Stephen Porzio

The action horror comedy features an Irish actress in the title role. Abigail, the extremely fun 2024 action horror comedy movie, is finally available to watch at home via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema. A very loose re-imagining of ’30s flick Dracula’s Daughter, the film tells the story of a ragtag group of criminals previously […]

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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 382 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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All six episodes of the show are streaming now. Dostoevsky, a new detective thriller drama series, is now available to watch via NOW Entertainment and Sky Atlantic. The show, which is based in Italy, follows the life and work of policeman Enzo Vitello (Filippo Timi, Vincere) – a man with a troubled past. Amidst his […]

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It is earning comparisons to the first two Die Hards. Netflix’s new action thriller out today (13 December) is earning rave reviews, being called “fantastic” and “the best Christmas movie of the year”. The streamer’s film is titled Carry-On, with its story playing out on Christmas Eve in an American airport. Starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman), […]

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Safe to say, it’s the only movie to star Cher and Liam Neeson. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 13 December) is Suspect, the excellent ’80s legal thriller. The film focuses on a public defence lawyer (Oscar-winner Cher, Moonstruck) who is assigned to defend a homeless, deaf Vietnam war veteran (Oscar-nominee Liam Neeson, Schindler’s […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Kin co-creator Ciaran Donnelly already has an Irish actor in mind to play the legendary warrior hero. A film that is being dubbed “the first Irish mythology movie” is in the works from Ciaran Donnelly (co-creator of Kin) and Stephen Shields (Abigail, The Hole in the Ground), JOE can exclusively reveal. Speaking to JOE […]

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It’s a great time to check out the film, which has a strong Irish connection. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 December) 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 […]

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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 381 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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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 24th 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 The Silence of the […]

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Co-creator Ciaran Donnelly told JOE: ‘It breaks our hearts that there was only two seasons of it. It was really meant to be five.’ With its recent addition to both the BBC iPlayer and Netflix, the love for Irish crime thriller series Kin is growing everyday. And yet, despite this, there have been conflicting reports […]

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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 380 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 such a hit that it got a sequel two years later. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 10 December) is Young Guns, the 1988 star-studded Western action flick. Set in the year 1878 in Lincoln County, the film sees John Tunstall (Terence Stamp) – a British ranch owner – hire six […]

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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 379 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 had its world premiere earlier this year. A documentary about a legendary Irish pub produced by and starring Oscar-nominated Irish actor Brendan Gleeson will be airing on TV later this month. Titled Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, the film coming to TG4 soon is about Hughes’s – the bar that was located behind […]

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The movie has arrived on Netflix at the perfect time. The 2004 Denzel Washington-starring psychological political thriller The Manchurian Candidate has just been added to Netflix and the timing could not be more perfect. On one level, the two-time Oscar-winner (and recent JOE interviewee) is currently on cinema screens reminding audiences what an absolutely bonafide, […]

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It’s a typically hard film to stream so seize the opportunity. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 6 December) is Ravenous, the brilliant Western horror thriller starring Guy Pearce (Memento) and Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting). Written by Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) and directed by Antonia Bird (Face), the 1999 film is set in the 19th […]

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The Christmas-set series has a near-perfect 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix has just added Black Doves, a new thriller show that is easily one of the best of the year. Created by prolific writer Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), the series stars Keira Knightley as Helen – a spy for a private, shady […]

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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. We’d recommend bookmarking this article for the Christmas season. Christmas time is here again, which also means it’s Christmas movie-watching season. And to make this activity easier for readers, we’ve selected 21 major festive films both new and old […]

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The show has just been renewed for a second season. The Agency, a very addictive new spy thriller series starring Michael Fassbender, is now available to stream via Paramount+. A remake of France’s The Bureau – widely considered one of the country’s best ever shows – the English-language version sees the Irish Oscar-nominee play Martian, […]

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It made history upon release and is truly a must-see film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 5 December) is An Cailín Ciúin, the brilliant 2022 Oscar-nominated Irish drama. Based on the story ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan, the Irish-language film is set in rural Ireland in 1981. It revolves around a nine-year-old girl named […]

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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 378 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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Brought to you by Powerscourt Hotel. The Late Late Toy Show is back this year at the much-welcomed later date of Friday, 6 December. Having first launched in 1974, the annual special edition of the Late Late is now the biggest TV event of the year and a beloved Irish institution – so much so […]

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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. […]

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 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 […]

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 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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