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  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 51

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 51

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 51st entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Finding Forrester Good Will […]

    10 months ago

  • ‘Stunning’ five-star earphones see massive price drop of over 35%

    ‘Stunning’ five-star earphones see massive price drop of over 35%

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘Truly and utterly amazing.’ Amazon are selling pairs of the beloved Soundcore by Anker P20i wireless earbuds for just £19.46. This is after their price was slashed by a whopping 37%. According to the product description on Amazon, the […]

    10 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added a new twisty psychological thriller series

    Prime Video has just added a new twisty psychological thriller series

    Already earning comparisons to Big Little Lies, Succession and The White Lotus, all eight episodes of the show are streaming now. Prime Video has just added to its service We Were Liars, a new mystery psychological thriller adapted from the acclaimed 2014 young adult novel by E. Lockhart. The series follows the wealthy Sinclair family, […]

    10 months ago

  • A very fun thriller movie starring a legendary actor is on TV tonight

    A very fun thriller movie starring a legendary actor is on TV tonight

    The film comes from the director of Man on Fire and Top Gun. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 18 June) is The Fan, the 1996 sports-focused psychological thriller starring two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro (The Godfather II, Raging Bull). The film tells the story of a star baseball player named Bobby Rayburn (Wesley […]

    10 months ago

  • A very fun, new action adventure movie is available to watch now

    A very fun, new action adventure movie is available to watch now

    ‘Made with a lot of care and craft.’ The 2010s saw the release of the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy of animated adventure fantasy movies. Hits upon release at the box office and with critics, it was inevitable that they would get the live-action treatment at some point, which has come to pass 15 […]

    10 months ago

  • Tense and twisty new thriller from Mare of Easttown creator is streaming now

    Tense and twisty new thriller from Mare of Easttown creator is streaming now

    It has a star-studded cast. Echo Valley, a tense and twisty new thriller movie from writer Brad Ingelsby (creator of Mare of Easttown), is streaming now via Apple TV+. The film stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice) as Kate, a recently widowed woman in southern Pennsylvania who is struggling with the costs of maintaining her […]

    10 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added an extremely tense war action thriller movie

    Prime Video has just added an extremely tense war action thriller movie

    The real-time war film is based on true events. Prime Video has just added Warfare to its service, the extremely tense and harrowing action war thriller from director Alex Garland (Annihilation, Civil War). Garland co-wrote and co-directed the movie alongside Ray Mendoza, a former US Navy SEAL turned military technical advisor on Hollywood projects. The […]

    10 months ago

  • One of the best Irish movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    One of the best Irish movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    It’s maybe the funniest Irish film ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 17 June) is The Guard, the feature directorial debut of John Michael McDonagh (Calvary, War on Everyone). The crime comedy film sees Brendan Gleeson play Sergeant Gerry Boyle, a crass and confrontational cop working in a sleepy town in Connemara in […]

    10 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove a phenomenal spy thriller movie from its service

    Netflix is about to remove a phenomenal spy thriller movie from its service

    Based on a classic novel, the film’s ensemble cast includes Colin Firth, Stephen Graham and Tom Hardy. Netflix is about to remove Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from its service, the star-studded 2011 version of John le Carré’s classic spy thriller novel. Set in 1970s England, the film sees the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), […]

    10 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove one of the scariest movies of the 21st century

    Netflix is about to remove one of the scariest movies of the 21st century

    Holding a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, the modern horror classic is being taken off the service early next month. Netflix has confirmed that The Babadook, one of the best horror movies of the 21st century, will be leaving the service early in July. The feature debut of writer-director Jennifer Kent (whose follow-up, The Nightingale, we’ve […]

    10 months ago

  • One of the best TV shows ever is now available to stream at home

    One of the best TV shows ever is now available to stream at home

    The massively influential series has gotten a new streaming home. Twin Peaks, the seminal mystery horror-drama show that ran for three seasons between 1990 and 2017, has gotten a new streaming home courtesy of the service Mubi. Created by the late and great David Lynch, alongside Mark Frost, the series takes place in the titular, […]

    10 months ago

  • A great war action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A great war action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Holding an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was produced by J.J. Abrams. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 14 June) 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, the film centres around a […]

    10 months ago

  • ‘Fast, quiet and quality’ air fryer on sale for nearly 50% off

    ‘Fast, quiet and quality’ air fryer on sale for nearly 50% off

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It’s a limited time deal, so you’d better move quickly. Amazon is currently selling the Philips 2000 Series Air Fryer at 48% off as part of a limited time deal. Now available to purchase for £53.09, the product is […]

    10 months ago

  • ‘Top quality’ noise cancelling wireless headphones on sale for 40% off

    ‘Top quality’ noise cancelling wireless headphones on sale for 40% off

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘Comfort is first class… The sound is top quality for the price.’ Amazon is selling pairs of Soundcore by Anker Q30 Headphones for £49.18 in a limited time deal, which has seen their price fall by 40%. The wireless […]

    10 months ago

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

    One of the best Irish movies ever made is airing on TV tonight

    The comedy-drama was nominated for nine Academy Awards, making it the most Oscar-nominated Irish film ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 June) is The Banshees of Inisherin, one of the best movies of the decade and one of the best Irish movies ever. The film is set in 1923, near the end […]

    10 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 50

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 50

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 50th entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Small Things Like These […]

    10 months ago

  • A brilliant shark thriller with a twist is available to watch now

    A brilliant shark thriller with a twist is available to watch now

    ‘What is most surprising about the horror thriller is what a bona fide crowdpleaser it manages to be.’ Once in a while, a movie comes along with such an ingenious central premise that you have to imagine the screenwriter popped a bottle of champagne when he thought of the idea. Such is the case with […]

    10 months ago

  • A very fun action movie is airing on TV this evening

    A very fun action movie is airing on TV this evening

    The ’90s action sequel is a surprisingly timely blockbuster. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 11 June) is Tomorrow Never Dies, Pierce Brosnan’s second outing as James Bond. The 1997 spy film pits 007 against deranged media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Price), who is staging political incidents that could provoke a third World War. […]

    10 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove one of the best heist movies ever

    Netflix is about to remove one of the best heist movies ever

    Both the classic and its sequel are streaming on Netflix now, but not for long… If you were to search for lists of the best heist movies ever, you’d be hard-pressed to find one that does not include 2006’s Inside Man, which is about to be removed from Netflix. Directed by Oscar-winner Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), […]

    10 months ago

  • A dark and twisty thriller with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes has been added to Prime Video

    A dark and twisty thriller with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes has been added to Prime Video

    ‘A mini-masterpiece, with lean filmmaking and lots of surprises.’ Prime Video has just added Heretic, the 2024 psychological thriller from the writing-directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place). It revolves around two young missionaries (played by rising stars Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher) who knock on the door of the seemingly charming […]

    10 months ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    It’s absolutely not for the faint of heart, however. Prime Video has just added Brimstone, the incredibly gripping if very disturbing 2016 Western movie starring Dakota Fanning (Man on Fire) and Guy Pearce (The Brutalist). Written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime), the film is set in the Old West and […]

    10 months ago

  • BBC’s new crime drama sounds like must-watch for Black Doves and Love/Hate fans

    BBC’s new crime drama sounds like must-watch for Black Doves and Love/Hate fans

    The ‘darkly comedic’ Ireland-set show also comes from the producers of Kin. BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ have greenlit two six-part seasons of a new, “darkly comedic” Ireland-set crime drama, which will re-team actor Aidan Gillen with Love/Hate writer Stuart Carolan. Titled Tall Tales & Murder, the show was co-created by Carolan and director Chris […]

    10 months ago

  • A Western war movie from the director of The Dirty Dozen is on TV tonight

    A Western war movie from the director of The Dirty Dozen is on TV tonight

    Quentin Tarantino has hailed it as “one of the greatest Westerns of the ’70s”. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 10 June) is Ulzana’s Raid, the 1972 Western war film from director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Yard). Based loosely on true events, the film is set in the 1880s and follows […]

    10 months ago

  • New hilarious comedy has huge connection to one of the 21st century’s best movies

    New hilarious comedy has huge connection to one of the 21st century’s best movies

    When JOE spoke to the director and stars of the acclaimed new comedy, they cited an earlier classic as a big inspiration. The Ballad of Wallis Island, a hilarious and heartfelt new comedy movie, is out in cinemas now. Currently holding a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film revolves around Herb McGwyer (co-writer Tom Basden, […]

    10 months ago

  • Domhnall Gleeson’s spin-off to The Office gets exciting update from co-star

    Domhnall Gleeson’s spin-off to The Office gets exciting update from co-star

    ‘Domhnall’s fantastic, and he was also sort of my rock in LA because it’s quite a scary place,’ comedian Tim Key told JOE in a new interview. One of this year’s most exciting TV shows is undoubtedly The Paper, the upcoming spin-off of The US Office starring Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Star Wars). Due to […]

    10 months ago

  • A classic Western action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A classic Western action movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film was so successful that it spawned a sequel two years later. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 7 June) is Young Guns, the 1988 star-studded Western action flick. Set in 1878 in Lincoln County, the film sees John Tunstall (Terence Stamp) – a British ranch owner – hire six rebellious boys as […]

    10 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best sci-fi action movies gets sequel update after ‘shattering records’

    One of 2025’s best sci-fi action movies gets sequel update after ‘shattering records’

    ‘Most subscriptions, most watched… It did very, very well for that platform,’ its director told JOE. February 2025 saw the release of the sci-fi action movie The Gorge on Apple TV+. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) and Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick) as Drasa and Levi, two highly-trained operatives – one Lithuanian, […]

    10 months ago

  • A cult classic action movie is airing on TV tonight

    A cult classic action movie is airing on TV tonight

    Some call it ‘so bad, it’s good’. We’d argue, however, that there’s a lot to love about the action flick. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 6 June) is the ’80s action classic Road House starring Patrick Swayze (Ghost, Point Break). The film revolves around the Double Deuce – the meanest, loudest and rowdiest […]

    10 months ago

  • ‘Outstanding’ speaker for outdoor summer adventures on sale for 30% off

    ‘Outstanding’ speaker for outdoor summer adventures on sale for 30% off

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘An outstanding piece of technology.’ Amazon are currently selling Anker Soundcore 2 Bluetooth Speakers for just £28.68. This is as part of a limited time deal that has seen the price of the product slashed by 30%. The portable […]

    10 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 49

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 49

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 49th entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Leave the World Behind […]

    10 months ago

  • A darkly comic, scary thriller with an all-star cast is available to stream now

    A darkly comic, scary thriller with an all-star cast is available to stream now

    The new film comes from the creator of Peep Show and Succession. Mountainhead, a new comedy thriller from writer-director Jesse Armstrong (creator of Peep Show and Succession), has been made available to watch at home via NOW and Sky. Armstrong’s feature directorial debut and his immediate follow-up to the smash-hit show Succession, the film revolves […]

    10 months ago

  • One of the best sci-fi movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    One of the best sci-fi movies ever is airing on TV tonight

    The film stars a pop star and is based on a novel by the writer of The Queen’s Gambit. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 4 June) is The Man Who Fell to Earth, the excellent ’70s sci-fi starring David Bowie. The film was directed Nicolas Roeg (Don’t Look Now, The Witches) and is […]

    10 months ago

  • New Irish crime thriller featuring Love/Hate and Kin star available to watch now

    New Irish crime thriller featuring Love/Hate and Kin star available to watch now

    JOE interviewed director Mark O’Connor and actor Luke McQuillan about their gritty new crime thriller. Mark O’Connor has established himself as one of Ireland’s best filmmakers. This is because of his thriller dramas about people on the fringes of society who, as they try to navigate their surroundings, find themselves pulled into a criminal underworld. […]

    10 months ago

  • Prime Video has re-added one of the best action movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has re-added one of the best action movies of the 21st century

    ‘For sci-fi action fans, it’s an instant classic.’ Prime Video has just re-added Dredd, the acclaimed 2012 sci-fi action film based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd. Karl Urban (The Boys) stars as the title character – a law enforcer given the power of judge, jury and executioner in a dystopian metropolis called […]

    10 months ago

  • A scary movie with 85% on Rotten Tomatoes is airing on TV tonight

    A scary movie with 85% on Rotten Tomatoes is airing on TV tonight

    The film comes from the director of the recent hit Pearl and stars Barbie’s Greta Gerwig. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 3 June) is The House of the Devil, the supremely creepy 2009 horror from writer-director Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXXine). The film stars Jocelin Donahue (The Last Stop at Yuma County) as […]

    10 months ago

  • ‘Scariest movie ever’ could be getting sequel as director confirms talks about reboot

    ‘Scariest movie ever’ could be getting sequel as director confirms talks about reboot

    ‘We’re hoping to revive that franchise. I would love to see that happen.’ Sinister, the 2012 horror dubbed ‘the scariest movie ever according to science’, could be getting a sequel. The movie’s director, Scott Derrickson, has confirmed to JOE that talks about a revival of the hit franchise are underway. A favourite of ours here […]

    10 months ago

  • Arguably the greatest Western movie ever made is on TV tonight

    Arguably the greatest Western movie ever made is on TV tonight

    You may have never seen the film, but you have definitely heard the score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 31 May) is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, arguably the greatest Western of all time. The story follows three gunslingers (Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef) as they compete to […]

    10 months ago

  • Netflix has just released a brilliant, twisty new crime thriller series

    Netflix has just released a brilliant, twisty new crime thriller series

    The show has been called the ‘best law enforcement mystery since Mare of Easttown’. Netflix has just released Dept. Q, a brilliant and twisty new crime thriller series set in Scotland. Based on the beloved Department Q book series by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the show follows DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode, Watchmen), a sarcastic and troubled […]

    10 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove war drama with one of the best 21st century movie scenes

    Netflix is about to remove war drama with one of the best 21st century movie scenes

    The scene is the centrepiece of arguably the saddest movie of the 21st century. Director Joe Wright’s 2007 modern masterpiece Atonement is going to be removed from Netflix next month. Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Ian McEwan, the romantic war drama begins in the 1930s and centres around the wealthy Tallis […]

    10 months ago

  • One of 2025’s best TV shows has been quietly added to streaming

    One of 2025’s best TV shows has been quietly added to streaming

    There is truly nothing like it on television currently. Having made headlines and earned rave reviews in the States, the second season of Nathan Fielder’s hit docu-comedy series The Rehearsal is now streaming on this side of the Atlantic. Available to watch through NOW and Sky, the HBO show sees the comedian offering an unusual […]

    10 months ago

  • Epic Western series from the creator of Vikings is available on streaming now

    Epic Western series from the creator of Vikings is available on streaming now

    The show holds an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score. The two seasons of Billy the Kid, the epic Western series created by Michael Hirst (Vikings), are now available to stream at home. Accessible via MGM+, the show features rising star Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) in the role of America’s […]

    10 months ago

  • One of the best Western movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the best Western movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    The film has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 30 May) is The Power of the Dog, the Oscar-winning Western that was released back in 2021. Written and directed by two-time Oscar-winner Jane Campion (The Piano) and adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Savage, the […]

    10 months ago

  • Netflix is about to remove feel good movie with 99% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Netflix is about to remove feel good movie with 99% on Rotten Tomatoes

    ‘Destined to become a classic.’ Netflix is about to remove Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the acclaimed 2023 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 in 1970 and […]

    11 months ago

  • A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    Holding a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film was the first Western directed by a legend of the genre. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 29 May) is High Plains Drifter, the legendary 1973 Western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. In the movie, Eastwood plays a gunslinging drifter with no name who […]

    11 months ago

  • Hugely popular Bluetooth noise cancelling earphones drop in price by over 55%

    Hugely popular Bluetooth noise cancelling earphones drop in price by over 55%

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. They are on sale for a limited time only at 56% off. Amazon are currently selling pairs of the hugely popular Beats Studio Buds at 56% off, with the price having been slashed to £70.73. Available at the reduced […]

    11 months ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 48

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 48

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 48th entry in The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie The Tragedy of Macbeth […]

    11 months ago

  • Bluetooth earphones designed for sporty people on sale for over 80% off

    Bluetooth earphones designed for sporty people on sale for over 80% off

    This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. If you want to avail yourself of the discount, you’d better act fast. Amazon is currently selling pairs of Poounur H9 earphones for just £22.53, after their price was slashed by 83% as part of a limited time deal. […]

    11 months ago