Fans of Irish crime drama Kin urged to watch first episode again to spot funny detail
We had the Bafta-winning director of Kin in the JOE studio, who told some great stories about the making of the show. Kin, one of the best Irish shows of recent years, is set to return for season three after a year-long hiatus. So, when JOE had the crime drama’s director Diarmuid Goggins in our […]
4 days ago
Martin Scorsese’s first gangster movie is on TV tonight
Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, the crime drama was the breakthrough film for a trio who would become cinematic legends. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 9 June) is Mean Streets, the 1973 crime drama directed by Martin Scorsese (The Departed, Goodfellas, the upcoming In the Hand of Dante). Set in the Little […]
1 month ago
Scorsese’s new Netflix show with huge star returns to setting of his ’90s classic
The series also comes from the creators of the hit TV drama Billions. Martin Scorsese is teaming up with Oscar Isaac (Beef, Frankenstein) for a new Netflix series set in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas casinos. The currently untitled eight-part show takes place in the present day, in a “modernised but still dangerous version […]
2 months ago
A gripping Tom Hardy crime drama has just been added to streaming
Upon release, the movie earned comparisons to Goodfellas. Prime Video has just added The Bikeriders, the very cool 2023 biker crime drama starring Tom Hardy (The Drop, Lawless). Inspired by the 1960s photo-book of the same name by Danny Lyon (who is played in the movie by Mike Faist of Challengers fame), the fictional story […]
3 months ago
A ‘stylish’ new BBC crime drama series is airing on TV next week
We’d advise recording this now to avoid the disappointment of missing the show. Mint, one of JOE’s most anticipated 2026 TV shows, is finally airing on the BBC next week. Having earned very glowing early buzz upon its premiere at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival in February, the Glasgow-shot series stars Emma Laird (28 Years […]
3 months ago
One of the best crime drama movies of recent years is on TV tonight
Based loosely on true events, the film has an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 11 April) is Hustlers, the excellent 2019 crime comedy-drama that is loosely based on a true story. Adapted to the screen from New York Magazine’s 2015 article ‘The Hustlers at Scores’, the film follows Destiny […]
3 months ago