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  • All of the Irish athletes in action at the Olympics today: Day 9

    All of the Irish athletes in action at the Olympics today: Day 9

    It’s another busy day for the Irish athletes in Paris. It’s yet another action-packed day in Paris as Team Ireland are involved across several different sports on Day 9 of the 2024 Paris Olympics. As such, we have compiled a list below of every Irish competitor taking part in events today, ordered by the time in which they […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Five

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Five

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the fifth entry in a new series of quizzes – The JOE Film Club Quiz. We are presenting players with stills from 15 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has just added one of 2024’s best blockbuster movies

    Disney+ has just added one of 2024’s best blockbuster movies

    The film was only in cinemas a few weeks ago. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, one of 2024’s best blockbuster movies to date, is now available to stream via Disney+. Released in cinemas only a few weeks ago, the film is the 10th in the Planet of the Apes franchise and a standalone […]

    1 year ago

  • Colm Meaney fights shark on plane in new survival thriller movie streaming now

    Colm Meaney fights shark on plane in new survival thriller movie streaming now

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘What’s a shark doing on a plane?’ one character asks in the trailer, which is a fair question. With the recent movies Under Paris and Something in the Water, sharks are currently all the rage at the movies. That […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 291

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 291

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 291 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 can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • A hugely underrated, very fun sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    A hugely underrated, very fun sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    It’s a must-watch for fans of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 2 August) is Moonfall, the 2022 sci-fi disaster flick from legend of the sub-genre Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, 2012). The film sees a mysterious force knock the Moon from its orbit, […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 410

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 410

    La vie en quiz. It’s Friday, the Olympics are on, and we’ve got another pub quiz for you. Hopefully, you’re reading this from the comfort of a sofa this lunchtime, watching some rogue sport, and working out just how little work you can get away with today before clocking off and heading for a beer […]

    1 year ago

  • Ireland’s movie entry for next year’s Oscars has been chosen

    Ireland’s movie entry for next year’s Oscars has been chosen

    And what a great pick it is. The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that the movie Kneecap has been selected to represent the country in the Oscar International Feature Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. The category is for movies produced outside the US with predominantly non-English dialogue, with each country […]

    1 year ago

  • Man arrested after van rams into several gates at Government Buildings

    Man arrested after van rams into several gates at Government Buildings

    The unusual incident occurred in the early hours of this morning. A man has been arrested by Gardaí after a van reportedly rammed into three separate gates at Government Buildings. In a statement, Gardaí say they were alerted to a single-vehicle road crash on Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2 at around 2.30am on Friday (2 […]

    1 year ago

  • This brilliant, misunderstood sci-fi movie epic deserves a second look on streaming

    This brilliant, misunderstood sci-fi movie epic deserves a second look on streaming

    While the film may have confused audiences upon release, it has aged extremely well. Alien: Romulus, the much-anticipated next instalment in the legendary Alien franchise, lands in cinemas this month – which will no doubt prompt a lot of the series’ fans to revisit its previous movies that are all streaming on Disney+. While 1979’s […]

    1 year ago

  • Crime thriller show with ‘best ever opening’ now streaming in its entirety

    Crime thriller show with ‘best ever opening’ now streaming in its entirety

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Holding a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the series only wrapped up last year. All 10 seasons of a crime thriller series with a “best ever opening scene” are currently streaming on Prime Video. That show is titled The […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a star-studded detective mystery series

    Netflix has just added a star-studded detective mystery series

    All of the show’s episodes clock in at under 25 minutes, making it an easy binge-watch. Netflix has just added the first season of Suspect, the hit Channel 4 crime mystery show in which James Nesbitt (The Missing) leads an all-star cast. Based on the Danish series Face to Face, Nesbitt stars as a veteran […]

    1 year ago

  • A classic action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A classic action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Boasting a truly all-star cast, a remake of the film is said to be in the works. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 1 August) is Backdraft, the 1991 action thriller about a team of firefighters in Chicago. Directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Rush), the film in particular focuses on two firefighting brothers, […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added new version of one of 2023’s very best movies

    Netflix has just added new version of one of 2023’s very best movies

    The original has a whopping 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A new edition of Godzilla Minus One, the beloved 2023 monster movie that picked up an Oscar earlier this year, has just been added to Netflix. Titled Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color, it is described as a “meticulously decolorised version” of the Japanese runaway […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix’s latest No 1 movie is a gripping mystery based on shocking true story

    Netflix’s latest No 1 movie is a gripping mystery based on shocking true story

    The film opens with the title card: ‘This is more true than you’d think.’ Wicked Little Letters, the black comedy mystery based on the real-life Littlehampton poison-pen scandal, has rocketed to No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 films list for Ireland. Released in cinemas in the country just last February, the movie opens with a […]

    1 year ago

  • An underrated, hard-hitting action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    An underrated, hard-hitting action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    We’re still waiting on the follow-up to the film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 31 July) is Sicario: The Day of the Soldado, the underrated sequel to the brilliant action thriller Sicario. Sicario is the word for ‘hitman’ in Spanish while Soldado is the word for ‘soldier’. The follow-up is set a few […]

    1 year ago

  • Get Out star says he would return for a sequel

    Get Out star says he would return for a sequel

    In an interview with JOE, the actor even suggested where his character could find himself in a follow-up. Get Out actor Lil Rel Howery has told JOE that he would return for a sequel to the Oscar-winning horror movie. The actor played Rod Williams in the film, an airport police officer and the loyal best […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has added new sports drama movie with 98% Rotten Tomatoes score

    Disney+ has added new sports drama movie with 98% Rotten Tomatoes score

    Part of the 2024 crowdpleaser takes place at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Young Woman and the Sea, one of 2024’s most beloved sports drama movies, has just been added to Disney+. The film sees Daisy Ridley (Rey in Star Wars) play legendary swimmer Trudy Ederle, who was known as “the Queen of the Waves”. Young […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added a very fun new action war movie

    Prime Video has just added a very fun new action war movie

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The film has already earned comparisons to The Dirty Dozen and Inglourious Basterds. Prime Video has just added The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a new action war movie from co-writer and director Guy Richie (The Gentlemen, Snatch). The film […]

    1 year ago

  • An underrated sci-fi thriller movie gem is airing on TV tonight

    An underrated sci-fi thriller movie gem is airing on TV tonight

    While it received poor reviews upon release, the film has become a bit of a cult classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 30 July) is The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 cult sci-fi thriller. An against-type Ashton Kutcher (That ’70s Show) stars as Evan, a college student who suffered a traumatic childhood and is […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Four

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Four

    There is a €100 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs this week. Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the fourth entry in a new series of quizzes – The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 15 movies. You then must select what film the images are from based on three options. […]

    1 year ago

  • Here’s all you need to know about Deadpool & Wolverine’s post-credits

    Here’s all you need to know about Deadpool & Wolverine’s post-credits

    For those wondering if you should stay around for the superhero blockbuster’s credits, here is all you need to know. Probably the most anticipated blockbuster of the year, Deadpool & Wolverine has finally landed in cinemas and you can check out JOE’s spoiler-free review of the movie right here. As well as this, you can […]

    1 year ago

  • Superhero fans are praising several actors’ surprise return to Marvel roles

    Superhero fans are praising several actors’ surprise return to Marvel roles

    Two particular cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine are guaranteed to have superhero fans losing their minds. Probably the most anticipated blockbuster of the year, Deadpool & Wolverine has finally landed in cinemas and you can check out JOE’s spoiler-free review of the movie right here. We promised not to reveal any of the film’s many […]

    1 year ago

  • REVIEW: Deadpool & Wolverine will have people obsessed with Marvel movies again

    REVIEW: Deadpool & Wolverine will have people obsessed with Marvel movies again

    While it has its flaws, this is easily the most must-see MCU project in a long time. The journey of Wade Wilson aka Deadpool on the big screen has been fascinating. Ryan Reynolds first appeared as a bastardised and much-criticised version of the character in Hugh Jackman’s much-forgotten first solo superhero movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has just added one of the best movies of the 21st century

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It definitely has one of the best soundtracks of the 21st century too. Inside Llewyn Davis, one of the best movies of the 21st century, has been added to Prime Video. The 2013 film follows a week in the […]

    1 year ago

  • An overlooked action thriller movie gem is on TV tonight

    An overlooked action thriller movie gem is on TV tonight

    The film was also low-key one of the most controversial films of recent years. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 22 July) is The Hunt, the 2020 overlooked action thriller gem. The film sees 12 working class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or how they got […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 283

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 283

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 283 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 can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • RTÉ presenter Oliver Callan opens up about cancer diagnosis

    RTÉ presenter Oliver Callan opens up about cancer diagnosis

    The Ryan Tubridy replacement had been off the air for a few days but returned today. RTÉ presenter Oliver Callan revealed that he was diagnosed with skin cancer as he returned to the air waves today (Monday, 22 July). The host – who replaced Ryan Tubridy in the 9am weekday slot on RTÉ Radio 1 […]

    1 year ago

  • Irish girl, 11, dies after falling from hotel balcony in Spain

    Irish girl, 11, dies after falling from hotel balcony in Spain

    Awful news. An 11-year-old Irish girl has died after falling from a balcony in Spain on Monday morning (22 July), according to reports. News outlet the Majorca Daily Bulletin states that the incident occurred on the seventh floor of a hotel in the town of Alcúdia in Majorca, a popular area for Irish people to […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Three

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Three

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the third entry in a new series of quizzes – The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of 20 traditional questions, we are presenting players with stills from 15 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on […]

    1 year ago

  • A star-studded new mystery thriller series is now available to stream at home

    A star-studded new mystery thriller series is now available to stream at home

    The show boasts an Oscar-winner in the lead role. The first two episodes of Lady in the Lake, a new seven-part thriller drama mystery starring Oscar-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan), are streaming on Apple TV+ now. Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Laura Lippman and directed in its entirety by Alma […]

    1 year ago

  • The best sci-fi movie of 2024 so far is now available to stream at home

    The best sci-fi movie of 2024 so far is now available to stream at home

    Holding an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film was only in cinemas a few months ago but has already come to streaming. The Beast, an epic sci-fi movie from acclaimed French director Bertrand Bonello (Nocturama), is now streaming at home in Ireland at the UK just weeks after its cinema release. Available to watch […]

    1 year ago

  • An action thriller gem is one of the many movies on TV tonight

    An action thriller gem is one of the many movies on TV tonight

    Also featuring strong Western elements, the film comes from the director of the classics 48 Hrs. and The Warriors. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 20 July) is Extreme Prejudice, an ’80s action thriller with strong Western elements. It centres around two childhood friends, one of which has grown up to be a Texas […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 281

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 281

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 281 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 can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • Three Gardaí left injured amid further unrest in Coolock

    Three Gardaí left injured amid further unrest in Coolock

    ‘Rocks, concrete bricks and other objects’ were thrown at Gardaí. Three Gardaí were injured and one man in his 20s was arrested amid further unrest in Coolock on Friday (19 July). A fire broke out at the former Crown Paints factory in the north Dublin area on Friday evening following a protest against it being […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 280

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 280

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 280 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 can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • The shocking real-life history that had to be cut from Prime Video’s new gladiator show

    The shocking real-life history that had to be cut from Prime Video’s new gladiator show

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘For a modern sensibility, not a good thing to do.’ Prime Video’s very entertaining Ancient Rome-set historical epic series Those About to Die is now available to stream in its entirety. Directed by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, […]

    1 year ago

  • A beloved Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A beloved Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    It comes from the director-actor team also behind Dirty Harry and Escape From Alcatraz. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 19 July) is Two Mules for Sister Sara, the beloved 1970 Western starring the legendary Clint Eastwood. Directed by Don Siegel (who Eastwood collaborated with several times, including on Dirty Harry, Escape from Alcatraz […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix is adding a new version of one of 2023’s very best movies

    Netflix is adding a new version of one of 2023’s very best movies

    It is landing on the streaming giant very soon. A new edition of Godzilla Minus One, the beloved 2023 monster movie that picked up an Oscar earlier this year, is coming to Netflix very soon. Titled Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color, it is described as a “meticulously decolorised version” of the Japanese runaway blockbuster. […]

    1 year ago

  • Man left seriously injured in Longford shooting amid reports of feud

    Man left seriously injured in Longford shooting amid reports of feud

    ‘I would plea with people, do not retaliate.’ A man has been left seriously injured following a shooting in Longford on Wednesday evening (17 July) which is reported to be linked to an ongoing feud. In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson said the incident occurred at around 7.50pm and involved the discharge of […]

    1 year ago

  • Insanely underrated Western starring Leo DiCaprio is being rediscovered on Netflix

    Insanely underrated Western starring Leo DiCaprio is being rediscovered on Netflix

    We’d argue there has never been a more clever idea for a Western movie. Title – The Quick and the Dead Year – 1995 Plot – “A female gunfighter (Sharon Stone) returns to a frontier town where a duelling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father’s death.” Cast […]

    1 year ago

  • Huge new movie in cinemas now delivers old-school thrills

    Huge new movie in cinemas now delivers old-school thrills

    We’d advise seeing this on the largest screen possible. The 1996 movie Twister has aged like a fine wine. A special effects extravaganza about storm chasers researching tornadoes, it was seemingly developed as a way to try to replicate the success of Jurassic Park. It was co-written by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton and executively […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It was a big hit at the box-office and with the Oscars. Prime Video has just added Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 Western film masterpiece, to its streaming service. Set two years before the US Civil War, Jamie Foxx […]

    1 year ago

  • New Lawrence of Arabia TV series could be filmed in Ireland

    New Lawrence of Arabia TV series could be filmed in Ireland

    EXCLUSIVE: Director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow) has told JOE of his plans to adapt the story of T.E. Lawrence for the small screen and how he may shoot the project in Ireland. A long-time passion project for director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day) has been to adapt the story of […]

    1 year ago

  • Maybe the best blockbuster movie of recent years is on TV tonight

    Maybe the best blockbuster movie of recent years is on TV tonight

    It’s an absolute modern classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 17 July) is Top Gun: Maverick, the over $1 billion grossing Oscar-winner released in 2022. A sequel to the 1986 action classic Top Gun, Tom Cruise reprises his role as the daredevil naval aviator Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell. Having fallen out with his bosses […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a tense psychological thriller movie

    Netflix has just added a tense psychological thriller movie

    This darkly entertaining gem was made by an Irish director. Netflix has just added Greta, the tense 2018 psychological thriller movie from Irish co-writer and director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Michael Collins), to its service. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) as Frances, a young woman living in New York with her friend […]

    1 year ago

  • A sequel to The Day After Tomorrow confirmed to be in the works

    A sequel to The Day After Tomorrow confirmed to be in the works

    EXCLUSIVE: The director of the disaster movie classic Roland Emmerich told JOE of his plans for what sounds like a spiritual sequel. The Day After Tomorrow, the blockbuster movie in which climate change brings about a new ice age, just turned 20 years old a couple of weeks ago. That said, some sort of sequel […]

    1 year ago

  • A classic heist movie is one of the films on TV tonight

    A classic heist movie is one of the films on TV tonight

    It’s from the director of Die Hard and Predator. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 16 July) is The Thomas Crown Affair, the 1999 classic heist film starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. A remake of a ’60s movie, which starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, the reimagining sees Brosnan play the titular bored […]

    1 year ago