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‘Destined to become a classic.’ Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 25 May) is Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, a coming-of-age comedy-drama based on the beloved 1970 novel of the same name by Judy Blume. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen), the movie version is also set […]

2 months ago

We need a second season of this ASAP. A brilliant, one-of-a-kind new comedy horror thriller series is available to stream at home now. Accessible through the service Apple TV, the show is titled Widow’s Bay. It is set entirely in and around the titular island, a quaint and isolated place located 40 miles off the […]

3 months ago

The comedy-drama has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. Here are our thoughts on the film. California Schemin’, a winning new comedy-drama based on an “outrageous” true story, is available to watch in cinemas now. Directed by acclaimed actor James McAvoy (making his feature filmmaking debut), the biographical movie tells the story of rap duo Silibil […]

3 months ago

You can read JOE’s thoughts on the long-awaited sequel below. It’s a real pleasure to say that 28 Years Later – one of JOE’s most anticipated movies of 2025 and a film nearly two decades in the making – is absolutely worth the wait. The third entry in the post-apocalyptic survival horror series, the new […]

1 year ago

‘Destined to become a classic.’ Regular readers of JOE will know that Netflix has been adding many noteworthy films lately. But the streamer has now gone and put one of 2023’s very best movies on its service. That film is Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, a coming-of-age comedy-drama based on the beloved 1970 […]

1 year ago

Criticism. Gas craic, so it is. Let’s get the disclaimer out of the way. This writer considers himself, proudly enough, to be a critic. There is an argument to be made that the role of the critic means a lot less than it once did, and yet, perversely, it is more relevant than ever. Language […]

7 years ago