The Oscar-nominated thriller is based on a true story. September 5, the incredibly gripping thriller that was nominated at the Golden Globes and the Oscars earlier this year, is finally available to watch at home. Co-written and directed by Tim Fehlbaum (Hell) and streaming via NOW and Paramount+, the movie chronicles the terrorist attack during […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 58th 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 Saltburn The Talented Mr. […]

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It’s also one of the best films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 7 August) is Apocalypse Now, the ’70s war epic from co-writer and director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy). The film is set in the late 1960s in Vietnam and tells the story of Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a US soldier who is […]

7 months ago

The film looks like it will put a new twist on the horror genre. A new trailer has hit the web for Him, the upcoming horror movie produced by Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope, Us). Directed by Justin Tipping (Kicks) from an acclaimed Black List screenplay, the film stars Tyriq Withers (the new I […]

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This is a thriller that we believe deserves to be seen by a wider audience. On this edition of JOE Film Club Classics, we’re recommending Sharper, the brilliantly twisty 2023 thriller with a great cast. Available to stream now on Apple TV+, the film begins by following Tom (Justice Smith, Dungeons and Dragons), a young […]

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It’s a modern-day riff on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, with 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 6 August) is Black Sea, the excellent but underseen 2014 submarine thriller starring Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley). In the film, the Oscar-nominee plays a formal naval officer named Robinson who, […]

7 months ago

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Oscar-nominee Liam Neeson did ‘not need any convincing to be silly’. The Naked Gun, one of 2025’s most anticipated movies, has finally landed in cinemas, and JOE had the privilege of speaking to its main cast and crew. The film is a reboot of the classic Leslie Nielsen-starring trilogy of comedies that spoof cop dramas. […]

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Netflix in the UK has been on a film-adding spree of late. Here are the 20 new movie additions that we think are the most worth seeking out. Without further ado, let’s get into it! The Addams Family / Addams Family Values With the second season of Wednesday out next week, what better time to […]

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‘A satisfying mind-twister, with an unexpectedly poignant pay-off.’ Triangle, the excellent but sadly underseen 2009 British sci-fi thriller, is now available to stream at home for free. Written and directed by cult filmmaker Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance), it stars an excellent Mellisa George (30 Days of Night) as Jess, a stressed-out single mother who goes […]

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‘A stylish, suspenseful, gritty and intriguing crime saga.’ Netflix has added the Red Riding Trilogy to the service, the acclaimed series of feature-length mystery crime thrillers first released in 2009. Based on the novels of the same name by author David Peace, the movies were made for Channel 4 and are set in Yorkshire during […]

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Directed by one of the action movie kings, it’s essentially a cross between Heat and Speed. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 2 August) is Ambulance, which we believe is one of the best action movies of the decade so far. Directed by action filmmaking legend Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock), it stars […]

7 months ago

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Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve definitely heard some of the songs on its soundtrack. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 31 July) is The Graduate, the Oscar-winning ’60s comedy-drama. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Nichols (The Birdcage), the film stars a young Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) as Benjamin, a disillusioned college graduate […]

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The film has been called one of the scariest films ever made. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 30 July) is Threads, the 1984 post-apocalyptic war drama and cautionary tale. Produced for the BBC, the film was written by Barry Hines (Kes) and directed by Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard). It was made to raise […]

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EXCLUSIVE: The new film from director Martin McDonagh (Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) sees him reuniting with Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards), with the actor revealing details of the thriller to JOE. Having won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his turn in writer-director Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Sam Rockwell is reuniting […]

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The Fantastic Four star had a typically hilarious response. Ebon Moss-Bachrach really is the man of the moment. This is thanks to his starring role as Ben Grimm/The Thing in the new Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as his hit series The Bear being recently renewed for a fifth season. In […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

8 months 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

8 months 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

8 months 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 […]

8 months 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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