The period crime thriller is set to star two major actors. One of JOE’s most-anticipated upcoming movies is The Bookie & the Bruiser, a crime thriller from novelist turned filmmaker S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99). Announced last May, the film was reported by Variety to be starring Oscar-winner Adrien Brody […]

1 year ago

The filmmaker spoke to JOE about the epic which won three Golden Globes last week and is earning comparisons to The Godfather. The Brutalist, one of this year’s major Oscar contenders, had a rocky road to get to the big screen. Co-written and directed by Brady Corbet (Vox Lux), the 215-minute-long drama epic revolves around […]

1 year ago

If you love music, this is a must-watch. In recent years, there has been an overwhelming amount of musical biopics made – with the following artists all getting a movie about them: Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holliday, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Elton John, Elvis, Judy Garland, Kneecap, Leonard Bernstein, Maria Callas, Robbie Williams, Queen […]

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 392 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 was written by the creator of Peaky Blinders. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 18 January) is Eastern Promises, the brilliant 2007 crime thriller from director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) and writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) The film stars Naomi Watts as a midwife at a London hospital who discovers […]

1 year ago

The research found that on average, Irish workers clock more hours than UK workers. A new study has found that Irish employees are working longer weeks than their UK counterparts. In a statement, Irish office brokers Click Offices said they wanted to find out which countries work the hardest. As such, it found out the […]

1 year ago

The action film has earned particular praise for its imaginative vision of the future. The Creator, one of the best sci-fi movies of the decade so far, has just been added to Prime Video. From director Gareth Edwards (2014’s Godzilla, Rogue One), the 2023 film takes place in a near future when a nuclear warhead […]

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It also features one of the best villain performances of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 17 January) is Sexy Beast, the legendary 2000 crime thriller from director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, The Zone of Interest). The filmmaker’s feature debut, it centres around a British ex-criminal named Gal Dove (Ray Winstone) […]

1 year ago

Fans had been complaining about the wait for season two. The second season of Apple TV+’s brilliant sci-fi thriller series Severance is finally available to stream after a nearly three-year wait. Hailing from director Ben Stiller and creator Dan Erickson, the first season premiered all the way back in February 2022 and, before concluding its […]

1 year ago

‘One to keep an eye on.’ “Some nasty storms” could be en route for Ireland next week, according to Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather. On Thursday evening (16 January), the weather expert told his social media followers in a post that if they were heading to the eastern part of the United States next week, […]

1 year ago

It’s also partly a war film and a dystopian thriller. Prime Video has added Civil War to its service, one of 2024’s best action flicks and maybe one of the year’s best movies, period. The project comes from filmmaker Alex Garland – whose impressive CV as a writer and/or director also includes 28 Days Later, […]

1 year ago

After last week’s Tradfest episode, the Late Late is back with another special. The Late Late Show returns this Friday night (17 January) with a “GAA Special”. All-Ireland winning captains Aidan Forker (Armagh), Tony Kelly (Clare), Niamh Carmody (Kerry) and Molly Lynch (Cork) will be on the talk show. They will discuss last summer in […]

1 year ago

It’s a must-watch for fans of Line of Duty. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 16 January) is Q&A, the brilliant if underseen 1990 crime thriller from legendary writer-director Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict). The film sees a veteran, corrupt NYPD cop Captain Michael Brennan (Nick Nolte, Cape Fear) execute a […]

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 391 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

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 29th 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 Le Mans '66 Ferrari […]

1 year ago

The Oscar nominations are set to be announced next week. Last month, JOE wrote about how four Irish films have been shortlisted for this year’s Oscars. Two of these readers may already be very aware of: Kneecap, the Irish-language comedy-drama about the Belfast-based hip-hop trio of the same name, and The Apprentice, the biographical drama […]

1 year ago

It’s a real crowd-pleaser. Disney+ has just added Alien: Romulus, the excellent ninth entry in the Alien franchise and one of 2024’s best sci-fi movies. The stand-alone film takes place between the events of Ridley Scott’s original Alien and James Cameron’s sequel Aliens. It centres around Rain (Cailee Spaeny, Civil War), a young woman living […]

1 year ago

Breaking news. A Gaza ceasefire agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas has been reached, according to multiple reports. Details regarding the proposed agreement are still emerging, but multiple outlets have stated that sources on both sides of the conflict have confirmed the news. It is said that the deal secures the release of hostages […]

1 year ago

It comes from the director of A Complete Unknown and Walk the Line. Our TV movie pick for this evening (Wednesday, 15 January) is Le Mans ’66, the brilliant Oscar-winning 2019 sports drama. The film tells the story of two racing experts (Christian Bale and Matt Damon), who aim to build a revolutionary car for […]

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 390 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

Very welcome news. Denzel Washington has confirmed that two more sequels in his beloved Equalizer franchise are in the works. Based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, the two-time Oscar-winner has starred in three Equalizer films to date – starting with 2014’s The Equalizer. In the movies, he plays Robert McCall – […]

1 year ago

The film’s also very good sequel was out in cinemas just a few months ago. Our TV movie pick for tonight (14 January) is Smile, the 2022 acclaimed smash-hit horror movie. Written and directed by Parker Finn, based on an earlier short he made, the film revolves around a doctor named Rose (a brilliant Sosie […]

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 389 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

Shocking news. Tributes are being paid to a 21-year-old Irish woman following her death in Spain last Friday evening (10 January). English-language Spanish newspaper Euro Weekly News reports that a young Irish woman, who has since been named locally as Eve McCarthy, fell to her death while rock climbing at a mountain range in El […]

1 year ago

Though it received poor reviews upon release, the film has many defenders. Our TV movie pick for tonight 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 so painful that […]

1 year ago

Featuring a great cast, the film has a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday 11 January) is Looper, the 2012 sci-fi action thriller from writer-director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Poker Face). The film is set in a near-future where time-travel exists but it is only available to those with the […]

1 year ago

It’s a film that taps into a modern craze. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 10 January) is Escape Room, the extremely underrated thriller from 2019. Starring up-and-comer Taylor Russell (Bones and All), the film centres on six adventurous strangers who gather at a mysterious building. This is after being invited to participate in […]

1 year ago

It’s one of the few movies where we’d argue a reboot may be necessary. Earlier this week, JOE wrote about Longlegs – in our opinion, the absolute scariest movie of 2024 – being added to Prime Video. And those who have seen the mystery horror thriller will know that a standout of the film was […]

1 year ago

It was renowned for its excellent coffee, gorgeous brunch options and warm atmosphere. Network, the beloved Dublin city café located on Aungier Street, has announced that it will be closing for good at the weekend. Just a short walk from JOE’s offices, Network was renowned for its excellent coffee, gorgeous brunch options and warm atmosphere […]

1 year ago

Patrick Kielty is kicking off the year with a music-heavy episode. The Late Late Show returns this Friday night (10 January) for its first episode of 2025. The episode will showcase the best established and emerging musical talents participating in the annual Tradfest event at the end of this month. In what has become a […]

1 year ago

FreeNow has since issued a statement on the matter. Irish musician and actor Steve Wall has voiced his shock at the “mental” €75 taxi fare he was hit with, after being driven from Harold’s Cross to Dublin Airport. Wall is a founding member of Irish rock bands The Stunning and The Walls and was recently […]

1 year ago

Coming from the writer of The Italian Job, it’s also a heist film as well. Our TV movie pick for this evening (Thursday, 9 January) is Kelly’s Heroes, the 1970 war comedy-drama heist film. Set during WWII, it centres on an array of colourful American soldiers who get inside information from a drunk German officer […]

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 388 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

Critics are calling it a harrowing but powerful watch. Netflix has just added a six-part series titled American Primeval that looks like a must-watch for Western fans. Hailing from creator Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) and director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), the show is described as a “dramatisation of the deadly clash between Natives, […]

1 year ago

It was also one of the most expensive films ever produced in Ireland. Warner Bros. Entertainment has begun adding full movies to its YouTube channel to watch for free, with one of these including 1996 Irish classic Michael Collins. Written and directed by Neil Jordan (The Butcher Boy, The Crying Game), the film is set […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 28th 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 Wicked Barbie The School […]

1 year ago

The film sounds very intriguing. Danny Dyer has announced that he is making a new movie that will be shot in Dublin, a project that he has compared to the Colin Farrell classic Phone Booth. In the latest episode of his podcast Live and Let Dyers, The Football Factory and Rivals star revealed that he […]

1 year ago

We’d argue it’s one of the scariest films Hollywood has put out in years. Prime Video has just added Longlegs, the absolute scariest movie of 2024. Hailing from writer-director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter), modern horror icon Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows, Watcher) stars in the film as Lee Harker, an up-and-coming FBI agent […]

1 year ago

The film stars an action legend. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 8 January) is Retribution, a 2023 action thriller starring Liam Neeson. A remake of the well-liked 2015 Spanish film of the same name, Neeson plays a husband and father named Matt who, while driving his kids (Jack Champion and Lilly Aspell) to […]

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 387 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

His body was discovered on Sunday amid the ongoing stretch of severe cold weather. A man who was found dead in a camper van in Kilkenny at the weekend has been named locally as Gerry Kennedy. In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson said that Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident in […]

1 year ago

If you love John Wick or The Raid, do yourself a favour and seek this out. 2024 was a good year for action movie fans thanks to the likes of Civil War, The Fall Guy, Furiosa, Land of Bad, Monkey Man and Rebel Ridge. It must be said though that most of these pale in […]

1 year ago

Inspired by real events, the film won three Oscars. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 3 Jan) is 1917, the three-time Oscar-winning war film from co-writer and director Sam Mendes (Skyfall). Set during World War I, the movie follows two young British soldiers named Will and Tom (played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 27th 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 Lighthouse Cold Skin […]

1 year ago

It’s been adapted for the screen several times before, though we’d love to see Eggers’ take on the horror classic. Writer-director Robert Eggers’ new horror movie Nosferatu is in cinemas now and is proving to be a hit with both audiences and critics. Ahead of the film’s release, JOE sat down with the filmmaker and […]

1 year ago

Upon release, it earned comparisons to the modern cult classic The Nice Guys. The Fall Guy, one of 2024’s best action movies, is now available to watch at home via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema. A reboot of the 1980s TV series of the same name, the action comedy sees Ryan Gosling play Colt Seavers […]

1 year ago

‘Significant snowfall accumulations expected.’ Six counties have been issued a Status Orange weather warning for this weekend as “significant snowfall accumulations” are expected. Carlow, Clare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary and Wicklow are the counties that have been hit with an orange snow-ice alert by Met Éireann. Valid for 24 hours from 5pm on Saturday (4 January), […]

1 year ago

This 2016 movie is relentlessly tense. Don’t Breathe, the incredible 2016 thriller movie, has just been added to Netflix. Co-written and directed by Fede Álvarez (2013’s Evil Dead, Alien: Romulus), the movie centres around Rocky (a charismatic Jane Levy, Evil Dead) – a young woman and thief longing to escape her abusive home in Detroit […]

1 year ago

Farewell to a Dublin institution. The Living Room, one of the most famous bars in Dublin city centre, has announced that it will close on Monday, 6 January. Located just off O’Connell Street on Cathal Brugha Street, the pub was renowned for its beer garden – where patrons often gathered to watch major sporting events […]

1 year ago

It has a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for New Year’s Eve is Pale Rider, the legendary Western from 1985 directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. He plays in the film an enigmatic man named Preacher who arrives in a town where a property owner named Coy LaHood (Richard Dysart) has […]

1 year ago