Stephen Porzio

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 (Wednesday, 4 December) 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. […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 377 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 is available to watch for free on YouTube now. Somewhere Near Nijmegen, a new Irish war movie, has racked up nearly 500,000 views a week after being added to YouTube. Written, directed by and starring brothers Kealan Ryan and Mark T. Ryan, the 26-minute-long film is set during World War II and follows […]

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If you know, you know. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 3 December) is Prince of Darkness, the supremely underrated upon-release 1987 horror from writer-director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing). The film follows a group of scientists in Los Angeles who are asked to assist a Catholic priest (Donald Pleasence, reteaming with Carpenter) in […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 376 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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Met Éireann has said there could be flooding, snow and freezing temperatures in the coming days. Met Éireann has urged the public to “keep an eye” on its forecast in the coming days as there is “potential for some impactful weather” this weekend. Between the Irish meteorological service’s statements about possible flooding, snow and freezing […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 375 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 comes from the director of Man on Fire and True Romance. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 30 November) is The Fan, the 1996 sports-focused psychological thriller. The film tells the story of a star baseball player (Wesley Snipes) who becomes the unhealthy focus of a down-on-his-luck salesman (Robert De Niro). Directed […]

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Though loved by critics and featuring an A-lister in one of the lead roles, the movie was not a box-office hit when it was released in cinemas. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 29 November) is Bones and All, the 2022 romantic horror thriller road trip film from director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By […]

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Following a cinema release only last June, the film is on Netflix now. Upon its release on Netflix earlier this year, French shark movie Under Paris became a runaway success – garnering 41 million views in its first five days, as well as the praise of horror legend Stephen King. It was such a hit […]

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It comes after the British Government refused to give the Belfast-based rap group an arts grant. Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has won its discrimination case against the UK Government. In February, the Belfast-based band said it would launch legal proceedings after the British Government confirmed it had blocked the trio from receiving “significant” music […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 374 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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One of the leads is an Oscar winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 28 November) 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 […]

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Earning comparisons to Blade Runner, the series has a great cast. Netflix has just added Pantheon, a sci-fi series that premiered in 2022 that holds a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The animated show revolves around a bullied teen named Maddie (voiced by Katie Chang) who begins receiving messages from a mysterious stranger that […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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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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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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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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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 […]

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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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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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