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  • One of 2024’s biggest and weirdest movies is available to watch this week

    One of 2024’s biggest and weirdest movies is available to watch this week

    We’d argue that the film is not quite a folie à dud. When Joker: Folie à Deux was announced, no one really knew what to expect. After all, the original didn’t seem like the most mainstream proposition ahead of its release – a super grounded and dramatic retelling of a Batman villain’s origin story without […]

    2 years ago

  • A legendary sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film seems unavailable to stream or rent anywhere so now is the chance to watch it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 3 October) is the 1967 British sci-fi horror thriller Quatermass and the Pit. Also known as Five Million Years to Earth in some territories, it is the third film entry in […]

    2 years ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 14

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 14

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 14th 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 Iron Man 2 […]

    2 years ago

  • An extremely dark crime drama movie is on TV tonight

    An extremely dark crime drama movie is on TV tonight

    Banned in the UK on home video for a time, Martin Scorsese once called it one of the best films of the ’90s. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 2 October) is Bad Lieutenant, the extremely dark 1992 crime drama starring Oscar-nominee Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs). The actor plays the unnamed title character, a […]

    2 years ago

  • An iconic ’90s psychological thriller movie is about to get a reboot

    An iconic ’90s psychological thriller movie is about to get a reboot

    A major horror thriller star has already signed on to star in the remake. The hit ’90s psychological thriller movie The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is reportedly set to get a reboot starring Maika Monroe (It Follows, Longlegs, Watcher). The original was released in 1992 and starred Annabella Sciorra as Claire Bartel – a […]

    2 years ago

  • Daniel Day-Lewis officially unretires from acting

    Daniel Day-Lewis officially unretires from acting

    Here’s everything you need to know about the three-time Oscar-winner’s new movie. Daniel Day-Lewis has officially come out of retirement after claiming that 2017’s Phantom Thread would be his final movie. On Tuesday (1 October), photos were published of Day-Lewis sporting a handlebar moustache and riding on a motorbike with Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) […]

    2 years ago

  • 31 of the best horror movies to watch on Netflix this Halloween season

    31 of the best horror movies to watch on Netflix this Halloween season

    It’s officially horror movie season after all, so let us be your streaming guide. It is now October – or as it’s known to movie lovers: horror movie season. And to make it easier for our readers to know what to check out, we’ve compiled a list of – in our opinion – the best […]

    2 years ago

  • Disney+ has added a darkly gripping new mystery thriller series

    Disney+ has added a darkly gripping new mystery thriller series

    The show comes from the creator of American Horror Story and Netflix’s Monster anthology. Grotesquerie, a new horror thriller mystery series from prolific TV creator Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Monster, The Watcher), is streaming on Disney+ now. The series revolves around a hard-bitten alcoholic detective named Lois Tyson (Niecy Nash, Dahmer – Monster) who […]

    2 years ago

  • An underseen, action-packed sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    An underseen, action-packed sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    A true undiscovered gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 1 October) is Boss Level, the 2020 sci-fi action flick co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Copshop, Narc, The Grey). In the vein of stories like Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, Copshop’s Frank Grillo plays a former special forces agent named Roy Pulver […]

    2 years ago

  • One of 2024’s best mystery thriller shows gets hopeful season 2 update

    One of 2024’s best mystery thriller shows gets hopeful season 2 update

    EXCLUSIVE: Its star says he would love to do a second season, saying he hopes for it ‘more than anything’. We here at JOE were big fans of Apple TV+’s 2024 mystery thriller series Sugar starring Colin Farrell. And though the show has not yet been renewed by the streaming giant for season two, its […]

    2 years ago

  • Colin Farrell compares Penguin transformation to Daredevil and Horrible Bosses roles

    Colin Farrell compares Penguin transformation to Daredevil and Horrible Bosses roles

    ‘I was totally submerged to the point where I’d look in the mirror and what was looking back was nothing recognisable.’ Colin Farrell is no stranger to transforming how he looks for acting roles as evident from Daredevil, The Gentlemen, Horrible Bosses and The Lobster. That said, Oz Cobb – his character in 2022 blockbuster […]

    2 years ago

  • One of 2024’s biggest action movies is now available to stream at home

    One of 2024’s biggest action movies is now available to stream at home

    The buddy flick features two Oscar-winners in the lead roles. Wolfs, the new action comedy thriller movie starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, is finally available to watch now. Streaming on Apple TV+, the film sees Clooney play a Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction-esque professional fixer hired to cover up a high-profile crime. “But when […]

    2 years ago

  • A stylish new prequel to one of the most famous movies ever is streaming now

    A stylish new prequel to one of the most famous movies ever is streaming now

    The new film comes 56 years after the Oscar-winning original. Apartment 7A, the prequel to one of the greatest horror movies of all time Rosemary’s Baby, is now available to watch at home via Paramount+. Based on Ira Levin’s novel of the same name, the 1968 original starred Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as a […]

    2 years ago

  • New Irish movie dubbed ‘scariest film of the year’ is streaming at home now

    New Irish movie dubbed ‘scariest film of the year’ is streaming at home now

    Move over, Longlegs. A new Irish movie that has been dubbed “the scariest film of the year hands down” is now available to watch at home. Streaming on Shudder from today (Friday, 27 September), that horror thriller is titled Oddity and hails from Cork based writer-director Damien Mc Carthy, whose debut feature Caveat creeped us […]

    2 years ago

  • A hugely inventive sci-fi movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    A hugely inventive sci-fi movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    This 2022 Irish found-footage flick is one of the coolest films of recent years. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 27 September) is LOLA, the 2022 Irish-British found-footage sci-fi flick. Co-written and directed by Andrew Legge in his feature debut and boasting a soundtrack by The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon, the film revolves around […]

    2 years ago

  • Colin Farrell on the importance of The Penguin prosthetic that’s gotten everyone talking

    Colin Farrell on the importance of The Penguin prosthetic that’s gotten everyone talking

    The Oscar-nominee spoke to JOE about his excellent Batman spin-off series and the much-publicised prosthetic he sported for a key scene in the show. Colin Farrell is earning rave reviews for his completely transformational central turn in the new Batman spin-off series The Penguin. That said, the Irish Oscar-nominee’s reveal about a key scene in […]

    2 years ago

  • Brilliantly dark thriller streaming on Netflix launched an unexpected franchise

    Brilliantly dark thriller streaming on Netflix launched an unexpected franchise

    Holding a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score, this Misery-inspired movie is well worth seeking out. There’s an old adage that all you need to make an entertaining movie on a low budget is a great idea and there is no better proof of that then the 2014 horror thriller Creep, streaming on Netflix. Built around an […]

    2 years ago

  • 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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. […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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, […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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, which 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 […]

    2 years 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, […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years 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 […]

    2 years ago