‘The Western elements of this story aren’t superfluous, they are organic,’ one of its stars told JOE. Fallout – Prime Video’s much-anticipated big-budget series adaptation of the popular video game franchise – finally lands this week on the streaming service and JOE had the opportunity to speak to some of its cast members. For those […]

1 year ago

Several have joked that the alleged mouse ‘should be arrested’. Vote counters at an election polling station in Mayo on Saturday (8 June) were reportedly warned to be careful following fears that a mouse may have gotten into a ballot box. After people across the country went to the polls to vote in the local […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It’s been a busy week in terms of big films being added to streaming services. Looking for something to watch this weekend? Well, look no further than our weekend streaming guide below – designed to make deciding what movies […]

1 year ago

The darkly comic thriller film has an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix has just added Bodies Bodies Bodies, the acclaimed 2022 dark comedy mystery thriller movie. It centres around a group of rich and entitled 20-somethings in the US who plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion. After drinking and doing drugs […]

1 year ago

It features two major Irish stars amongst its large ensemble cast. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 8 June) is Dunkirk, the 2017 war epic from recent Oscar-winner Christopher Nolan. As technically spectacular as you can expect from the mind of the writer-director who gave us The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and Oppenheimer – […]

1 year ago

Enliven your weekend with this brain-testing quiz. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 243 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer them. You […]

1 year ago

From the director of Dazed and Confused and School of Rock, the film has been called one of 2024’s best so far. Hit Man has just been added to Netflix, the new already acclaimed crime comedy movie starring Glen Powell (Anyone but You, Top Gun: Maverick). Co-written by Powell alongside director Richard Linklater (Dazed and […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It has been earning a lot of comparisons to the brilliant Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Comedian and musician ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is best known for his parodies of famous songs. As such, it makes sense that a […]

1 year ago

As we always say, Friday is quiz day at JOE. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 242 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

This was after ‘failed attempts to sedate the animal’. Gardaí have confirmed that a pitbull was shot by the Armed Response Unit after attacking residents in Cork city this week. This is the third reported major dog attack in Ireland in recent weeks. In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson said that on Thursday […]

1 year ago

It’s also one of the best films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 7 June) is Apocalypse Now, the ’70s war epic from co-writer and director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy, this year’s Megalopolis). Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Frederic Forrest, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Duvall, Scott Glenn […]

1 year ago

They served four years and three months for the voluntary manslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett. Molly Martens (40) and Tom Martens (73) have been freed from prison in North Carolina, according to reports. This is after serving four years and three months for the voluntary manslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett (39). The daughter […]

1 year ago

Coming from the creator of Netflix hit Russian Doll, it holds a 94% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Acolyte, the latest series in the iconic Star Wars franchise, has just premiered on Disney+. Hailing from the acclaimed writer-director Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), the show is set before the events of the Skywalker Saga, with […]

2 years ago

In another unexpected move, it is also set to star a recent Oscar nominee. Hostel, the Eli Roth-created splatter-horror movie franchise, is reportedly getting a surprise new TV reboot. And in another unexpected move, a recently Oscar-nominated actor is said to have already signed on to the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paul Giamatti […]

2 years ago

Directed by one of the team behind Gangs of London and starring an Oscar nominee, the movie has been getting quite good reviews. Netflix has just added a new shark movie that looks like it should appeal to fans of Deep Blue Sea, Jaws, The Meg and The Shallows. The film is titled Under Paris […]

2 years ago

It features a real-life father and daughter duo in the lead roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 5 June) is Flag Day, the 2021 crime drama directed by and starring the Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn (Mystic River). Based on a true story, the film centres around the daughter (Dylan Penn) of a notorious […]

2 years ago

It comes as the future of the hit series is still up in the air. Hit Irish crime drama series Kin’s second season is finally coming to Netflix next month, having already earned acclaim on both RTÉ and the BBC. Co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciarán Donnelly, the show’s first season premiered in 2021 – […]

2 years ago

A good mix of new and old gems. In the past few weeks, Netflix in Ireland and the UK have been busy adding dozens of movies – here’s the best of the bunch. About Time Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy star in this sci-fi comedy drama from the director of Love Actually that will probably […]

2 years ago

Written and directed by someone more well-known outside of filmmaking, the thriller has developed a bit of a cult following in the years since its release. Netflix has just added Nocturnal Animals to its library, the excellent and unsettling thriller movie written and directed by fashion designer Tom Ford (A Single Man). Adapted from the […]

2 years ago

Spice up your Bank Holiday Monday with our latest quiz. 15 quick-fire questions. Three minutes on the clock. Let us know how you do. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display below, just click here. The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 238 When the answer is a number, spell out the number or put […]

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The very tense thriller stars an Oscar winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight is The Call, the absolutely breakneck thriller from 2013 starring Oscar-winner Halle Berry. In the film, she plays Jordan, a veteran operator for an emergency call-centre who saves lives daily as part of her job. “When a young woman’s frantic report […]

2 years ago

Awful news. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a road crash in Mayo that left five teenagers injured, of which one is said to be in critical condition. Shortly before 4am on Monday (3 June), Gardaí and emergency services responded to a collision on the N5 at Deerpark near Swinford involving a single car. The […]

2 years ago

The change will take effect from the start of next month. The Government has announced that its free contraception scheme has been expanded to include women between the ages of 32 and 35. From the start of next month (1 July), women in the age bracket between 17 to 35 will be able to apply […]

2 years ago

There is going to be several exciting new additions, particular for fans of action and thrillers. Another month has passed, meaning it’s time for us to run down all the Netflix original movies and TV shows coming to the streaming service over the next 30 days. Netflix original movies arriving in June: The Price of […]

2 years ago

15 questions hot off the presses. That’s right, we have another daily quick-fire quiz for you. So, hit play, start the clock and try your best to get a perfect score. Good luck and let us know how you do. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display below, just click here. The JOE quick-fire general […]

2 years ago

The film may be on late tonight but we highly recommend checking it out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 1 June) is February, the acclaimed 2015 mystery horror thriller also known as The Blackcoat’s Daughter in some territories. Told over multiple timelines, the film primarily focuses on two girls (Kiernan Shipka and Lucy […]

2 years ago

After its cinema release just last December, the Oscar-winning blockbuster is now available to watch at home. Godzilla Minus One, the beloved 2023 monster movie that picked up an Oscar earlier this year, has finally been added to Netflix. Hailing from Japan, the country which gave us the first Godzilla film all the way back […]

2 years ago

‘All of that is being investigated at the moment.’ Ireland’s Eurovision contestant for this year Bambie Thug has said that an investigation is underway into circumstances that led them to miss a dress rehearsal on the same day as the contest grand final. At the time of the incident, the singer posted on their Instagram […]

2 years ago

The Irish actors and the U2-related title have led some to wonder if the sequel could be set in Ireland. Earlier this week, we reported on Irish actor Andrew Scott landing a role in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – the third movie in the Knives Out franchise – but now his […]

2 years ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. This is our most packed edition of the column yet, which feels appropriate given the Bank Holiday weekend. JOE’s Weekend Streaming Guide is back for our third and most packed week so far. So have a scroll below at […]

2 years ago

It comes as The 2 Johnnies played pranks on several Irish celebrities to mark the end of their 2FM show. RTÉ 2FM has unveiled its summer schedule following a series of high-profile exits from the radio station. In the past month, it was revealed that The 2 Johnnies, Doireann Garrihy and Jennifer Zamparelli were leaving […]

2 years ago

It is the latest entry in a long-running franchise. The First Omen, the sixth entry in The Omen horror movie franchise and a prequel to the classic 1976 original, has just been added to Disney+. Co-written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson (Brand New Cherry Flavor, Channel Zero), the film sees rising star Nell Tiger Free […]

2 years ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It has an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Last week, we highlighted how Prime Video had added the first four Hunger Games movies to its streaming service and now it has gone ahead and added the fifth – […]

2 years ago

We’ve always said it: Friday is quiz day at JOE. Earlier, we published the JOE Friday Pub Quiz and now we have the daily quick-fire one. So hit the ‘play’ button, watch the clock and answer the 15 questions provided. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display below, just click here. The JOE quick-fire general […]

2 years ago

Holding a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, it comes from the director of The Wild Bunch and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 31 May) is The Ballad of Cable Hogue, the 1970 Western from director Sam Peckinpah (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Straw Dogs, […]

2 years ago

Despite earning strong reviews on the festival circuit – its co-writer, director and star has claimed forces ‘tried to suppress’ the film in Ireland. The Black Guelph, the new crime drama movie from actor and filmmaker John Connors (co-writer of Cardboard Gangsters), is now available to rent in Ireland. Connors directs, co-writes and acts in […]

2 years ago

It’s perfect for those looking to binge watch a show over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Eric, a very tense new mystery thriller series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has just been added to Netflix. In the show, the two-time Oscar nominee plays Vincent – an irascible puppeteer living in 1980’s New York with his wife Cassie (an […]

2 years ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It comes hot on the heels of the success of the Netflix series version of The Gentlemen. Prime Video has announced it has ordered a prequel series to Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movies, with the filmmaker returning to direct […]

2 years ago

The two-time Oscar-winner drew the ire of Trump supporters after speaking out against the former US president. As well as being known for his incredible decades-long movie career, Robert De Niro in recent years has made himself known as a staunch critic of Donald Trump. In keeping with this, earlier in the week, the two-time […]

2 years ago

Loosely based on true events, it’s been called ‘Zodiac meets Goodfellas’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 30 May) is The Iceman, the 2012 gangster thriller starring Michael Shannon as real-life criminal Richard Kuklinski. Based loosely on Kuklinski’s life, the film depicts him establishing his reputation as a cold-blooded mafia hitman while struggling to […]

2 years ago

It also stars one of modern TV’s most acclaimed actresses. The Veil, a new spy thriller series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, is now streaming on Disney+ in its entirety. Comprising six episodes, the show stars the ‘Queen of Peak TV’ Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, The Handmaid’s Tale, Top of the Lake) as Imogen […]

2 years ago

He appeared on The Pat Kenny Show to discuss his diagnosis and road to recovery. Newstalk’s political correspondent and podcast host Seán Defoe has opened up about being diagnosed with cancer last year. The host of the station’s Let Me Explain programme, Seán appeared on The Pat Kenny Show today (Wednesday, 29 May) to discuss […]

2 years ago

If you’ve never seen the original, we highly recommend seeking it out. It has been announced that the 2013 cult sci-fi psychological thriller movie classic Coherence is getting a surprise sequel over a decade later. For those not aware of the original, the US indie flick – made for around a reported $50,000 – revolves […]

2 years ago

It has an 81% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 29 May) is Fresh, the excellent 2022 horror thriller starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America). The film centres around Noa (Edgar-Jones), a young woman increasingly disillusioned with online dating who thinks her luck has turned around […]

2 years ago

The cast for the Netflix mystery sequel is shaping together nicely. Irish actor Andrew Scott has reportedly landed a role in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the third movie in the Knives Out franchise. Variety reports that the All of Us Strangers and Ripley star will be one of the newcomers to […]

2 years ago

‘I mean, the accents are just… I weep! I am corroded with pain!’ Earlier this year, Netflix announced it would be making a new series based on Marian Keyes’ 2020 novel Grown Ups and now, the Irish author has revealed that she has some requests of the streamer. Casting has not yet been announced on […]

2 years ago

It is understood that the man is Irish. Gardaí have confirmed that a man in his 30s was arrested on Tuesday (28 May) for “alleged threatening behaviour” in the Parnell Square area of Dublin city centre. The incident occurred during the morning time, with The Irish Independent reporting that the man allegedly brandished a knife […]

2 years ago

Featuring an Oscar-winning actor like you’ve never seen him before, the series is a must for fans of spy thrillers. HBO’s much-anticipated spy thriller show The Sympathizer is now streaming in its entirety via Sky Atlantic and NOW Entertainment. An adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, the series centres […]

2 years ago

Featuring a massive A-list star, it won two Oscars. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 28 May) is Born on the Fourth of July, the 1989 biographical anti-war drama starring Tom Cruise. Earning his first Oscar nomination for his performance in the film, Cruise plays the real-life Ron Kovic – a young patriotic American […]

2 years ago

The duo were quick to dismiss speculation that their exit from the station was down to new rules being introduced at RTÉ. The 2 Johnnies have explained their reasons for parting ways with RTÉ 2FM in a new radio appearance. Earlier in the week, the presenting duo’s shock departure from the station was announced – […]

2 years ago