Based on a graphic novel, the film was nominated for two Oscars. Netflix has just added A History of Violence, one of the best action thriller movies of the 21st century. Released in 2005 and based on the DC graphic novel of the same name, the film stars Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) as […]

1 year ago

Move over, Longlegs. A new movie is being dubbed “the scariest film of the year hands down” and even more excitedly, it’s an Irish movie. That horror thriller is titled Oddity and hails from Cork based writer-director Damien Mc Carthy, whose debut feature Caveat creeped us out back in 2020. Landing in Irish cinemas this […]

1 year ago

The BBC murder mystery show boasts a great cast. What Remains, 2013 BBC crime drama mini-series, is now available to watch again via NOW Entertainment and the Alibi channel. Written by Tony Basgallop (Servant) and Coky Giedroyc (Penny Dreadful), the show sees couple Michael (Russell Tovey, The Sister) and Vidya (Amber Rose Revah, The Punisher) […]

1 year 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 295 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

The film features a famous athlete in one of its leading roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 7 August) is Double Team, the 1997 buddy action flick starring legend of the genre Jean-Claude Van Damme, alongside basketball player Dennis Rodman. JCVD stars in the film as a CIA agent who is interned to […]

1 year ago

From the director of Primal Fear, Gosling stars in the film opposite a two-time Oscar-winner. An excellent legal thriller now on Netflix was the most streamed movie in Ireland over the past week, according to JustWatch. That film is Fracture, a 2007 movie starring Oscar-nominee Ryan Gosling (Barbie) and Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of […]

1 year ago

All the circumstances surrounding the death are being investigated. A witness appeal has been launched in the wake of the discovery of a woman’s body in Tipperary over the August Bank Holiday weekend. In a statement, Gardaí said that the body was found at a residence at St Joseph’s Park in Nenagh on Sunday afternoon […]

1 year ago

Be warned though, this sadly underseen Western with an Irish twist is not for the faint-hearted. Netflix has just added The Nightingale, the 2018 Western thriller movie starring Irish actress Aisling Franciosi (The Fall, the upcoming Speak No Evil). In the film, she delivers a phenomenal performance as a young Irish convict named Clare in […]

1 year ago

The writer-director has already filmed two more horror movies, one of which is based on a Stephen King story. Longlegs is without a doubt one of this year’s biggest cinema success stories. Made on a moderately low budget of $10 million by writer-director Osgood Perkins – a cult figure in movie circles known for making […]

1 year 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 294 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

A sequel is due for release this time next year. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 6 August) is Nobody, the 2021 film that saw Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) unexpectedly and successfully go full action man. In the box office hit, he plays a seemingly ordinary husband and father named Hutch whose family […]

1 year ago

This is one of those cases where you should believe the hype. To those not rigorously keeping up with all things movies and music, the new film Kneecap – focusing on the much-discussed Belfast-based hip-hop trio of the same name – may appear to be a documentary. In fact, it’s something way more fascinating and […]

1 year ago

The show has already been renewed for two more seasons. A new post-apocalyptic series that has earned strong comparisons to The Last of Us is now available to watch via NOW Entertainment and Sky Max. That show is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, a spin-off of the hit zombie drama series The Walking Dead which […]

1 year 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 293 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 spoof is wickedly clever, immensely quotable and filled with incredible cameos. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 4 August) is Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, the 2007 spoof comedy poking fun at musical biopics like I’m Not There, Ray and Walk the Line. John C. Reilly (Boogie Nights, Step Brothers) stars as […]

1 year ago

The Sinn Féin leader has thanked the public for their support. Tributes are pouring in following the death of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s father, Patrick Bernard ‘Paddy’ McDonald. The politician took to social media on Sunday morning (4 August) to announce the news of her father’s passing and to thank the public for […]

1 year ago

The impacts of the weather conditions include ‘expected flooding’ and ‘very difficult travelling conditions’. Three counties have been issued a Status Orange weather warning as “heavy” rain is set to hit Ireland. The orange rain alert from Met Éireann applies to the counties Donegal, Galway and Mayo and is scheduled to take effect from 12am […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. While it received mixed reviews upon its release, the film has garnered a strong cult following. With movies like John Wick, Point Break, Speed and The Matrix, Keanu Reeves’ filmography is very impressive. That said, if you’re looking for […]

1 year ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Here’s everything you need to know about how to avail of the offer. From today (Thursday, 1 August), customers in Ireland can rent or buy blockbuster and new release movies on Prime Video. And as part of the launch, […]

1 year ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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