Stephen Porzio

One player won €1,005,000, while another won €18,384. The National Lottery has confirmed that Friday night’s winning ticket for the EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle, worth €1,005,000, was sold in Kerry. In a statement, the National Lottery revealed that the lucky punter purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw (21 August). It […]

2 weeks ago

Tributes are pouring in for the ‘pioneering musician, collector and champion of traditional Irish music’. Eithne Vallely, the acclaimed traditional Irish musician, has died at the age of 81 after being struck by a lorry. In a statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that it received a report at around 8.20am on […]

2 weeks ago

All six episodes of the show will be available to stream this weekend. The Terror: Devil in Silver, a new horror thriller series with a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes, will finally be available to stream at home this weekend. Coming to the service NOW, Devil in Silver is the latest stand-alone entry for The […]

2 weeks ago

Bizarrely, this star-studded crime thriller is unavailable to rent or stream right now, so make sure you watch or record the film this evening. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 22 August) is Heist, the 2001 crime thriller starring the late and great Gene Hackman (The French Connection, Unforgiven). In the film, the two-time […]

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 678, 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

The Irish actress was set to play Bette Davis in the play. Oscar-nominee Ruth Negga (Ad Astra, Presumed Innocent) will no longer be performing at the Dublin Theatre Festival next month. Last month, the Irish actress was announced to be taking part in the theatre event. She was set to star in Radio Bette in […]

2 weeks ago

While the film was once set to be permanently cancelled, it is now available to watch and is earning rave reviews. Coyote vs. Acme, the new comedy starring John Cena (Peacemaker) and Will Forte (Bodkin), is now finally available to watch in cinemas. The latest movie in the Looney Tunes franchise, the film has faced […]

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Directed by an Oscar-winner, the film is set in a near-future London and features a football icon in a great supporting role. The Kitchen, one of the best-reviewed sci-fi movies of recent years, is streaming on Netflix right now. Co-directed by Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah, Nope), alongside Kibwe […]

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Starring an Irish actress, the film came out in the United States last August but has not yet been released this side of the Atlantic. Descendant, a 2025 sci-fi movie with a high 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, is finally getting a UK/Ireland release. Released in the United States last August, the film follows Sean (Ross […]

2 weeks ago

Holding an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was directed by and stars an Oscar-nominated actor. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 21 August) is Monkey Man, the action thriller that was the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire). Patel also stars in the film as Kid, a young man […]

2 weeks ago

The film has a 97% critics’ score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Prime Video has quietly added Is God Is to its service, a 2026 revenge thriller with a whopping 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie is the debut feature from writer-director Aleshea Harris, who adapted her own play of 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 677, 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

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 112th 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 Psycho (1960) Peeping Tom […]

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The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 20 August) is The French Connection, the legendary 1971 crime thriller from director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, Sorcerer). Based on true events, the film follows two tough New York City cops, Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle (Gene Hackman) and […]

2 weeks ago

Coming to streaming very soon, this looks incredible. Apple TV has just released the trailer for Last Seen, its hotly anticipated new mystery thriller series that is premiering next month. An adaptation of Ryan David Jahn’s book The Dispatcher by acclaimed TV creator Kris Mrksa (BBC’s Requiem), the six-part show is set and was filmed […]

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You have the option to watch the film in two different versions: colour or black-and-white. Two different versions of Nightmare Alley, the excellent 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller from director Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water), are now available on streaming. Accessible through Disney+, the del Toro movie is based on the William Lindsay […]

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The film has a 95% critics’ score and a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Tony, the new movie about Anthony Bourdain and one of JOE’s favourite films of 2026 so far, has just been released in cinemas. A quote from the famed chef and writer describing his younger self opens the movie. It reads: […]

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Colin Farrell stars in the movie alongside an Oscar winner. Solace, the 2015 mystery thriller starring Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin, The Lobster, Thirteen Lives), is unexpectedly climbing up the streaming movie charts. Recently added to Prime Video, the film follows John Clancy (Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs), a doctor with […]

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The first trailer for the film has been released. Chasing Millions, a new Irish crime thriller featuring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate, These Sacred Vows, the upcoming Silverback), is set for a cinema release very soon. It’s this year’s second movie to be inspired by the record-breaking 2004 Northern Bank robbery in Belfast, following the Éanna Hardwicke/Eddie […]

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 676, 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

Headlined by one of the stars of the Dune and James Bond franchises, the epic sci-fi has an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 19 August) is The Beast, the 2024 epic sci-fi drama from acclaimed French director Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance, Nocturama). Loosely based on the Henry James […]

2 weeks ago

With our new column, you’ll never miss a movie airing on TV again. For anyone who has ever stumbled upon one of JOE’s daily ‘movie on TV’ articles too late, missing our film picks as they were airing on television, this is the column for you. We have taken your feedback on board, and we […]

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This star-studded thriller is an undisputed classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 18 August) is The Untouchables, the legendary ’80s gangster thriller. Loosely based on true events and set during the Prohibition era in the US, the film focuses on Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner – Horizon, Open Range) as he sets […]

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Holding a 78% Rotten Tomatoes score, the 2024 movie was shot in Ireland. Prime Video has just added Arcadian, a great and underseen action horror thriller starring Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage (Pig, Spider-Noir, The Surfer). The 2024 movie follows Paul (Cage), a father raising his twin teenage sons, Thomas (Jaeden Martell, IT) and Joseph (Maxwell Jenkins, […]

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The show has been ‘designed specifically for smartphone viewing’. Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has announced that its new series about an Irish teacher will be its “first vertical drama”. Titled Zero Focals Given, the comedy will take viewers into the chaotic halls of Coláiste Lorcáin. There, a surprise Department inspection throws ‘Gaeilge-curious’ teacher Emma and […]

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The show is headlined by actors who have appeared in Black ’47, House of Guinness and The Siege of Jadotville. Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has just unveiled a first look at Complicit, its new Irish thriller drama series. Set in a Dublin suburb, the show stars Scottish actress Claire Goose (The Cuckoo, Gone, Unforgotten), alongside […]

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Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve definitely heard its soundtrack. The Graduate, the Oscar-winning ’60s comedy-drama, is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 15 August). Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Nichols (The Birdcage, Working Girl), the movie stars a young Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man, Tuner) as Benjamin, a disillusioned college graduate back living with his […]

3 weeks ago

Holding an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film does not appear to be available to rent or stream, so now is the time to check it out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 15 August) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events. Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Overlord, Shattered […]

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 671, 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 inspired by the early days of a popular rock band. Going on limited cinema release this week is Nimrods, a new coming-of-age music comedy drama inspired by the early days of Green Day. This is not another straightforward biopic, however. The movie is set in the modern day. The story centres on the Kansas-based […]

3 weeks ago

Daniel Craig is one of the movie’s leads. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 11 August) is Logan Lucky, the brilliant 2017 caper comedy from director Steven Soderbergh (The Christophers, Full Circle, the Ocean’s Trilogy). The story follows Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum), a divorced father in West Virginia who has just been laid off […]

3 weeks ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 111th 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 Odyssey Troy Immortals […]

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Featuring an all-star cast, the film is also streaming on Netflix. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 9 August) is Inside Llewyn Davis, one of the best films of the 21st century. The 2013 drama follows a week in the life of Llewyn Davis (Beef and Frankenstein’s Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role), a […]

1 month ago

‘A patient, detailed, and fascinating account of this shocking recent case.’ The BBC’s true crime documentary anthology Murder Trial returns to screens next week, with the new series Death of a Dog Walker. Each season of the show shines a spotlight on a different criminal investigation that took place in Scotland, giving audiences a unique […]

1 month ago

Only 81 minutes long, the film was nominated for two Golden Globes and has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. Fallen Leaves, a wonderful romantic comedy-drama from Finnish writer-director Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Match Factory Girl), is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 8 August). Released in cinemas in 2023, the movie is set in modern-day […]

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‘Warm or very warm weather’ will develop widely over the next few days. While this weekend will see highest temperatures of 25 degrees in Ireland, even warmer weather is en route for the Emerald Isle. Met Éireann’s latest forecast overview states “warm or very warm weather” will develop widely over the next few days as […]

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From the director of Greenland and Shot Caller, the action flick was filmed in Ireland and stars an Irish actress. Shelter, the 2026 action movie starring Jason Statham, has just been added to Prime Video. From director Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, Shot Caller), the film follows Michael Mason (Statham), a former MI6 […]

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Also widely available on streaming, the film has been compared to The Commitments. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 8 August) is Dublin Crust, the Irish independent comedy drama from writer-director Baz Black (Kin, the upcoming Bloodrite). Black also stars in the film as Bonehead, who once played the drums in the Dublin punk […]

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 668, 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

The 2021 film was made by one of the world’s most famous directors. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 7 August) is Last Night in Soho, the 2021 film from director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The Running Man). The mystery horror thriller centres around Ellie (played by Thomasin McKenzie, the […]

1 month ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 110th 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 Dirty Dancing Ghost Flashdance […]

1 month ago

From the director of The Incredible Hulk and Now You See Me, the movie boasts two big stars. Netflix has just added The Last House, a new post-apocalyptic thriller in the same vein as the streaming service’s earlier hits Bird Box and Bird Box Barcelona. Starring Oscar-nominee Wagner Moura (Civil War, Dope Thief) and Greta […]

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Martin Scorsese has called the original one of the best films of the 1990s. The first trailer has hit the web for Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, the new standalone sequel to the crime thrillers Bad Lieutenant (1992) and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009). Moving the action to the Japanese capital, after the previous […]

1 month ago

‘It’s really bringing to life something that was on the page and never got to the screen.’ An R-rated “scarier” director’s cut of the sci-fi sequel movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe will be released on streaming this month. The second big-screen instalment of the hit sci-fi TV series starring David Duchovny and Gillian […]

1 month ago

Dublin Fire Brigade has issued important advice, with its units expected to be ‘on scene for the foreseeable future’. Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) is currently fighting a massive blaze in north Dublin with “smoke visible across the city”. In a statement on Thursday afternoon (Thursday, 6 August), DFB said it was aware of an industrial […]

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Also coming to streaming, the thriller is a must-watch for fans of The Night Manager and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Our Kind of Traitor, a great but underseen thriller based on a novel by John le Carré (The Night Manager, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 5 August). Released in 2016, […]

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Starring an Oscar-winner, the film was written by the creator of Ray Donovan. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 6 August) is Copycat, the hit 1995 psychological thriller film. Co-written by Ann Biderman (Primal Fear, Ray Donovan) and directed by Jon Amiel (The Core, Entrapment), the story follows an agoraphobic psychologist (Oscar-nominee Sigourney Weaver, […]

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The film will be released in the UK and Ireland very soon. The Lost Children of Tuam, the Irish movie that took home the top prize at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, has set a cinema release for both Ireland and the UK. Directed by Frank Berry (Aisha, Michael Inside), and written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz […]

1 month ago

The Irish Oscar-winner’s funeral took place in The Liberties, where she lived for many years. Lots of locals were there to pay their respects. Fans and stars gathered in Dublin city today (Thursday, 6 August) for the funeral of legendary Irish actress Brenda Fricker. The funeral service commenced at St. Catherine’s Church on Meath Street […]

1 month ago

The series is from the creator of Netflix’s Monster and The Watcher. The Shards, the new mystery thriller series from Ryan Murphy (American Crime Story, Monster, The Watcher), is coming to streaming this week. Adapted from the autofiction novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction), the nine-part […]

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