*Spoilers for The Boys season two finale, obviously! You have been warned!* The final episode of The Boys dropped on Friday, and fans have been blown away by one epic showdown in particular. The Amazon Prime Video show has been releasing episodes weekly – how old school – instead of dumping the episodes all in […]

5 years ago

What is the difference between Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones? One has loads of sex, the other doesn’t. Ok, there’s a lot more than that. One is filled with magic, whereas the other explicitly played that down. Lord of the Rings was also about building a world rich with historical lore, whereas Game of […]

5 years ago

Avengers! Assemble. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has changed modern blockbusters in so many ways. We wouldn’t have shared universes and post-credit scenes without it, but it is far more than that. In particular, it is how every big movie now seems to try and emulate the quippy tone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ever since […]

5 years ago

The show’s wrestling scenes reportedly involved too much physical contact to film it safely. Netflix’s acclaimed wrestling comedy-drama GLOW will not be coming back for a fourth season. The streaming giant had renewed the show for a fourth and final season last year, but now that will not be happening due to the impact of the […]

5 years ago

The new Batman movie has been delayed for a second time, with its release date being moved back to 2022. The film, starring Robert Pattinson, will now come out on 4 March, 2022. It was originally intended to hit cinemas on 25 July 2021, but was then moved back to October 2021. The change comes […]

5 years ago

Facebook has released a 1,400 word response to the criticisms against it in Netflix’s The Social Dilemma. The docudrama The Social Dilemma looks at how social media affects our lives, mostly for the worst. It looks at how platforms have profited through data mining, how they have damaged our mental health, and how they are […]

5 years ago

Are we getting a full-on live-action Spider-Verse now? Jamie Foxx is going to reportedly return as Electro in the next Spider-Man movie, starring Tom Holland. If your mind is not fully-blown by that, let me explain. Jamie Foxx played the bad guy in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – which was the last of the Andrew Garfield-starring Spider-Man films. […]

5 years ago

A new hero… The Marvel Cinematic Universe has found its Ms Marvel. Canadian newcomer Iman Vellani has been cast as Kamala Khan AKA Ms Marvel, who will star in her own Disney+ series before interacting with the MCU. Ms Marvel will be the MCU’s first Muslim superhero. Kamala Khan was first introduced in Captain Marvel #14 […]

5 years ago

Very nice! The first trailer for Borat 2 AKA BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN has been released and he’s causing as much chaos as you would expect. As the man himself would say, “please, you look…” Jagshemash. If you see only one moviefilm […]

5 years ago

Very nice. The surprise Borat sequel that Sacha Baron Cohen filmed in secret is coming to us very soon. It has been confirmed that Amazon has picked up the film for worldwide distribution and will be available on Amazon Prime Video in late October, ahead of the US presidential election. Amazon will make the film […]

5 years ago

The hit Netflix show returns on 15 November… The first images from The Crown Season Four have been released and they give us the first look at both Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana. Bad Education and The X-Files star Gillian Anderson plays Margaret Thatcher, with newcomer Emma Corrin taking the role of Princess Diana. “As the […]

5 years ago

“I don’t coach football players”. Yeah, Jose, we’ve noticed There is a good chance you’ve been watching a football documentary with lots of Jose Mourinho in it recently. And that would be All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. However, that is on Amazon Prime. Over on the other streaming service, there is another Jose doc that is definitely […]

5 years ago

Stay Alert. Stay Safe. Watch Netflix It’s getting colder, the evenings are getting shorter, tighter restrictions are in place in Donegal and Dublin and being mooted for other counties, so with all that in mind, it might be a good idea to stay in this weekend and just watch Netflix. But what to watch? That’s […]

5 years ago

Amazon’s The Boys has been one of the most fun takes on superheroes in recent TV history. The second season is currently streaming weekly, getting a lot of hype online and millions of viewers, so it is not a surprise that Amazon has ordered a spin-off show set in the world of The Boys. According […]

5 years ago

Hank Azaria announced earlier this year that he would no longer provide Carl’s voice. In June, the producers of The Simpsons announced that the show would no longer have characters of colour voiced by white actors. Now, we have the first change to the voice cast, as Alex Desert has been announced as the new voice […]

5 years ago

A giant-looking open-world Harry Potter game has been announced, and it looks like a dream for fans of the books. Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacywas announced at Wednesday’s PlayStation 5 Showcase, but will also be available on PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The game will take place in the 1800s, in […]

5 years ago

“Wherever I go, he goes.” The spectacular trailer for The Mandalorian season two is here. As you might expect, the new adventures of Din Djarin and Baby Yoda look incredible. Sorry, not Baby Yoda, it’s ‘The Child’. Someone moaned about that in the comments last time we called him Baby Yoda. “The new season is […]

5 years ago

Get this man a quiz! Over 12 years, 23 films and billions of dollars in box office receipts, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the biggest pop culture phenomenon of our era. Only a few decades ago, the idea of grown-ass adults knowing about Thanos or Ant-Man or Captain Marvel was something to be mocked. […]

5 years ago

Spider-Man is many things: an inspiration to many, a corporate icon owned by a multi-billion-dollar company, and the star of many entertaining memes. There have now been eight Spidey films – or even more than that, if you count the 1970s TV show that got edited into movies and released into cinemas in Europe (ask […]

5 years ago

A pub in North Yorkshire has banned anyone 25 years old and under from drinking there after the rise in coronavirus cases amongst young people. The Oddfellows Arms in Sherburn in Elmet said the move was “in light of recent events”. It comes after the maximum size of social gatherings allowed in England was reduced […]

5 years ago

But it is not the end… After eleven seasons, The Walking Dead is coming to an end. The 24-episode final season will air on AMC beginning in 2021, and then run into 2022. However, it is not the end for the world of the show – two new spin-offs are on their way. AMC have […]

5 years ago

The smallest Xbox ever. Microsoft has finally unveiled the Xbox Series S, the cheaper, less powerful sister console to the upcoming Series X. After details of the console leaked, Microsoft decided to officially reveal info about the machine on Twitter. 👀 Let’s make it official! Xbox Series S | Next-gen performance in the ˢᵐᵃˡˡᵉˢᵗ Xbox […]

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Calm down, Tom. Seriously. You don’t need to risk your life for every single film. Tom Cruise is 58 years old. That’s not necessarily relevant to this story, but worth bearing in mind. Mission: Impossible 7 director Christopher McQuarrie has shared an image on Instagram teasing what death-defying stunt Tom Cruise is going to do […]

5 years ago

Production had already been paused because of lockdown. Production on the new Batman movie has been suspended after a person involved in filming tested positive for Covid-19. Warner Bros has not confirmed who the person is, but Vanity Fair has reported that it is the movie’s main star, Robert Pattinson. It comes just days after […]

5 years ago

September marks the 30th anniversary of the show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is the latest classic show to get a reunion, as the cast will reunite for an unscripted special. The special, which will feature music, dancing and surprise guests, will mark the 30th anniversary of the sitcom and will look at the history […]

5 years ago

Attention comic book nerds! (Why do we single people as nerds? Avengers: Endgame is the most successful film of all time. This stuff is totally mainstream in 2020. We are all nerds now). Both Marvel and DC have given us hundreds, if not thousands of memorable super-powered characters. Some of them have become icons of […]

5 years ago

“Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect. Perfect.” So when you think of the words “Donald Trump” and “Hair”, you probably don’t think of anything good. But now it seems maybe Trump has a reason for his terrible barnet: the US’ draconian shower laws, which stop his […]

5 years ago

The manager at the top of the league has been disqualified, with the second-place team being crowned champion. On Tuesday, Fantasy Premier League announced the winner of its 2019/2020 season, with Southampton fan and University of Oxford mathematician Joshua Bull taking home the trophy. But it appears that Bull was actually in second place until […]

5 years ago

The good news: Will Smith is involved The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of the most quintessential 1990s sitcoms, the show which of course helped transform Will Smith from a popular pop-rapper into a global superstar, and introduced us to the Carlton dance. But now, like seemingly everything else from the 1990s – Ren & […]

5 years ago

Fantasy Premier League has been hit with late drama as the top team has been removed from the league. Fantasy Premier League has announced the winner of the 2019/2020 season. Southampton fan Joshua Bull has taken the trophy, with his team The Bulldozers finishing in top place at the end of the campaign. Bull beat […]

5 years ago

“We extend our deepest sympathy to all victims and families impacted by these tragedies.” Warner Bros. has issued a statement responding to the controversy around the new Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker movie, calling on “policymakers to enact bi-partisan legislation to address this epidemic [of violence]”. The film, focusing on Batman’s greatest villain and reportedly not featuring the […]

6 years ago

We expect Tarantino fans to ace this… Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is now finally in Irish cinemas. Like any Quentin Tarantino film, it is filled with memorable and quotable dialogue. Throughout his career, the maverick director has given us so many iconic lines that have entered the pop culture lexicon, and almost become as […]

7 years ago

Do you know your Donnie Brasco from your Goodfellas? Controversial opinion here, but both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are pretty decent actors. For five decades now, the duo have starred in some of the defining American movies of their era, and featured in countless iconic movie moments. And yes, in recent years, both […]

7 years ago

Happy 150th edition of the quiz! Yes, it is another arbitrary anniversary of the JOE Pub Quiz. And we have decided to mark it by doing absolutely nothing special. This week, first up we have rounds on current affairs and sport, and then the curveball topics of mammals and 1990s action heroes. Following that, we […]

7 years ago

“I was kind of gutted.” Now that the dust has settled a bit, it seems like the consensus has generally agreed that the final season of Game of Thrones was amongst the show’s weaker moments. There have been plenty of noisy GoT supporters on the internet, but there have also been the odd rumbling from the cast […]

7 years ago

He does know what happens to Apollo, right? Tyson Fury made short work of Tom Schwartz on Saturday night, beating the previously undefeated heavyweight in the second round of Fury’s first Las Vega fight. A thunderous right hand put Schwartz on the floor, and his corner threw in the towel just seconds later to give […]

7 years ago

That’s not Scarlett Johansson…. Earlier this week at E3, Square Enix revealed the trailer for their big new Avengers game. Much like Spider-Man on the PlayStation 4 from last year, many Marvel fans hope that this will be the big triple-A game that brings their comic book heroes to life. And the trailer does look pretty […]

7 years ago

Nintendo delivering the goods yet again. Nintendo held its Nintendo Direct press conference at E3 on Tuesday, and revealed a sequel is in the works for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. A lot of news was announced, including the release date of Animal Crossing: New Horizon, Banjo-Kazooie joining Super Smash Bros Ultimate and a look […]

7 years ago

More than just indoor football… EA Sports have given us the first glimpse at FIFA 20, and the big news is that indoor football is back. Break New Ground with VOLTA Football in #FIFA20 #VOLTA https://t.co/TUWEow0DSf pic.twitter.com/cuPqfQtrGt — EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) June 8, 2019 But there’s more to the game than that. At the EA […]

7 years ago

Another thing to distract him from finishing those pesky books… The first details of George RR Martin’s secret video game made with the people behind Dark Souls appear to have leaked. If the details are correct, it appears the game will be a fantasy action-RPG called Elden Ring, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. […]

7 years ago

Because of course they are. HBO’s Chernobyl has been arguably the biggest TV hit of 2019 so far. While the Game of Thrones swansong got, well, a mixed reaction, response to the miniseries about the infamous nuclear disaster has received an almost universally positive reaction. The show has not gone down well with the Russia media, […]

7 years ago

It has become a regular fixture of Trump’s UK visits. The notorious Donald Trump blimp has taken to the skies over London again on Tuesday morning. It is, of course, to coincide with the US President’s visit to the UK this week. https://twitter.com/OliDugmore/status/1135827773736587264 The balloon was inflated in Parliament Square, ready for a day of […]

7 years ago

Killdren were due to play the Shangri-La stage. A band whose lyrics supposedly call for listeners to “kill Tory scum” have been dropped from this year’s Glastonbury line-up. Two-piece punk act Killdren were due to play the beloved Shangri-La area of the festival, but have now been removed the bill after the lyrics to their […]

7 years ago

All those hours getting Port Vale to the Europa League final can now go on your CV. Every so often, you hear about managerless football clubs receiving applications from members of the public whose only experience is hours and hours of Football Manager. Obviously, they never get anywhere near the job (though it would be wonderful […]

7 years ago

James Cordon made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday morning. One of the most beloved British sitcoms of recent years, Gavin and Stacey, is set to return for a Christmas special this year. Co-creator and star James Corden posted a photo of the script, saying that they had been keeping the project secret for a […]

7 years ago

It is only a matter of time, really. When Disney acquired 21st Century Fox earlier this year, movie fans had two thoughts. First, that soon all entertainment will be controlled by one all-powerful megacorporation, eating all competitors alive, with no reason to risk innovation or originality. And two, Thor and Deadpool can now be in the […]

7 years ago

This is a very good use of the franchise. A movie based on the beloved Star Wars video game Knights of the Old Republic is reportedly being written. Sources for Buzzfeed say that the screenplay based on the 2003 game is being written by Laeta Kalogridis, whose previous credits include Avatar and Shutter Island. While there have been many, many […]

7 years ago

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood has had rave reviews at Cannes. Quentin Tarantino reportedly had “a scowl on his face”, according to the LA Times, when questioned about the treatment of women in his new film. His new film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is set in LA in the 1960s, and partially revolves around the […]

7 years ago

You have less than a week to get it for free. How you played The Sims says a lot about you and your personality. Did you want to build the home you’ve always wanted, slowly seduced by capitalism’s allure, chasing that next, more expensive sofa or lamp, that you just knew would finally bring your sims […]

7 years ago

At least now we know why the books are taking so long… Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin is reportedly set to get involved with the world of video games. Rumours are circulating that he is working on a project with cult Japanese developer From Software, best known for the Dark Souls games. In a new blog update, George […]

7 years ago