The Oscar-nominee spoke to JOE about his excellent Batman spin-off series and the much-publicised prosthetic he sported for a key scene in the show. Colin Farrell is earning rave reviews for his completely transformational central turn in the new Batman spin-off series The Penguin. That said, the Irish Oscar-nominee’s reveal about a key scene in […]

1 year ago

There could be ‘difficult travelling conditions’ and ‘poor visibility’. A new weather warning for three counties this weekend has been issued by Met Éireann. The Status Yellow rain warning applies for Cork, Waterford and Wexford and will be valid the entirety of Sunday (29 September). “Persistent rain, heavy at times,” it reads. “Potential impacts: Localised […]

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 340 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 […]

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Holding a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score, this Misery-inspired movie is well worth seeking out. There’s an old adage that all you need to make an entertaining movie on a low budget is a great idea and there is no better proof of that then the 2014 horror thriller Creep, streaming on Netflix. Built around an […]

1 year ago

Its first two seasons are streaming on Netflix now as its third season is in the works. Gangs of London, the beloved British action thriller series, has just had its two seasons added to Netflix. The Sky original show takes place amidst the criminal underworld of present-day London. Particularly, it details the power struggles that […]

1 year ago

If you liked Carrie and The Omen, check this film out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 26 September) is The Medusa Touch, the unsettling if underseen 1978 supernatural mystery horror thriller. The film revolves around a French detective in London named Brunel (Lino Ventura) who is assigned to investigate the apparent murder of […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 13th entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 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 movie The Batman Prisoners […]

1 year ago

The 2019 film has been compared to The Departed and The Town. Netflix has just added The Informer, a tense and twisty action crime thriller movie from 2019. Joel Kinnaman plays Pete Koslow, an ex-con released early from prison on the condition that he work as an undercover informant for the FBI to help dismantle […]

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 339 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 […]

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There could also be traffic delays due to the conditions. Two Status Yellow weather warnings have been issued for seven counties over heavy rain and potential flooding. One of the alerts – a rain and wind warning – comes from Met Éireann and applies to Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow. It is in effect now […]

1 year ago

Large black plumes of smoke could be seen emanating from the harp-shaped bridge this morning. Dublin’s iconic Samuel Beckett Bridge was forced to close briefly today (Thursday, 26 September) after a vehicle fire broke out. Clips posted to social media that were captured this morning show large black plumes of smoke emanating from bright orange […]

1 year ago

‘Beneath a chilling revenge thriller is a crackling family drama.’ Bring Them Down, a new Ireland-set thriller starring Barry Keoghan, has picked up the Best Picture award at US movie event Fantastic Fest. Based in Austin in Texas, the festival has a particular focus on genre films in the action, fantasy, horror, sci-fi and thriller […]

1 year ago

The show was co-created by one of the world’s most famous filmmakers. Netflix has released a new fantasy epic series that is earning solid reviews, as well as comparisons to Prime Video hit show The Boys. This new Netflix show is Twilight of the Gods, an adult animated series co-created and partly directed by Zack […]

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 338 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 six-part series comes from producer Bill Simmons (The Ringer) and director Chris Smith (Fyre). Mr. McMahon, the much-anticipated documentary series about former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon, is streaming on Netflix now in its entirety. Comprising of six episodes, the documentary comes from director Chris Smith (Fyre) and producer Bill Simmons (The […]

1 year ago

It’s one of the best movies of the decade so far. Nicolas Cage made headlines last December with the news that he is considering retiring from movies. During an interview to promote his acclaimed recent comedy fantasy Dream Scenario, he told Uproxx that he is contracted to appear in three or four more films but […]

1 year ago

The presenting duo appear to have had a sudden change of heart. The 2 Johnnies have reportedly said they “can’t imagine” a return to RTÉ 2FM following their shock departure from the station a few months ago. Around the time of their exit, the presenting duo appeared on The Brendan O’Connor Show and cited a […]

1 year ago

One of the leads is an Oscar-winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 24 September) is Official Competition, the acclaimed 2021 black comedy-drama starring Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Oscar-nominee Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory). A Spanish film, it centres on two rival actors (Banderas and Oscar Martínez) pitted against each other […]

1 year ago

There was a dip in the viewership between the programme’s season two return episode and its follow-up. RTÉ has released new figures for The Late Late Show which reveal a drop in viewership of over 40,000 for the Patrick Kielty-hosted programme amidst its new season. According to the national broadcaster, the flagship talk show was […]

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 337 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

Gardaí have issued a description of the man. Gardaí have said they are continuing their investigation to find the man who hijacked a car in Dublin city yesterday (Monday, 23 September) while a baby girl was inside the vehicle. At approximately 1.50pm on Monday, Gardaí received a report of a Silver Nissan Qashqai being stolen […]

1 year ago

The two movies are currently streaming on Netflix so now is the time to catch up. The Creep Tapes, a TV spin-off of the excellent Creep horror thriller movie franchise, is set for release in just a few weeks. The original Creep film was released in 2014 and starred co-writer and director Patrick Brice as […]

1 year ago

It is being hailed as one of 2024’s best films. Netflix has just added His Three Daughters, a new comedy-drama movie with a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes score. Written and directed by Azazel Jacobs (French Exit), the Netflix original film revolves around three sisters (Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne) who return to their […]

1 year ago

The comedy has earned comparisons to Superbad. Snack Shack, the acclaimed 2024 comedy movie, is now available to watch at home via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema. Written and directed by Adam Rehmeier (Dinner in America), the film is a semi-autobiographical story based off the filmmaker’s experiences as a teenager in Nebraska City. Set in […]

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 334 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

Starring Dexter actor Michael C. Hall, the film’s great cast and twisty screenplay make it well worth seeking out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 21 September) is Cold in July, a brilliant if underseen crime thriller gem from 2014. Based on the novel of the same name by the acclaimed writer Joe R. […]

1 year ago

First announced back in 2021, we’re happy to report that the much-anticipated series is worth the wait. The Penguin, the much-anticipated series spin-off to the hugely popular 2022 blockbuster The Batman, has just premiered via Sky and NOW. Starring Irish Oscar-nominee Colin Farrell, reprising his role as Oz Cobb aka The Penguin, the show follows […]

1 year ago

Very important information. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued an urgent alert advising people with a peanut allergy not to eat any products containing mustard as an ingredient. This comes following the FSAI being notified by the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom that batches of mustard powder and mustard flour […]

1 year ago

The new changes will see taxi fares rise in price by nearly 10% and the ‘special Christmas rate’ for taxis being charged year-round. The National Transport Authority (NTA) Board has approved a 9% increase in the National Maximum Taxi Fare, with this rise set to take effect on 1 December 2024. A National Maximum Taxi […]

1 year ago

Messages of condolences have poured in for the teenager’s family. An 18-year-old who died three days after a road crash in Armagh has been named locally as Daniel McCallister. From the Tandragee area, the teenager passed away in hospital on Wednesday afternoon (18 September) from injuries sustained following a collision on the Cladymilltown Road on […]

1 year ago

Directed by and starring Oscar winners, the gangster thriller has an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 20 September) is The Outfit, one of the best gangster movies of recent years. Set in 1956 Chicago, the film follows an English tailor named Leonard (Oscar-winner Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies) who […]

1 year ago

Traffic is said to be moving ‘extremely slowly’. A crash that happened near the Dublin Tunnel this morning has caused major delays for morning commuters, according to reports. In a post on Twitter on Friday morning (20 September), the Dublin City Council Traffic & Incident Management Centre (DCCTraffic) explained that the collision had occurred on […]

1 year ago

A spin-off to a massively popular series, its first two episodes are streaming now. Agatha All Along, the spin-off to the massively popular Marvel series WandaVision, has just premiered on Disney+. Set after the events of WandaVision, the new superhero show follows the villainous witch Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn, Glass Onion) as she recruits some […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The third entry in the notorious franchise is out in just a few weeks so now is the time to catch up. The notorious horror movies Terrifier and Terrifier 2 have been added to Prime Video. This is as […]

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The buddy cop flick holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 19 September) is Stakeout, the beloved 1987 buddy cop action comedy starring Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club) and Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws). The film sees the pair play police detectives Chris Lecce (Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Estevez) who are […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 12th entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 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 movie The Shining Rosemary's […]

1 year ago

The film was only announced to be dropping on Netflix a few days ago. Netflix has quietly dropped onto its service a new and very dark horror thriller titled Grave Torture. The 2024 movie hails from Joko Anwar, the acclaimed Indonesian writer-director behind the films Impetigore, Satan’s Slaves and Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion (all three […]

1 year ago

Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the film looks incredible and has been earning rave reviews. The first trailer has been unveiled for Small Things Like These, Oscar-winning Irish actor Cillian Murphy’s first movie since Oppenheimer. An adaptation of the acclaimed novella of the same from Irish writer Claire Keegan (whose story Foster was […]

1 year ago

Starring one of the greatest actors alive, the film is also easily available to stream. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 18 September) is Red, the tense 2008 revenge thriller starring Brian Cox of Succession fame. Not to be confused with the Bruce Willis action flick Red or the Cillian Murphy thriller Red Eye, […]

1 year ago

Here’s what you can expect weather-wise for the next few days. Ireland’s currently experiencing a much-appreciated Indian Summer and, in what is great news, the sunshine should be sticking around for at least a few more days. This is as Met Éireann has revealed in its latest forecast when conditions will take a turn for […]

1 year ago

This is according to a new report about the future of the hit crime drama. A third season of hit Irish crime drama series Kin is “looking less and less likely”, according to a new report. Co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciarán Donnelly, the show’s first season premiered in 2021 – telling the story of […]

1 year ago

This homegrown indie sports flick has a real chance of finding an audience. There’s an Irish indie movie heading into multiplexes this weekend that has the potential to be a real homegrown, breakthrough hit. That film is titled Swing Bout and is a crime thriller that takes place entirely backstage at a major boxing event. […]

1 year ago

Holding a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film makes for an unforgettable watch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 17 September) is Custody, the extremely tense thriller drama from 2017. A French film, it stars Denis Ménochet (Beau is Afraid, Inglourious Basterds) and Léa Drucker (The Bureau, War of the Worlds) as a married […]

1 year ago

Brought to you by JOE and MUBI. It’s not often a horror movie picks up an award at Cannes and generates Oscar buzz so when one like The Substance does, you should sit up and take notice. Written and directed by visionary filmmaker Coralie Fargeat – whose brilliant debut Revenge we only recommended weeks ago […]

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 328 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

Also earning comparisons to the Bodyguard and Hijack, here’s all the information you need on how to watch the show in Ireland. A new BBC crime thriller series is premiering this weekend titled Nightsleeper that is set to get the pulse of viewers racing. Starring Joe Cole (Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders) and Alexandra Roach […]

1 year ago

The much-discussed film was only out in cinemas last July. In a Violent Nature, one of 2024’s most talked about horror movies, is now available to watch at home. Available to stream on the service Shudder, the film revolves around Johnny – a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime – who is […]

1 year ago

It’s a must-watch for fans of 300 and Gladiator. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 14 September) is The Northman, one of the greatest action movies of the decade so far. Co-written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The Witch, the upcoming Nosferatu), the viking film is based on Norse and […]

1 year ago

The interaction clarifies something we had wondered about. Have you ever tried to Youtube a clip from The Late Late Show with Patrick Kielty and gotten suggestions to watch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert? Or vice versa? If so, it turns out you are not alone – as this issue has affected even the […]

1 year ago

Holding an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film does not appear to be available to rent or stream – so now is the time to watch it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 13 September) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events. Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass), […]

1 year ago