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  • One of the most terrifying thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

    One of the most terrifying thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

    Also currently streaming on Prime Video, it’s a truly unforgettable film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 17 October) is Kill List, the utterly terrifying 2011 British thriller from co-writer and director Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, Free Fire, High-Rise). The film centres around a solider-turned hitman named Jay (Neil Maskell, Hijack) still reeling from […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 16

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 16

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 16th 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 Talladega Nights: The […]

    1 year ago

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

    A brilliantly dark, underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Holding an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score, one critic dubbed it as being ‘as violent as the Coens, as vérité as Ken Loach’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 16 October) is Down Terrace, the debut film from acclaimed co-writer and director Ben Wheatley (Free Fire, High-Rise, Kill List). The darkly comic crime thriller revolves […]

    1 year ago

  • ‘Irish Barbenheimer’ happening next month as stars open up about phenomenon

    ‘Irish Barbenheimer’ happening next month as stars open up about phenomenon

    EXCLUSIVE: Two of the actresses involved have given advice on how to approach the projects going head-to-head. Next month will see the release of two major Irish TV shows in close proximity to each other, events we are already dubbing ‘the Irish Barbenheimer’. The second season of comedy thriller Bad Sisters will be premiering on […]

    1 year ago

  • Hit British 2024 thriller series rocketing up the Netflix TV chart

    Hit British 2024 thriller series rocketing up the Netflix TV chart

    The show premiered just last April. Netflix has added The Cuckoo, the hit Channel 5 series that premiered just last April. The show centres around a financially strained couple named Nick (Lee Ingleby, Line of Duty) and Jessica (Claire Goose, Unforgotten) who take in mysterious lodger, Sian (Jill Halfpenny, Liar), who soon charms the whole […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best thriller movies of all time is on TV tonight

    One of the best thriller movies of all time is on TV tonight

    It holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Assault on Precinct 13, the 1976 indie action thriller classic from legendary writer-director John Carpenter (Escape from New York, Halloween, The Thing). The film centres around a group of cops, criminals and secretaries who must defend a soon-to-be-closed Los Angeles police […]

    1 year ago

  • New mystery thriller series streaming now being hailed as ‘best show of the year’

    New mystery thriller series streaming now being hailed as ‘best show of the year’

    Several Oscar-winners are involved in the thriller miniseries both on-screen and off. A new mystery thriller miniseries available to stream now is being hailed by several critics as “the best show of the year”. Produced by Apple TV+, the series is titled Disclaimer and stars two-time Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (Tár) as a famous documentarian and […]

    1 year ago

  • Brilliant thriller streaming on Netflix puts genius spin on the whodunnit story

    Brilliant thriller streaming on Netflix puts genius spin on the whodunnit story

    The modern classic has an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A common and valid complaint about mainstream US cinema today is that there are too many sequels, remakes and reboots. While this may be the case in terms of hugely budgeted tentpole releases by big studios, we’d argue that there are plenty of entertaining yet […]

    1 year ago

  • Tense recent thriller movie with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    Tense recent thriller movie with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    The film earned rave reviews upon its release in 2021. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 10 October) is The Novice, the acclaimed 2021 psychological sports thriller. The film follows Alex (played by Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan), a college freshman who joins her university’s rowing team and becomes obsessed with being the squad’s best rower, […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 15

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 15

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 15th 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 Pulp Fiction Reservoir […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has added one of 2024’s very best movies

    Prime Video has added one of 2024’s very best movies

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Holding an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was a word-of-mouth hit earlier in the year. Prime Video has just added Challengers, one of 2024’s buzziest and best-reviewed movies. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, Call Me By […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best action movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best action movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    Holding a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the director of this sadly underseen thriller was recently in the news. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 9 October) is Revenge, the incredible and sadly underseen 2017 action thriller. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat in her feature debut, the film revolves around a young woman named […]

    1 year ago

  • First details reportedly revealed about Christopher Nolan’s new movie

    First details reportedly revealed about Christopher Nolan’s new movie

    It looks like the film will see him reuniting with a major Hollywood star. The first details about writer-director Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to smash hit and Oscar Best Picture winner Oppenheimer have reportedly been revealed. According to multiple outlets, there are plans for the legendary filmmaker’s movie – whose title is unknown as-of-yet – to […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix cancels epic new series just weeks after release in shock move

    Netflix cancels epic new series just weeks after release in shock move

    The show boasted a star-studded cast. Netflix has cancelled Kaos, its darkly comic fantasy epic series, after only one season. The show was released just a few weeks ago on 29 August and was created by Charlie Covell, who wrote The End of the F***ing World. Taking place in a version of the modern world […]

    1 year ago

  • An excellent action movie sequel is airing on TV tonight

    An excellent action movie sequel is airing on TV tonight

    It is noteworthy for being the first sequel of its lead actor’s career. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 8 October) is The Equalizer 2, the excellent second entry in Denzel Washington’s beloved Equalizer trilogy of action films. The sequel sees retired US Marine and DIA agent Robert McCall (two-time Oscar-winner Washington) trying to […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added one of 2024’s best sci-fi thriller movies

    Netflix has just added one of 2024’s best sci-fi thriller movies

    Shortly after earning raves at its Sundance Film Festival world premiere, the film was bought by Netflix for a whopping $17 million. Netflix has just added It’s What’s Inside, one of 2024’s buzziest and best-reviewed sci-fi thriller movies. Written and directed by Greg Jardin in his feature film debut, the movie revolves around a pre-wedding […]

    1 year ago

  • True crime drama show with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes climbs up Netflix chart

    True crime drama show with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes climbs up Netflix chart

    The series is based on a dark real-life police investigation. An acclaimed true crime drama series from 2019 is climbing up the Netflix charts having been recently added to the streaming service. That show is titled A Confession, which originally aired on ITV and details the true story of Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher (played by […]

    1 year ago

  • Second season of hit series earning Last of Us comparisons streaming now

    Second season of hit series earning Last of Us comparisons streaming now

    The show has already been renewed for a third season. A post-apocalyptic series that has earned strong comparisons to The Last of Us is now back for its second season. Available to watch via NOW Entertainment and Sky Max, that show is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, a spin-off of the hit zombie drama series […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliant, cult classic crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A brilliant, cult classic crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The darkly comic thriller has a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 5 October) is Go, the 1999 crime comedy thriller directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow, the new Road House). Comprising of three different interconnected stories, the film begins with two young women (Katie Holmes […]

    1 year ago

  • 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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) […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    1 year 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 […]

    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

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