks, if we’re honest), it would be remiss of us not to mark Spain’s triumph somehow. And they’ve […]

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People who’ve seen the movie early describe it as ‘all gas, no brakes’, with some even comparing it to Mad Max: Fury Road. There haven’t been many good video game film adaptations, as this useful list from Rotten Tomatoes highlights. So, the honour of being the first undeniably great classic video game movie adaptation is […]

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‘More unsettled weather’ is coming for Ireland. Met Éireann has said Ireland’s current dry and sunny spell will “change to more unsettled weather” this weekend. Today (Thursday, 23 July) will be mostly dry, with highest temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees generally. That said, the Irish meteorological service’s forecast states that conditions will become more […]

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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 657, 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 show has earned frequent comparisons to Yellowstone. Netflix has just added the second season of Ransom Canyon, its neo-Western romance series starring Josh Duhamel (Transformers) and Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights). Created by April Blair (who worked on Netflix hits Wednesday and You), the show is based on a series of novels by Jodi […]

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The film is from the same writer as Adam & Paul and Garage. The first trailer has been released for the hotly anticipated new Irish movie Everybody Digs Bill Evans. This comes after the film picked up a major award at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival last February, with several critics tipping it as […]

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Be warned, though. This sadly underseen film from the director of The Substance is not for the faint-hearted. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Revenge (Wednesday, 22 July), the incredible but sadly underseen 2017 action thriller. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat in her feature debut (she was later Oscar-nominated for making 2024’s The […]

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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 656, 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 a great Irish actress and from the director of Blue Lights, the show will be coming to screens very soon. Virgin Media TV have confirmed to JOE that it will begin airing ITV1’s crime thriller show The Dark next month. Starring Irish actress Laura Donnelly (Sugar, Werewolf by Night) and already earning comparisons to […]

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The actor stars in a new movie reboot of a beloved franchise. Prime Video has already added the new action sci-fi movie Masters of the Universe to its service, just weeks after its cinema release. This is the latest reboot of the classic sword-and-sorcery franchise by toy manufacturer Mattel. It has already inspired several animated […]

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Featuring in its cast one of Ireland’s most famous actors, the film is currently unavailable to rent or stream. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 21 July) is the 2005 remake of the legendary 1970s action thriller Assault on Precinct 13. The reimagining centres around a Detroit cop named Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke, The […]

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Tributes are pouring in for the young actress. Kaylee Hottle, teen actress and star of Godzilla vs Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, has died after a car crash. Kaylee, who was born deaf, was part of a multigenerational deaf family and was fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). She played the role […]

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 655, 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 show also stars Colm Meaney and Kate Mulgrew. RTÉ has unveiled a first look at The Yank (working title), its new crime drama with Colm Meaney (Gangs of London), John Connors (Love/Hate) and Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black). Mulgrew will play the lead role in the series. Her character is Nora Savage, […]

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RTÉ has revealed when you can expect to see the series. New details have been revealed as to when audiences will see Tall Tales & Murder, the upcoming “darkly comedic” crime drama from Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan. Co-created by Carolan and Chris Addison (Breeders) and starring Aidan Gillen (Kin, Love/Hate), the series has been commissioned […]

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Commissioned by RTÉ, the Dublin-set star-studded comedy-drama was later acquired by the BBC. The Walsh Sisters, the star-studded show based on the works of Irish author Marian Keyes, has been renewed for a second season. RTÉ confirmed the news today (Tuesday, 21 July), while unveiling its slate of upcoming drama series. As part of the […]

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After a years-long hiatus, the series is definitely coming back. RTÉ has finally confirmed that Kin, one of Ireland’s best shows, will be returning for a season three after a years-long hiatus. Earlier this year, there were reports claiming that the crime drama was coming back, reports which series star Clare Dunne seemed to affirm […]

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Released in cinemas only in May, the film is a winning showcase for one of the best living actors. The Christophers, a very enjoyable new caper comedy-drama, will be made available to buy and rent digitally next week. From director Steven Soderbergh (Haywire, Ocean’s Eleven) and writer Ed Solomon (Men in Black), the movie stars […]

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‘Sure, it’s a show about a robot, but it’s shot through with a love and care that are entirely human.’ Ann Droid, the BBC’s new sci-fi comedy series, has earned rave reviews from critics following its premiere this week. Created by and starring Diane Morgan (Cunk on Britain) and Sarah Kendall (Frayed), the six-part show […]

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From the main director on Succession and the writer of Bugonia, the film holds an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Menu, one of JOE’s favourite thriller movies of recent years, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 18 July). From director Mark Mylod (Succession) and co-writer Will Tracy (Bugonia), the film stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Northman) […]

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Also starring an Irish Oscar-winner, this 2024 mystery film is based on a shocking true story. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 18 July) is Wicked Little Letters, a black-comedy mystery based on the real-life Littlehampton poison-pen scandal. Released in Irish cinemas in 2024, the film opens with a title card stating: “This is […]

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 652, 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 coming-of-age road comedy will be out very soon. Nimrods, a new movie inspired by the early days of Green Day, will be getting a cinema release next month. Written and directed by Lee Kirk (Ordinary World), the coming-of-age road comedy follows Tommy (Mason Thames – The Black Phone, How to Train Your Dragon), a […]

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It was nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture. Marty Supreme, the incredible 2025 thriller drama, has just been added to Prime Video. The movie sees Timothée Chalamet play Marty Mauser (loosely based on the real-life Marty Reisman), an aspiring table tennis player living in ’50s New York City. Extremely talented at the sport, but […]

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The thriller stars an Irish actress in one of the lead roles. Speak No Evil, the excellent 2024 psychological thriller movie, has just been added to Netflix. The film begins with Ben and Louise (played by Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis), an American couple living in London, going on vacation in Italy. They have a […]

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Bizarrely, the film does not seem available to rent or stream, so now is the time to watch it. Insomnia, which legendary writer-director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer) has called his “most underrated movie”, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 17 July). The 2002 crime thriller stars three Oscar-winners: Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman), […]

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From the same director as Adam & Paul and Garage, the film won five IFTA awards, including the Best Film prize. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 17 July) is What Richard Did, the acclaimed 2012 Irish drama from Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson (Adam & Paul, Garage, Normal People). A loose adaptation of Kevin […]

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Perfect prep ahead of The Odyssey hitting cinemas tomorrow. Our TV movie pick for this evening (Thursday, 16 July) is Memento, the 2000 neo-noir crime thriller. The breakthrough film for legendary writer-director Christopher Nolan, its story follows Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce, The Brutalist), a former insurance investigator with short-term memory loss. Despite being unable to […]

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