Based on a graphic novel, the film was nominated for two Oscars. Netflix is about to remove A History of Violence from its service, one of the best action thriller movies of the 21st century. Released in 2005 and based on the DC graphic novel of the same name, the film stars Viggo Mortensen (Lord […]

1 year ago

The beloved pub closed its doors in 2021. A documentary about a legendary pub produced by and starring Oscar-nominated Irish actor Brendan Gleeson is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 28 July). Titled Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, the film is about Hughes’s, the Irish bar that was located behind the Four Courts in Smithfield, Dublin. […]

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The film swept the Oscars and holds a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 29 July) is Everything Everywhere All at Once, the 2022 sci-fi action comedy that won seven Oscars. The film tells the story of Evelyn Quan Wang (Michelle Yeoh, who won the Academy Award for Best […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 57th 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 Naked Gun Love […]

1 year ago

Starring an Oscar winner, this action-comedy sequel cements the franchise as the cooler, edgier family-friendly movie option. The animated action-comedy sequel The Bad Guys 2 is in cinemas now, and JOE caught up with its cast and director ahead of its release. A sequel to the smash-hit 2022 movie The Bad Guys, with the franchise […]

1 year ago

JOE spoke to Lisa Mulcahy, who directed the series’ first three episodes, about the show’s ‘high-energy’ action scenes. Prime Video has just added The Assassin to its service, which, for our money, is one of 2025’s best action shows so far. Created by Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing, The Tourist), the series stars Keeley […]

1 year ago

The series comes from the creator of Peaky Blinders. The 2024 spy thriller series The Veil is finding a second life after being newly added to a free streaming service. Created by Steven Knight (the writer behind Peaky Blinders), the miniseries initially premiered on Disney+ in May of last year but is now also available […]

1 year ago

It was a big inspiration for one of 2025’s most beloved films. Inside Llewyn Davis, one of the best movies of the 21st century, has just been re-added to Prime Video. The 2013 film follows a week in the life of Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role), a folk singer who struggles to […]

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The film was such a hit that it got a sequel two years later. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 25 July) 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 […]

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While it received poor reviews upon release, the film has gone on to be seen as a cult classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 24 July) is The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 cult sci-fi thriller. An against-type Ashton Kutcher (That ’70s Show) stars as Evan, a college student who suffered a traumatic childhood […]

1 year ago

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 56th 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 Get Out Candyman (2021) […]

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Starring a legend of the genre, the film had been unavailable to stream. Open Range, the 2003 revisionist Western directed by and starring Kevin Costner, is now available to stream at home via Channel 4’s website. Based on the novel The Open Range Men, the film is set in the 19th century. Its story centres […]

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The film sees an Oscar winner leading an all-star cast. Disney+ has just added The Amateur, a very good 2025 spy thriller movie that puts a fresh twist on the action hero. The film sees Oscar-winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, Mr. Robot) play Charlie Heller, a brilliant but deeply introverted techwiz and decoder for the […]

1 year ago

The film comes from the director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 23 July) is Stargate, the ’90s sci-fi action film that launched a franchise. The story revolves around a professor named Daniel Jackson (James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron) in modern-day Egypt, who teams up […]

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The true crime drama has been compared to Zodiac. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 22 July) is The Night of the 12th, the excellent 2022 French mystery crime thriller. Inspired by one story from Pauline Guéna’s non-fiction account of her time embedded with a French Criminal Investigation department, the film follows the young […]

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It has one of the most iconic final scenes in a film ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 19 July) is The Long Good Friday, the classic British gangster flick from 1980. Set in the late 1970s, it follows Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) – an English gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul who has […]

1 year ago

While it did not fare well at the box office, the controversial 2023 film should find a bigger audience on TV. It’s rare for a mainstream movie to get that blood-red 18s rating from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), but the epic black comedy-drama Babylon managed to do it when it was released in […]

1 year ago

JOE spoke to the cast and director about the slasher’s big surprises. Spoilers ahead, obviously. The new I Know What You Did Last Summer movie is in theatres now, and for our money, it’s the best entry in the iconic slasher film franchise to date. The legacy sequel follows a group of five young adult […]

1 year ago

All of the show’s episodes clock in at under 25 minutes, making it an easy binge-watch before it leaves Netflix. Netflix is about to remove Suspect from its service, the hit Channel 4 crime drama in which James Nesbitt (The Missing) leads an all-star cast. Based on the Danish series Face to Face, Nesbitt stars […]

1 year ago

We’ve been waiting months for this, but the show finally premieres this week. The BBC has finally given a release date to The Narrow Road to the Deep North, its epic war drama series starring Jacob Elordi (Saltburn) and Ciarán Hinds (Kin). The Australian show is an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by the […]

1 year ago

Holding a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film even got a starry Netflix remake. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 17 July) is The Guilty, the brilliant 2018 Danish thriller that takes place completely in one location. Co-written and directed by Gustav Möller (Sons), the film follows Asger (Jakob Cedergren, Submarino), a Copenhagen police […]

1 year ago

JOE spoke with the cast and director about reviving the classic movie franchise and what makes it so iconic. One of the most iconic horror film franchises ever is the I Know What You Did Last Summer series of slasher movies. This is for a variety of reasons. Loosely adapted from a ’70s novel of […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 55th 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 Godfather Goodfellas Mean […]

1 year ago

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The film is based on a short story that was previously made into a Twilight Zone episode. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 16 July) is The Box, the underrated sci-fi thriller from cult writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko). The 2009 film is based on the short story ‘Button, Button’ by Richard Matheson (Duel, […]

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The Cardboard Gangsters and Love/Hate star also produced the thriller. The first trailer has hit the web for Lost City, a new Irish crime thriller movie produced by and starring John Connors (Love/Hate). Coming from director Seán Murray (Unquiet Graves), the film follows a young boxer in post-ceasefire Belfast whose quiet life changes forever after […]

1 year ago

It’s a modern classic. Normal People, the Irish romantic drama series that gripped the world a few years ago, is being added to Netflix early next month. Based on the acclaimed novel by Sally Rooney, the 12-part show charts the passionate, if turbulent, relationship between two young people from the county of Sligo: Connell (Paul […]

1 year ago

Coming from the makers of Ready or Not and Scream, the film is a must-see for horror fans and/or people obsessed with movies in general. It’s always great as a movie fan to stumble upon a low-budget indie film that, thanks to a clever idea and smart execution, punches above its weight. Such is the […]

1 year ago

The film features the first onscreen appearance of one of the most famous characters ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 15 July) is Manhunter, the incredible 1986 thriller written and directed by Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice). Based on the beloved novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, the film follows Will Graham (William […]

1 year ago

It’s the type of twisty thriller that will have you guessing until the credits roll. Strange Darling, a terrific thriller movie that deserves a much bigger audience, is finally available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW and Sky, the film is divided into six chapters, which are presented in non-linear order. “Nothing is what […]

1 year ago

Holding an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score, this is a film that earns its 18 certificate. Infinity Pool, the recent sci-fi horror thriller that sparked some controversy upon release, is going to be removed from Netflix later this month. The 2023 movie stars Alexander Skarsgård (Succession) and Cleopatra Coleman (Cobweb) as James and Em, a wealthy […]

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What a cast! Netflix has just added the first season of 1923, the Western epic series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. 1923 serves as a prequel to Yellowstone and a sequel to Sheridan’s excellent other Western, 1883. It focuses on a different generation of the central Dutton family of ranchers. The plot synopsis reads: “1923 […]

1 year ago

The series stars Joe Freeman, son of Sherlock star Martin Freeman. Adaptations of stories by Stephen King, the prolific author often dubbed “the master of horror”, are a sub-genre unto themselves. Already in 2025, we’ve had the fun horror comedy film The Monkey, while later this year, we are getting new on-screen versions of IT […]

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The film is also streaming on Prime Video. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 12 July) is Jaws 2, the sequel to Steven Spielberg’s legendary shark thriller Jaws. The 1978 follow-up was directed by Jeannot Szwarc (Supergirl). It sees Roy Scheider reprise his role as Police Chief Martin Brody, alongside returning castmates Lorraine Gary […]

1 year ago

Our verdict on the much-anticipated superhero flick: a huge success. Superman has proven to be a tricky character to bring to the big screen. While for many, he is the archetypal superhero – and a sort of ‘American Jesus’ – to others, his inherent goodness and nearly unlimited powers make him feel bland and less […]

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This sadly underseen Western is not for the faint-hearted. Netflix is about to remove The Nightingale, the 2018 Western thriller movie starring Aisling Franciosi (Speak No Evil). In the film, Franciosi delivers a phenomenal performance as a young Irish convict named Clare in 19th-century Australia who relentlessly pursues a British officer (Peaky Blinders’ Sam Claflin, […]

1 year ago

The controversial film was called ‘the most talked about movie of the year… that no one’s actually seen’. The Hunt, the overlooked action thriller gem from 2020, has just been added to Prime Video. The movie sees 12 working-class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or how they […]

1 year ago

The legal thriller has an 81% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 10 July) is Jagged Edge, the 1985 neo-noir legal thriller starring Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges. The film centres around lawyer Teddy Barnes (Close), who reluctantly takes up the case of publisher Jack Forrester (Bridges). This is after […]

1 year ago

Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 54th 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 Superman (2025) Black Adam […]

1 year ago

The dystopian action film has an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and will be getting a sequel soon. Netflix has added The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the hit 2023 blockbuster and the fifth movie in The Hunger Games franchise. A prequel to the other four films in the hit dystopian action […]

1 year ago

The atmospheric and dark low-budget thriller is told in a mockumentary style. Suit Hung, Tied Tongue, the ambitious and provocative 2024 Irish thriller movie, is now available to watch at home. Streaming via Eiretainment.com, the film is the feature debut of writer-director Sau Dachi and is presented as though it were a documentary. The story […]

1 year ago

The film has a whopping 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 9 July) is Plane, the excellent 2023 action flick starring Gerard Butler (Den of Thieves, HTTYD). The film features the Scottish actor playing a commercial pilot named Brodie Torrance, who saves the passengers on his plane from […]

1 year ago

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This is a follow-up we would welcome. A sequel to F1, the new sports action movie with Brad Pitt and one of our favourite films of 2025, could be on the way, according to reports. For those unaware, F1 stars Oscar-winner Brad Pitt (in a typically commanding performance) as Sonny Hayes. He is a man […]

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The Oscar nominee leads a big ensemble cast. Netflix has just added American Outlaws, the 2001 Western movie that stars the great Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin). Marking one of Farrell’s first lead roles in a film and one of his first US projects, American Outlaws sees the actor play the real-life, notorious Old […]

1 year ago

The writer-director spoke to JOE about the film that he has wanted to make for several years. As the third season of Squid Game appears to have laid the foundation for not one, but two spin-offs, it may surprise fans to learn that the Netflix hit’s creator has eyes on an entirely different project next. […]

1 year ago

Holding a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, a remake of the comedy-drama is already in the works. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 8 July) is Another Round, the Oscar-winning Danish comedy-drama. Released in 2020, the film – also known as Druk – stars Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Riders of Justice) as one of four […]

1 year ago

Holding a whopping 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, this action comedy is a real crowdpleaser. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 3 July) is Riders of Justice, the incredible 2020 action comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Hannibal). In the film, Mikkelsen plays Markus, a Danish soldier in Afghanistan who returns home following his wife’s […]

1 year ago

While the film’s depiction of the law isn’t the most accurate, we’d argue it is a very fun thriller regardless. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 2 July) is Double Jeopardy, the 1999 thriller starring Ashley Judd (Kiss the Girls) and Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive). In the film, Judd plays Libby, a woman […]

1 year ago