Holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, we’d recommend going into this film without knowing anything. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 27 November) is Barbarian, the brilliant 2022 horror thriller from writer-director Zach Cregger (The Whitest Kids U’Know). The film begins with Tess (Georgina Campbell, Bird Box Barcelona) checking into an Airbnb in […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 22nd entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Zoolander Step Brothers Old […]

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 373 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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The cop drama has been compared to Line of Duty and The Wire. But where does it rank for you in the best TV series ever debate? Prime Video has added all seven seasons of The Shield, the cop drama widely considered as being one of the greatest TV shows ever. Created by Shawn Ryan […]

1 year ago

Starring two Irish actors, the show is earning Game of Thrones comparisons. Dune: Prophecy – the series prequel to the hit movies Dune and Dune: Part Two – is climbing up the streaming charts. Now available to watch via NOW and Sky, the show is set 10,000 years before the events of the Denis Villeneuve-directed […]

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The film stars an Oscar-winner in the lead role. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 26 November) is Lucy in the Sky, the 2019 psychological thriller drama starring Oscar-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan). In the film – which is loosely inspired by true events – the actress plays an astronaut named Lucy Cola who […]

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 372 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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The collision occurred on the N17. A man in his 30s has died after a road crash in Mayo on Monday (25 November). Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the collision involving a car and a lorry, which occurred on the N17 at Corbally, Claremorris at around 5.20pm. The driver of the car, […]

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Investigating Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. Gardaí have said they are investigating “all of the circumstances” surrounding the death of a man after a fatal assault in the Dublin suburb of Finglas on Tuesday (26 November). Shortly before 12.30am, Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports […]

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The pair have agreed to meet again to discuss the issues. Taoiseach Simon Harris has apologised after being criticised for an exchange he had with a disability worker in Cork on Friday night (22 November). The Fine Gael leader was in a shop in Kanturk as part of his campaign trail when Charlotte Fallon approached […]

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Directed by a duo who worked on hit crime drama Kin, the film has a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 23 November) is Rose Plays Julie, the excellent 2019 Irish thriller drama. Written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (Baltimore, Kin), the film centres on a […]

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The singer’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke spoke about the long in the works biopic this week. Barry Keoghan has already got a wide variety of movies on the horizon. His Irish crime thriller Bring Them Down this week was handed an Irish release date for 7 February 2025, while he will also appear in the […]

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 371 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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Over 60,000 homes and businesses were without power this morning, with the storm also impacting Dublin Airport flights. Storm Bert made landfall in Ireland on Friday night (22 November), with several Status Yellow warnings still in effect for the entirety of Ireland. Ahead of the storm, Met Éireann also had issued a Status Red rainfall […]

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Awful news. Two men have died and three other people have been injured after a road crash in Donegal. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the two-vehicle collision which occurred on the N15 at Liscooley near Castlefinn at around 10.00pm on Friday (22 November). The two male occupants, both in their 30s, of […]

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The 2017 movie has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s been quite a time for Irish movie and TV entertainment. On the film side, we’ve in recent years had the beloved likes of An Cailín Ciúin, The Banshees of Inisherin, Belfast, Calm with Horses, Extra Ordinary, Kneecap and Sing Street – to name just […]

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The second season is getting even better reviews than the beloved first season. The first two episodes of season two of Apple TV+’s brilliant sci-fi Silo are available to watch on the streaming service now. Based on the Silo trilogy of novels by author Hugh Howey, the show tells the story of the last 10,000 […]

1 year ago

Incredible news for movie lovers. The historic Phoenix Cinema, located in the heart of Dingle town in Kerry, has been purchased by Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness. The venue, which has been around for decades, in 2021 was named one of the top 50 cinemas in Britain and Ireland by Time Out. That […]

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It’s the perfect Friday night movie. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 22 November) is Copshop, the 2021 action thriller from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Narc, Smokin’ Aces). The film tells the story of a wily con artist (Frank Grillo) who, on the run from a lethal assassin (Gerard Butler), devises a scheme […]

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Just when you thought the weather couldn’t get any worse. Met Éireann has given the name Bert to the storm set to batter Ireland this weekend. This week has already seen temperatures dip below zero, as well as “significant snowfall” in certain areas – both of which have caused travel disruptions. That said, conditions aren’t […]

1 year ago

We are not jealous at all. One lucky Irish Lotto player is a life-changing €7,028,440 richer after the draw that took place on Wednesday night (20 November). The National Lottery has since confirmed that the winning ticket was sold in Galway. The winning numbers for the main Lotto draw on Wednesday were 7, 10, 12, […]

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It was a reboot of one of the biggest cult movies of the 21st century. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has been cancelled at Netflix after one season despite earning rave reviews. Based on the beloved Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the 2023 animated action-adventure show revolves around the title character […]

1 year ago

These are the specific areas transport warnings have been issued about. After nearly a week of anticipation, snowfall landed in many parts of Ireland last night – causing “dangerous and treacherous” travel conditions. Status Orange snow warnings remain in effect for Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford until midday on Thursday (21 November). A photo […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 21st entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Paddington 2 Paddington Paddington […]

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This is a remake idea we can get behind. Cape Fear, the incredible 1991 psychological thriller movie directed by Martin Scorsese, is set to be remade for television. Apple TV+ has announced it will make a series version of the story and that will star Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) in […]

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The film feels like a spiritual sequel to Fatal Attraction. Our TV movie pick for tonight (20 November) is Unfaithful, the excellent 2002 thriller drama from legendary director Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Jacob’s Ladder). The film stars Diane Lane in an Oscar-nominated performance as Connie, a married woman and mother who embarks on a steamy […]

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 370 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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‘Significant snowfall accumulations expected.’ Five counties have been hit with a Status Orange snow-ice warning by Met Éireann. Set to take effect from midnight to midday on Thursday (21 November), the alert applies to Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. “Significant snowfall accumulations expected,” it reads. Met Éireann lists the impacts of the conditions as […]

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Holding a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the show is streaming in its entirety now. Disney+ has added all nine episodes of Say Nothing, its brilliant new historical thriller series set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Based on the acclaimed book of the same name by investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, the show spans […]

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The tough-as-nails neo-noir is based on an Ernest Hemingway story. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 19 November) is The Killers, the classic ’60s neo-noir crime thriller. Based on the short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway (which was also previously adapted to great effect in 1946), the film follows two hitmen […]

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 369 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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The film was also low-key one of the most controversial films of recent years. Netflix has just added The Hunt, the 2020 overlooked action thriller movie gem. The film sees 12 working class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or how they got there. It turns out they […]

1 year ago

The Maynooth man was asked about meeting King Charles at Gladiator II’s London premiere last week. Recent JOE interviewee Paul Mescal truly is the man of the moment following his lead turn in the huge blockbuster Gladiator II. And now he is going viral again for his particularly Irish response to a question he had […]

1 year ago

There were heated exchanges around the topics of housing and immigration. The first of two definitive leaders’ debates in the 2024 General Election campaign aired last night (Monday, 18 November) and saw fiery exchanges from those that took part. RTÉ’s Upfront with Katie Hannon hosted the leaders’ debate, which was billed as Ireland’s “largest ever” […]

1 year ago

An Garda Síochána has published CCTV images of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in the investigation. The official Garda website has crashed after it published CCTV images of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in the ongoing investigation into last year’s Dublin riots. The riots occurred in Dublin city centre last year on 23 November and resulted in […]

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This is as all of Ireland has been hit with low temperature/ice warnings. 12 counties in Ireland have been issued snow-ice warnings that are currently in effect. This morning (Tuesday, 19 November), Met Éireann published a Status Yellow snow-ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Monaghan and Sligo that will last until 11am the same […]

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The musical crime thriller holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score and is set to be a major Oscar-contender. Netflix has just added Emilia Pérez, a new musical crime thriller movie that is set to become one of 2024’s most-talked about films. Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, The Sisters Brothers), it […]

1 year ago

She has been missing since Friday, 8 November. Gardaí have renewed their appeal seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 45-year-old Cork woman Christina McEvoy. Ms. McEvoy has been missing from Mallow since Friday, 8 November 2024. Christina McEvoy She is described as being approximately 5’7” in height with a slim build, dark […]

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Though it received poor reviews upon release, the film has many defenders. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 15 November) is The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 cult classic sci-fi thriller. An against-type Ashton Kutcher (That ’70s Show) stars as Evan, a college student who suffered a traumatic childhood and is now afflicted with headaches […]

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Met Éireann has said people will get ‘quite a shock’ as temperatures plummet next week. Met Éireann has issued a new weather advisory for all of Ireland over possible snow. The advisory is valid from today (Friday, 15 November) for just over a week and is set to conclude the following Friday night/Saturday morning at […]

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The Oscar contender holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Kneecap, one of the best movies of 2024 – Irish or otherwise, is now available to stream on Prime Video. The Sundance award-winning film is a biopic about the much-discussed, Belfast-based hip-hop trio of the same name in which the bandmates play themselves. It details how […]

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The deliriously fun modern classic will soon be getting a sequel. Netflix has just added Ready or Not, the excellent 2019 horror thriller starring scream queen Samara Weaving (The Babysitter, Scream VI). In the film, Weaving plays Grace, a young bride who marries the man of her dreams (Mark O’Brien, Republic of Doyle) at his […]

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It’ll be sort of a crossover episode thanks to the presence of another hit talk show host, while an Oscar-nominated actor will also be a guest. After a break last week, The Late Late Show is back this Friday (15 November) with an utterly packed line-up. Headlining proceedings is recent JOE interviewee Paul Mescal, who […]

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The film comes from the writer of A Time to Kill and The Firm. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 14 November) is Runaway Jury, the 2003 legal thriller based on a novel by John Grisham (A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief). The film takes place in the aftermath of a […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 20th entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Babylon Boogie Nights Goodfellas […]

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 368 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

We don’t have long to wait. Season 2 of The Night Agent, which was Netflix’s most-watched series of last year, has been handed a release date. The action thriller show follows Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso, Hillbilly Elegy), a low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House where his job is to […]

1 year ago

Apart from friends and family, obviously. Gladiator II is finally out in cinemas this week and JOE had the privilege of speaking with its Irish star Paul Mescal TWICE about the picture. During the first interview, the Oscar-nominated actor was joined by legendary director Ridley Scott – while the second time, he was flying solo. […]

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We’ve been waiting eagerly for its return. After much anticipation, the first two episodes of Bad Sisters season two are now available to stream on Apple TV+. Co-created by and starring Sharon Horgan, the first season of the Irish comedy thriller premiered in August 2022 and told the story of the Garvey family, five tight-knit […]

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Even though its plot is more like Die Hard 2… Netflix is set to release a new action thriller that could challenge Die Hard’s position as movie lovers’ No.1 alternative festive watch. The streamer’s film is titled Carry-On, with its story playing out on Christmas Eve in an American airport. Starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Jason […]

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