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 (Saturday, 21 September) 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. […]

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First announced back in 2021, we’re happy to report that the much-anticipated series is worth the wait. The Penguin, the much-anticipated series spin-off to the hugely popular 2022 blockbuster The Batman, has just premiered via Sky and NOW. Starring Oscar-nominee Colin Farrell, reprising his role as Oz Cobb aka The Penguin, the show follows the […]

1 year ago

Directed by and starring Oscar winners, the gangster thriller has an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 20 September) is The Outfit, one of the best gangster movies of recent years. Set in 1956 Chicago, the film follows an English tailor named Leonard (Oscar-winner Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies) who […]

1 year ago

A spin-off to a massively popular series, its first two episodes are streaming now. Agatha All Along, the spin-off to the massively popular Marvel series WandaVision, has just premiered on Disney+. Set after the events of WandaVision, the new superhero show follows the villainous witch Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn, Glass Onion) as she recruits some […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The third entry in the notorious franchise is out in just a few weeks so now is the time to catch up. The notorious horror movies Terrifier and Terrifier 2 have been added to Prime Video. This is as […]

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The buddy cop flick holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 19 September) is Stakeout, the beloved 1987 buddy cop action comedy starring Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club) and Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws). The film sees the pair play police detectives Chris Lecce (Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Estevez) who are […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 12th entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie The Shining Rosemary's […]

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The film was only announced to be dropping on Netflix a few days ago. Netflix has quietly dropped onto its service a new and very dark horror thriller titled Grave Torture. The 2024 movie hails from Joko Anwar, the acclaimed Indonesian writer-director behind the films Impetigore, Satan’s Slaves and Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion (all three […]

1 year ago

Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the film looks incredible and has been earning rave reviews. The first trailer has been unveiled for Small Things Like These, Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy’s first movie since Oppenheimer. An adaptation of the acclaimed novella of the same from writer Claire Keegan (whose story Foster was the basis […]

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Starring one of the greatest actors alive, the film is also easily available to stream. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 18 September) is Red, the tense 2008 revenge thriller starring Brian Cox of Succession fame. Not to be confused with the Bruce Willis action flick Red or the Cillian Murphy thriller Red Eye, […]

1 year ago

This is according to a new report about the future of the hit crime drama. A third season of hit Irish crime drama series Kin is “looking less and less likely”, according to a new report. Co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciarán Donnelly, the show’s first season premiered in 2021 – telling the story of […]

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Holding a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film makes for an unforgettable watch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 17 September) is Custody, the extremely tense thriller drama from 2017. A French film, it stars Denis Ménochet (Beau is Afraid, Inglourious Basterds) and Léa Drucker (The Bureau, War of the Worlds) as a married […]

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It’s a must-watch for fans of 300 and Gladiator. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 14 September) 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 film is based on Norse and […]

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The much-discussed film was only out in cinemas last July. In a Violent Nature, one of 2024’s most talked about horror movies, is now available to watch at home. Available to stream on the service Shudder, the film revolves around Johnny – a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime – who is […]

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It is also earning comparisons to the hit shows Bodyguard and Hijack. A new BBC crime thriller series is premiering this weekend titled Nightsleeper that is set to get the pulse of viewers racing. Starring Joe Cole (Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders) and Alexandra Roach (cult classic Utopia), the six-part series takes place in real […]

1 year ago

The new legal thriller movie from the 94-year-old has a great premise. Legal thriller Juror #2, which is expected to be the final movie from legendary Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, has finally got a UK release date. The film will star Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road) as family man Justin Kemp who, […]

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The movie has been dubbed a ‘supernatural Black Hawk Down’. Though it may be hard to imagine, there was once a time when Netflix wasn’t the cultural juggernaut it is today. After all, the service only launched in Ireland and the UK in 2012 and only began releasing original TV shows in February 2013 and […]

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Though the film earned very mixed reviews from critics, it seems to have been better received by the public. Back to Black, the 2024 much-publicised music biopic about Amy Winehouse, has just been added to Netflix. Marisa Abela (one of the stars of the HBO drama Industry) plays the legendary British singer-songwriter in the movie […]

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The film has a whopping 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. With movies like Copshop, Den of Thieves and Greenland – Gerard Butler has been on a run of starring in very solid, mid-budget action films that punch above their weight. Another recent example of this is 2023 flick Plane, which is now streaming on […]

1 year ago

Featuring an amazing cast, the film is also on Netflix – though it is leaving the service very soon. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 September) is Cop Land, the star-studded ’90s crime drama from writer-director James Mangold (Ford v Ferrari, Logan). The film sees Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) play Freddy Heflin, a man […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 11th entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie I Am Legend […]

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The film is also one of the best remakes of recent years. In 2022, an unforgettable Danish thriller named Speak No Evil was released. Comparable to Funny Games and Oldboy, it is the type of dark and twisted movie made outside of Hollywood that leaves a permanent mark on the psyche of those who watch […]

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Making for excellent viewing ahead of Halloween, fans have been urged to ignore the RT score in this case. Netflix has just added Cobweb, the supremely creepy 2023 movie starring Antony Starr (The Boys) and Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield). The directorial debut of Samuel Bodin (who created the very scary Netflix series Marianne), Caplan and Starr […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Based on true events, the crowd-pleaser of a film is a must-watch for fans of The Big Short. Dumb Money, the very fun 2023 biographical comedy drama movie, has just been added to Prime Video. Directed by Craig Gillespie […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Streaming on Prime Video now in its entirety, the show is based on a trilogy of novels by a very famous author. The acclaimed crime thriller series Mr. Mercedes, which is based on a trilogy of novels by legendary […]

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The film is a remake of an absolute classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 11 September) is the 2005 remake of legendary ’70s action thriller Assault on Precinct 13. The remake centres around a Detroit cop named Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) who is haunted by a failed sting operation in his past which […]

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The crime thriller was one of the main influences on the 2011 modern classic Drive. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 10 September) is The Driver, the 1978 neo-noir crime thriller from writer-director Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Warriors). It centres on a driver (played in an ice-cool performance by the late Ryan O’Neal […]

1 year ago

The extremely stressful TV series’ new season is earning comparisons to Succession. JOE recently called Apple TV+ spy thriller Slow Horses “the best show on TV” but, for our money, the second best is the nerve-racking financial drama Industry. Airing on HBO in the US and the BBC in the UK, the series follows a […]

1 year ago

The sequel was only confirmed a few weeks ago. Netflix has just added The Day After Tomorrow, the 2004 classic disaster movie which is set to get a sequel 20 years later. Co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich, the blockbuster flick sees climate change on Earth bring about a new ice age. “After climatologist Jack […]

1 year ago

The sadly slept-on movie deserves to find a much bigger audience. Netflix has just added Watcher, the incredible 2022 thriller movie starring scream queen Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows, Longlegs). The feature debut of writer-director Chloe Okuno, Monroe in the film plays a young actress named Julia who moves from America to Bucharest in […]

1 year ago

It stars one of the leads of Kin and Love/Hate. Barber, one of the best reviewed Irish crime thriller movies of recent years, is now available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema, the film stars Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Kin) as Val Barber – a private investigator in modern-day Dublin hired […]

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The film comes from an Oscar-winning director. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 7 September) is U Turn, the star-studded 1997 neo-noir crime thriller film. Directed by Oscar-winner Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon), it sees another Oscar winner Sean Penn play Bobby Cooper, a drifter in debt to a violent gangster whose car breaks down […]

1 year ago

The movie is earning comparisons to the original Rambo. New Netflix original action thriller movie Rebel Ridge has just landed on the streaming service and currently holds a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes score. Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier (the incredible thrillers Blue Ruin and Green Room), the film centres around Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre, […]

1 year ago

The film gave a future Oscar nominee and A-list star her first leading role. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 6 September) is Lady Macbeth, the extremely dark and twisty 2016 thriller that saw future Oscar nominee Florence Pugh get her first leading role. Set in rural England in 1865, Pugh plays Katherine, a […]

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The show comes from the director of The Night Manager and The Undoing. Netflix has just added The Perfect Couple, a very fun new mystery series starring Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman. In the Netflix original show, based on the novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, Kidman plays Greer Garrison Winbury – a famous […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the tenth entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Fight Club American […]

1 year ago

Featuring a great cast, the film has a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 5 September) 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 […]

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Holding an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was not a big box office hit but is finding an audience on streaming. A tense biographical political thriller now on Netflix was one of the most streamed movies in the UK over the past week, according to JustWatch. That film is 2019’s Official Secrets, which stars […]

1 year ago

The musical sequel to the two-time Oscar-winning blockbuster has split critics right down the middle. Joker: Folie à Deux has debuted to a 59% score on Rotten Tomatoes following its much anticipated premiere at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. The sequel to 2019’s two-time Oscar-winner Joker sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise his role as the Clown […]

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The movie features two Oscar-winners in the leading roles. Netflix has just added Mothers’ Instinct, a psychological thriller movie starring Oscar-winning actresses Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain which was only in cinemas a few months ago. Set in early ’60s suburban America, the pair play best friends and neighbours Alice (Chastain) and Celine (Hathaway) who […]

1 year ago

Holding an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie was once praised highly by Stephen King. Netflix has just added The Autopsy of Jane Doe, a brilliant but sadly underseen thriller movie from 2016 starring Brian Cox (Succession). In the film, Cox plays Tommy Tilden, a small town coroner who – along with his son […]

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The 2000 film comes from the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 4 September) is Rules of Engagement, the 2000 war legal thriller directed by legendary filmmaker William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection, To Live and Die in LA). It stars Samuel L. Jackson as […]

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Holding a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the new season is the thriller’s darkest yet. The fourth season of Slow Horses – for our money, the best series currently on TV – has just premiered on Apple TV+. Based on novels by British writer Mick Herron, the darkly comic spy thriller series revolves around Slough […]

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Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 3 September) is Overlord, the acclaimed 2018 action war thriller directed by Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield). Set towards the end of World War II, it centres around a group […]

1 year ago

It’s a must-watch for fans of the Alien franchise. Two of the major success stories of this summer’s cinema season have been Deadpool & Wolverine and Alien: Romulus – two blockbusters that earned very solid reviews and were big box-office hits. And if you saw those two movies in theatres and enjoyed them, there is a lesser-seen film from […]

1 year ago

A Mindhunter fan can dream There is fresh hope that Netflix’s cult thriller drama series Mindhunter could return to screens. Based on the true crime book of the same name, the show first premiered on Netflix in 2017 and followed two detectives (Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff) in the early days of criminal profiling as they look into the psychology […]

1 year ago

Reports are suggesting more dates are on the way Oasis are set to announce two more concert dates at Croke Park next summer, according to reports. This morning tickets went on sale for the 17-date tour that Oasis will play across the UK and Ireland in summer 2025. Liam and Noel Gallagher will perform live […]

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Start crying your heart out. Several Oasis fans have taken to social media to voice their confusion after being given the wrong pre-sale codes for tickets to the band’s much-anticipated reunion tour. Ever since the Gallagher brothers announced earlier this week they were getting back together for a string of UK and Ireland gigs next […]

1 year ago

The film has been compared to The Italian Job and Ocean’s Eleven. Netflix has just added The Vault, a 2021 action thriller movie featuring a great ensemble cast. Directed by acclaimed Spanish genre filmmaker Jaume Balagueró (the Rec films, Sleep Tight), The Vault revolves around a young engineer named Thom (Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor) […]

1 year ago

The film is from the director of Con Air and the writer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 30 August) is Wild Card, the 2015 underseen action thriller gem with a great cast led by Jason Statham (The Transporter). In the film, Statham plays Nick Wild – […]

1 year ago