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  • Netflix has just added the ‘best action series ever’

    Netflix has just added the ‘best action series ever’

    Its first two seasons are streaming on Netflix now as its third season is in the works. Gangs of London, the beloved British action thriller series, has just had its two seasons added to Netflix. The Sky original show takes place amidst the criminal underworld of present-day London. Particularly, it details the power struggles that […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a tense and twisty action crime thriller

    Netflix has just added a tense and twisty action crime thriller

    The 2019 film has been compared to The Departed and The Town. Netflix has just added The Informer, a tense and twisty action crime thriller movie from 2019. Joel Kinnaman plays Pete Koslow, an ex-con released early from prison on the condition that he work as an undercover informant for the FBI to help dismantle […]

    1 year ago

  • A gripping, underseen mystery thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A gripping, underseen mystery thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    If you liked Carrie and The Omen, check this film out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 26 September) is The Medusa Touch, the unsettling if underseen 1978 supernatural mystery horror thriller. The film revolves around a French detective in London named Brunel (Lino Ventura) who is assigned to investigate the apparent murder of […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 13

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 13

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 13th 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 Batman Prisoners […]

    1 year ago

  • New Netflix epic fantasy series earning comparisons to The Boys

    New Netflix epic fantasy series earning comparisons to The Boys

    The show was co-created by one of the world’s most famous filmmakers. Netflix has released a new fantasy epic series that is earning solid reviews, as well as comparisons to Prime Video hit show The Boys. This new Netflix show is Twilight of the Gods, an adult animated series co-created and partly directed by Zack […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added one of 2024’s most talked about documentaries

    Netflix has just added one of 2024’s most talked about documentaries

    The six-part series comes from producer Bill Simmons (The Ringer) and director Chris Smith (Fyre). Mr. McMahon, the much-anticipated documentary series about former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon, is streaming on Netflix now in its entirety. Comprising of six episodes, the documentary comes from director Chris Smith (Fyre) and producer Bill Simmons (The […]

    1 year ago

  • Brilliant crime drama with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    Brilliant crime drama with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    It’s one of the best movies of the decade so far. Nicolas Cage made headlines last December with the news that he is considering retiring from movies. During an interview to promote his acclaimed recent comedy fantasy Dream Scenario, he told Uproxx that he is contracted to appear in three or four more films but […]

    1 year ago

  • A movie with two massive stars and a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score is on TV tonight

    A movie with two massive stars and a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score is on TV tonight

    One of the leads is an Oscar-winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 24 September) is Official Competition, the acclaimed 2021 black comedy-drama starring Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Oscar-nominee Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory). A Spanish film, it centres on two rival actors (Banderas and Oscar Martínez) pitted against each other […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best horror film franchises is getting a TV spin-off very soon

    One of the best horror film franchises is getting a TV spin-off very soon

    The two movies are currently streaming on Netflix so now is the time to catch up. The Creep Tapes, a TV spin-off of the excellent Creep horror thriller movie franchise, is set for release in just a few weeks. The original Creep film was released in 2014 and starred co-writer and director Patrick Brice as […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a new movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Netflix has just added a new movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

    It is being hailed as one of 2024’s best films. Netflix has just added His Three Daughters, a new comedy-drama movie with a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes score. Written and directed by Azazel Jacobs (French Exit), the Netflix original film revolves around three sisters (Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne) who return to their […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s best hidden gem movies is now available to stream at home

    One of 2024’s best hidden gem movies is now available to stream at home

    The comedy has earned comparisons to Superbad. Snack Shack, the acclaimed 2024 comedy movie, is now available to watch at home via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema. Written and directed by Adam Rehmeier (Dinner in America), the film is a semi-autobiographical story based off the filmmaker’s experiences as a teenager in Nebraska City. Set in […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliant, underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant, underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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. […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s best crime thriller shows is finally available to stream now

    One of 2024’s best crime thriller shows is finally available to stream now

    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

  • One of the greatest gangster movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    One of the greatest gangster movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    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

  • Disney+ has just added one of the biggest shows of 2024

    Disney+ has just added one of the biggest shows of 2024

    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

  • Prime Video has just added two of the most notorious movies of recent years

    Prime Video has just added two of the most notorious movies of recent years

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A beloved action comedy movie is airing on TV tonight

    A beloved action comedy movie is airing on TV tonight

    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

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 12

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 12

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has quietly added a new, very dark horror movie gem

    Netflix has quietly added a new, very dark horror movie gem

    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

  • Trailer finally revealed for Cillian Murphy’s first movie since Oppenheimer

    Trailer finally revealed for Cillian Murphy’s first movie since Oppenheimer

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A very tense revenge thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very tense revenge thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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

  • Season 3 of Kin, one of Ireland’s best shows, ‘looking less and less likely’

    Season 3 of Kin, one of Ireland’s best shows, ‘looking less and less likely’

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the tensest movies of the last 10 years is on TV tonight

    One of the tensest movies of the last 10 years is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the greatest action movies of the decade so far is on TV tonight

    One of the greatest action movies of the decade so far is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s most shocking movies is now available to stream at home

    One of 2024’s most shocking movies is now available to stream at home

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • BBC’s breakneck new crime thriller show is being called ‘Speed meets 24’

    BBC’s breakneck new crime thriller show is being called ‘Speed meets 24’

    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

  • Clint Eastwood’s ‘final film’ finally gets UK release date

    Clint Eastwood’s ‘final film’ finally gets UK release date

    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, […]

    1 year ago

  • Great Netflix sci-fi war epic streaming now and no one seems to know about it

    Great Netflix sci-fi war epic streaming now and no one seems to know about it

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s most talked about movies has just been added to Netflix

    One of 2024’s most talked about movies has just been added to Netflix

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added one of 2023’s best action movies

    Netflix has just added one of 2023’s best action movies

    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

  • A brilliant crime drama movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant crime drama movie is airing on TV tonight

    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

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 11

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 11

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the tensest thriller movies of the year so far is available to watch now

    One of the tensest thriller movies of the year so far is available to watch now

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix adds extremely creepy 2023 movie with ‘unfairly low’ Rotten Tomatoes score

    Netflix adds extremely creepy 2023 movie with ‘unfairly low’ Rotten Tomatoes score

    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

  • Prime Video has just added one of 2023’s funnest movies

    Prime Video has just added one of 2023’s funnest movies

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best crime thriller shows of recent years has been added to Prime Video

    One of the best crime thriller shows of recent years has been added to Prime Video

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • An underrated action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An underrated action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the coolest movies ever made is airing on TV tonight

    One of the coolest movies ever made is airing on TV tonight

    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

  • One of the best shows on TV’s new season finally gets UK release date

    One of the best shows on TV’s new season finally gets UK release date

    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

  • Netflix has just added a modern classic movie set to get a sequel

    Netflix has just added a modern classic movie set to get a sequel

    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

  • Netflix has just added one of the best thrillers of the decade

    Netflix has just added one of the best thrillers of the decade

    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

  • One of the best Irish crime thrillers of recent years streaming at home now

    One of the best Irish crime thrillers of recent years streaming at home now

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A star-studded, underseen crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A star-studded, underseen crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

    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

  • Netflix has just added a new action thriller with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Netflix has just added a new action thriller with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

    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

  • An extremely dark and twisty thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An extremely dark and twisty thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a very fun new mystery thriller series

    Netflix has just added a very fun new mystery thriller series

    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

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 10

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 10

    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

  • One of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Tense biographical thriller movie becomes surprise Netflix hit

    Tense biographical thriller movie becomes surprise Netflix hit

    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

  • Joker 2 debuts with surprisingly low Rotten Tomatoes score

    Joker 2 debuts with surprisingly low Rotten Tomatoes score

    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 […]

    1 year ago