Stephen Porzio

The film puts a modern spin on Assault on Precinct 13. Prime Video has re-added Green Room, the incredible 2016 indie thriller from writer-director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Rebel Ridge). The movie stars the late and great Anton Yelchin (Fright Night) as Pat, the bassist in the young, struggling US punk band: the Ain’t Rights. […]

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Based on a graphic novel series, the show has a fantastic premise. City of Blood, a gripping new post-apocalyptic thriller series, lands on streaming this week. The eight-part German show drops all in one go on Disney+ tomorrow (Wednesday, 16 September). Available to watch with subtitles or dubbed, it has one of the greatest premises […]

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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 692, 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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Fans of Man on Fire will want to check out this similarly gritty crime thriller. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 15 September) is the 2017 neo-noir crime thriller You Were Never Really Here. Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) stars as Joe, a former military and FBI man turned mercenary living in New York. Though […]

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The sci-fi currently holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 13 September) is Vesper, one of the best sci-fi films of the decade so far. The 2022 sci-fi’s story takes place after the collapse of the Earth’s ecosystem. It follows the title character, a 13-year-old girl (Raffiella Chapman), […]

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If you’ve never seen this thriller, it’s ‘as perfect as TV gets’. Prime Video has just added The Night Of, the incredible 2016 HBO limited crime drama series. The New York-set eight-part show revolves around Pakistani-American college student Nasir ‘Naz’ Khan (Oscar-winner Riz Ahmed, Bait). After a night of heavy partying with Andrea (Sofia Black-D’Elia, […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 115th entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They must then 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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The film spawned a sequel series, which ran for two seasons. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 12 September) is Legion, the very fun 2010 action horror starring Paul Bettany (WandaVision). The film sees the actor play the Archangel Michael, who falls to Earth after rebelling against God. His reason for this is that […]

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With JOE’s new column, you’ll never miss a movie airing on TV again. With all these films available on Irish TV, my pick of the week is Internal Affairs. For anyone who has ever stumbled upon one of JOE’s daily ‘movie on TV’ articles too late, this is the column for you. We are giving […]

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Aran Murphy co-stars alongside Sharon Horgan in her new comedy out next week. Aran Murphy, the 19-year-old son of Oscar-winning Irish actor Cillian Murphy, is going viral for a red carpet interview, where he displays the exact same mannerisms as his father. Aran’s star is ascending, with him starring in not one, but two new […]

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Here’s everything you need to know. US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ireland for his two-day visit, meeting with Irish President Catherine Connolly. The trip is not part of an official state visit. The US President owns the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, in Co Clare. The venue is hosting the […]

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Stephen Graham stars opposite two Oscar winners in the film. The first clip has hit the web for Bunker, the new psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Stephen Graham. Written and directed by Florian Zeller (the Oscar-winning The Father), the movie is about an architect (Oscar-winner Bardem, No Country for Old Men) who […]

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From the same writer as Adam & Paul and Garage, the film has a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Everybody Digs Bill Evans, one of JOE’s favourite Irish movies of 2026, is now available to watch in cinemas. Produced by Irish company Cowtown Pictures and shot mostly in Cork, the biographical film revolves around […]

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From one of the directors of Happy Valley and Netflix’s Untamed, the film has an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 11 September) is Sea Fever, the excellent 2019 Irish sci-fi thriller from writer-director Neasa Hardiman (Happy Valley, Untamed, the upcoming Tall Tales & Murder). The story follows a […]

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The film has unexpectedly hit streaming just one week after the release of season two of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix hit The Gentlemen. In the Grey, the new action thriller from writer-director Guy Richie (The Covenant, The Gentlemen, Snatch), has just been added to streaming. Accessible through Prime Video, the movie follows cutthroat lawyer Rachel Wild […]

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A 90-minute thrill ride, the film also boasts an unforgettable villain. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 10 September) is Premium Rush, the 2012 thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Looper). The actor plays Wilee, a law school graduate in New York who has been putting off taking the bar exam. This is because he […]

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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 690, 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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Headlined by two Irish actors and an Oscar winner, the film depicts a major historical event from a new perspective. Pressure, a gripping new war drama with a strong Irish connection, is available to watch in cinemas now. Set in 1944, at the height of the Second World War, the movie follows the Allies as they prepare […]

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The show is full of the shocking cliffhangers and twists you’d expect from a Harlan Coben Netflix thriller, but it grounds them with richer characters and a greater sense of authenticity. Last Seen, one of 2026’s best thriller series so far, has just been added to streaming. Accessible now through Apple TV, the show is […]

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Part of cinematic history, the film holds a high 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Hang ‘Em High, the 1968 revisionist Western starring Clint Eastwood, is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 9 September). The movie sees the Hollywood legend play Jed Cooper, a man falsely accused of cattle rustling by a gang of men. They unsuccessfully […]

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We’ve previously called it one of the most stressful films of the decade. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 9 September) is Boiling Point, the 2021 British thriller drama with a whopping 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Shot in one long take, the story focuses on Andy Jones (a typically brilliant Stephen Graham, Netflix’s Adolescence, […]

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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 689, 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 was nominated for seven Oscars and won the Best Original Screenplay prize. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 8 September) is Gosford Park, the 2001 Oscar-winning murder mystery. The film is set in the 1930s at an English country house. There, several wealthy people, many joined by their servants, gather for a […]

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Nominated for Best Drama Series at this year’s Baftas, the show has been compared to The Sopranos. This City Is Ours, the acclaimed British gangster series, will finally be available to stream in Ireland this week. Coming to the RTÈ Player after airing on the BBC in the UK, the Liverpool-set show follows Michael (James […]

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The show stars a great Irish actress. The Dark, an addictive new mystery thriller series, is now available to stream in its entirety at home. Made for ITV1, the show premiered in the UK last July. That said, it’s only just been added to the Virgin Media Player in Ireland, where all six of its […]

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Exciting news for people always seeking new movie and TV show recommendations. Are you a movie and television lover? Do you enjoy JOE’s film and TV show recommendations? Well, what if you could get them sent directly to you in one compact, useful viewing guide? If you couldn’t tell by all the rhetorical questions, we’re […]

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The star-studded new film was shot in Ireland. The Death of Robin Hood, a hard-hitting new Middle Ages-set thriller drama, is available to watch in cinemas now. Written and directed by up-and-comer Michael Sarnoski (A Quiet Place: Day One, Pig), Hugh Jackman stars in the movie as a version of the titular English folklore figure […]

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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 686, 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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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 114th 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 Apocalypse Now Platoon Full […]

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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 2022 neo-Western sci-fi thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 5 September). With its title standing for ‘Not of Planet Earth’, the movie focuses on […]

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The series was nominated for 11 Emmys. Prime Video has cancelled Spider-Noir, its acclaimed superhero crime thriller show starring Nicolas Cage (Arcadian) and Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin). A live-action series spin-off of the Oscar-winning animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Noir was released at the end of May. Its story follows Ben Reilly […]

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‘He was a talented artist and athlete who loved music, and a smile was never far from his face.’ Tributes are pouring in for Eoin Doyle, the 12-year-old boy and “talented footballer” who died in a crash involving a car and a train in Mayo this week. Shortly after 8.45pm on Thursday (3 September), Gardaí […]

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It’s also one of the best films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 7 August) is Apocalypse Now: Final Cut, an extended version of the ’70s war epic from director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy). The story follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a US soldier serving in Vietnam in the late 1960s. He is sent […]

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A second vehicle involved in the incident failed to remain at the scene. A teenager has died after an e-bike crash on the Clare-Limerick border on Friday night (4 September). Shortly after 11pm, emergency services alerted Gardaí after an e-bike rider, a male in his mid-teens, was found unresponsive by the roadside on the L3050 […]

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The show will explore the events that led to what became Ireland’s longest-ever murder trial. RTÉ has commissioned The Murder of Mr. Moonlight, a new drama series about the shocking criminal case that gripped Ireland. Made in association with the BBC and written by Malcolm Campbell (What Richard Did), the show will explore the disappearance […]

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‘An indie flick that punches above its weight.’ Swing Bout, the 2024 Irish crime thriller movie, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 4 September). The film follows ‘Terrible’ Toni (Ciara Berkeley – Bad Sisters, the upcoming The Witcher IV), a young English boxer with a dark past who dreams of being a world champion. She […]

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The actor was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the 2023 film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 4 September) is All of Us Strangers, the incredible 2023 drama starring Irish acting heavyweight Andrew Scott (Ripley, Wake Up Dead Man). Written and directed by Andrew Haigh (45 Years, The North Water), […]

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Shocking news. A 12-year-old boy has died after a crash involving a car and a train in Co Mayo. Shortly after 8:45pm on Thursday (3 September), Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of the collision at a level crossing in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis. The 12-year-old boy was a passenger in the car. He was […]

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The film is generally considered one of the greatest films of all time, if not the greatest. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 3 September) is The Godfather, which is widely considered the greatest film ever made. The original in the trilogy was first released in 1972. It became the highest-grossing movie of that […]

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With JOE’s new column, you’ll never miss a movie airing on TV again. With all these films available on Irish TV, my pick of the week is All of Us Strangers. For anyone who has ever stumbled upon one of JOE’s daily ‘movie on TV’ articles too late, this is the column for you. We […]

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 685, 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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‘A swashbuckling space Western.’ Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, one of 2026’s biggest sci-fi movies, has just been added to streaming. Accessible through Disney+, the film is the big screen spin-off of the hit Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The story follows Din Djarin (Pedro Pescal, Gladiator II), a masked bounty hunter, and his […]

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The film takes place mostly in real-time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 2 September) is Nick of Time, a hugely underrated ’90s action thriller. The film begins with Gene Watson (Johnny Depp, Donnie Brasco), a mild-mannered accountant, arriving at a Los Angeles train station with his young daughter. There, he is confronted by […]

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In fact, there could be multiple sequels on the way, according to the classic film’s writer-director. Donnie Darko, the legendary indie sci-fi, is getting a sequel novel this year, penned by the movie’s writer-director Richard Kelly. Even better news for fans of the franchise: Kelly has also said the book sequel could lead to Donnie […]

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The movie is said to have been in the works since the mid-2000s. The Last Photograph, the new “Apocalypse Now-style’ action thriller from director Zack Snyder (300, Man of Steel, Watchmen), has just released its first trailer. Premiering this month at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the movie centres around an ex-DEA agent […]

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The BBC/TG4 series has also revealed a plot logline for season two. Crá, the hit Irish-language mystery crime thriller series, will return with its second season in early November 2026. Commissioned by both TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland, the show’s first batch of episodes premiered in 2024. The story followed Conall Ó Súilleabháin (Dónall Ó […]

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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 684, 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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Colm Meaney, Dylan Moran, and Pat Shortt are part of the Irish crime thriller’s cast. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 1 September) is Pixie, a fun Ireland-set comedy crime thriller. The 2020 film follows the title character (Olivia Cooke – The Girlfriend, Slow Horses), a pragmatic young woman from a small rural Irish […]

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Here’s everything we know about what’s next for our favourite TV show of 2026. The season one finale of the hit crime thriller Furious is out now. Ahead of its release, JOE spoke to two of its stars about the S1 ending and what’s next for the series. If you haven’t seen the Disney+ show […]

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JOE spoke with the stars of the crime thriller, which is available to stream in its entirety now. Furious, JOE’s favourite TV show of 2026 so far, is now available to watch in its entirety. Ahead of its finale, we spoke with its stars, Emmy Rossum (The Day After Tomorrow) and Scoot McNairy (Speak No […]

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