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  • Netflix have just added a serious hidden gem

    Netflix have just added a serious hidden gem

    The movie, whose cinema release was impacted by Covid, holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. Nine Days, a fantasy drama which earned rave reviews upon its initial release, has just been added to Netflix in Ireland and the UK. The movie stars Winston Duke (Black Panther, Us) as Will, an arbiter who judges souls before they inhabit […]

    2 years ago

  • QUIZ: Can you identify the horror movies from the demons?

    QUIZ: Can you identify the horror movies from the demons?

    Horror fans, assemble Halloween is right around the corner, meaning now is the time for binging horror movies. Plenty of scary new films are coming to cinemas this October – including The Exorcist: Believer, the sixth entry in the legendary franchise, on 6 October. You can check out JOE’s interview with the film’s director David Gordon Green right here: In […]

    2 years ago

  • Netflix adds extremely tense crime thriller that’s flying up Top 10

    Netflix adds extremely tense crime thriller that’s flying up Top 10

    Currently sitting on a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, it comes from the director of the also very stressful Boiling Point. Netflix’s current top movie in Ireland is Accused, a tense new thriller that was recently added to the streaming service. The British film centres around a young man named Harri (Chaneil Kular, Sex Education) who, while alone […]

    2 years ago

  • Northern Lights could be visible from UK this weekend

    Northern Lights could be visible from UK this weekend

    Here is what you need to know about witnessing the Northern Lights. If you are living in the UK or certain parts of the Ireland and you gaze into the night sky this weekend, you may get a glimpse of the Northern Lights. That is according to Astronomy Ireland founder David Moore, who has said that the chance of […]

    2 years ago

  • Insane Venom 3 plot rumour leaked in now-deleted Sony post

    Insane Venom 3 plot rumour leaked in now-deleted Sony post

    Would you like to see this? A clip posted to a social media account run by Sony and then swiftly deleted has some fans believing that the Tom Hardy-led Venom 3 will see a major crossover. The video in question was published by the official Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK TikTok and is a mash-up between clips of […]

    2 years ago

  • One of 2023’s best thriller movies is now available to stream at home

    One of 2023’s best thriller movies is now available to stream at home

    Made by a legendary director, some have said it is his best movie in years. Knock at the Cabin, one of the best thrillers of 2023 so far, is now available to stream in the UK. An adaptation of an acclaimed novel by Paul Tremblay, the movie is the latest from legendary director M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth […]

    2 years ago

  • All three Godfather films are available to stream for free in the UK

    All three Godfather films are available to stream for free in the UK

    The Godfather trilogy is available to stream for free right now for those in the UK The Godfather Trilogy, one of the – if not the – best trilogies of all time, is available to stream all in one place in the UK for free. First released in 1972, before going on to become the highest grossing […]

    2 years ago

  • Netflix unveils spooky first look at new series from Haunting of Hill House creator

    Netflix unveils spooky first look at new series from Haunting of Hill House creator

    Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, the show looks like Succession if it was a horror Netflix has unveiled a first trailer for The Fall of the House of Usher, a new Netflix series from Mike Flanagan – the creator of The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same […]

    2 years ago

  • One of the best shows of the 21st century is back with a new season on Disney+

    One of the best shows of the 21st century is back with a new season on Disney+

    Even better, the new season is earning great reviews. Justified, widely considered as being among the best shows of the 21st century, has just released a new sequel season on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. The original six seasons of Justified are based on the writings of the legendary Elmore Leonard (previously adapted onscreen in the […]

    2 years ago

  • New Netflix true crime documentary investigates infamous murder mystery

    New Netflix true crime documentary investigates infamous murder mystery

    The three-part series will be available to watch on the streaming service very soon Netflix has unveiled a first look at its upcoming true crime documentary series ‘Who Killed Jill Dando?’, which turns a spotlight on an infamous murder mystery. The three-part show revolves around the killing of BBC journalist, television presenter and newsreader Jill Dando – who […]

    2 years ago

  • People are losing it after watching crazy trailer for Korean series dubbed ‘new Squid Game’

    People are losing it after watching crazy trailer for Korean series dubbed ‘new Squid Game’

    The six-part show has an absolutely bonkers premise Paramount+ has unveiled a trailer for its upcoming thriller series Bargain and boy, is it wild. Following on the heels of major crossover successes like Parasite and Squid Game, the South Korean show centres around a trafficking ring that lures men to a remote hotel under the guise of sexual encounters only […]

    2 years ago

  • Blink 182 postpone gigs due to urgent family matter

    Blink 182 postpone gigs due to urgent family matter

    Travis has had to return home Blink-182 have postponed three of their upcoming gigs due to an “urgent family matter” involving drummer Travis Barker. The US rockers were set to play in Glasgow on 2 September, at Belfast’s SSE Arena on 4 September and at Dublin’s 3Arena on 5 September. However, the three dates have since been postponed, […]

    3 years ago

  • Michael Fassbender stars in hyper-stylish first look at Netflix action thriller

    Michael Fassbender stars in hyper-stylish first look at Netflix action thriller

    From the director of Fight Club, Mindhunter and Se7en, the movie is one of this year’s most anticipated releases Netflix has released a first trailer for The Killer, the new movie from acclaimed director David Fincher (Fight Club, Mindhunter, Se7en) starring Michael Fassbender. Based on the French graphic novel series of the same name, the film is described […]

    3 years ago

  • Brother and sister among four people who died on way to exam celebrations

    Brother and sister among four people who died on way to exam celebrations

    Three 18-year-old women and two siblings died in the collision. Gardaí in Tipperary have revealed the names of the four young people who died in the “nightmare” road crash in Clonmel on Friday evening (25 August). The driver in the single-vehicle collision was Luke McSweeney, 24, while the passengers were his sister Grace McSweeney (18), along with Nicole Murphy and Zoey Coffey (also both 18). All four […]

    3 years ago

  • Four young people killed in car crash on way to exam results party

    Four young people killed in car crash on way to exam results party

    A man in his early 20s and three women in their teens died in the collision that has been described as ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’ Four young people have died in a road crash that occurred on Friday evening (25 August) in Tipperary, Ireland. The single vehicle collision happened shortly after 7.30pm on the Mountain Road […]

    3 years ago

  • Doctor, 31, passes away suddenly just days before his wedding

    Doctor, 31, passes away suddenly just days before his wedding

    He is reported to have collapsed while at a leisure centre An Irish doctor from Armagh died suddenly this week just days before he was set to get married. Belfast Live reports that Sean McMahon, in his early 30s, was at the health and wellbeing suite at the South Lake Leisure Centre in Craigavon on Tuesday evening when […]

    3 years ago

  • Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa set to star in ‘Lethal Weapon-style’ action comedy

    Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa set to star in ‘Lethal Weapon-style’ action comedy

    The pair have been talking about starring in a project together for years The proposed ‘Lethal Weapon-type’ buddy cop movie starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa has reportedly found a director and has been given a name. First covered by The Wrap, the title of the action comedy is said to be The Wrecking Crew, with the project […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix unveils first look at its biggest blockbuster of 2023

    Netflix unveils first look at its biggest blockbuster of 2023

    The Star Wars vibes are strong with this one. Netflix has released a first trailer for Rebel Moon, the new space opera epic from director Zack Snyder (300, Man of Steel, Watchmen). Broken up into two parts – A Child of Fire and The Scargiver – the movies will centre around a peaceful colony on the edge of a […]

    3 years ago

  • New Netflix murder doc based on disturbing true story is flying up Top 10

    New Netflix murder doc based on disturbing true story is flying up Top 10

    The documentary film is about an infamous Brazilian murder case. A documentary about shocking real life events in Brazil is rising up the Netflix charts. Titled A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case, the film covers the investigation into five-year-old Isabella Nardoni’s death in 2008. The little girl was thrown from the window of the São Paulo […]

    3 years ago

  • New Netflix murder doc based on disturbing true story is flying up Top 10

    New Netflix murder doc based on disturbing true story is flying up Top 10

    The documentary film is about an infamous Brazilian murder case. A documentary about shocking real life events in Brazil is rising up the Netflix charts. Titled A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case, the film covers the investigation into five-year-old Isabella Nardoni’s death in 2008. The little girl was thrown from the window of the São Paulo […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix adds brilliant drama based on ruthless true story

    Netflix adds brilliant drama based on ruthless true story

    The Netflix drama stars Michael Keaton and comes from the writer of Pam & Tommy. Netflix have added The Founder, the acclaimed biographical drama about the creation of the McDonald’s restaurant chain, to its UK library. Written by Robert Siegel (Pam & Tommy, The Wrestler) and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. […]

    3 years ago

  • People are saying underrated 2011 sci-fi perfectly predicts today’s world

    People are saying underrated 2011 sci-fi perfectly predicts today’s world

    Though it received mixed reviews upon release, it has built up a cult following in the years since. As Cillian Murphy receives some of the best reviews of his career for Oppenheimer and seems incredibly likely to score an acting nomination at the Oscars next year, you may be eager to delve more into his past work. And one […]

    3 years ago

  • One of the best mystery shows of recent years has returned for a second season

    One of the best mystery shows of recent years has returned for a second season

    The series is a must-watch for fans of twisty mystery thrillers. Prime Video in Ireland and the UK has just added the second season of the acclaimed mystery thriller series Cruel Summer to its library. An anthology show from creator Bert V. Royal (best known for writing the Emma Stone comedy Easy A), each season is told over […]

    3 years ago

  • One of the best comedy series of recent years has just been added to Netflix

    One of the best comedy series of recent years has just been added to Netflix

    Both seasons of Starstruck are available to watch now on the streamer Netflix has just added Starstruck, the acclaimed series from comedian Rose Matafeo, to its UK library. Created by and starring Matafeo, she plays Jessie – a 20-something New Zealand woman living in Hackney in London and juggling two dead-end jobs. Her life suddenly becomes more […]

    3 years ago

  • Breaking Bad cast pay tribute to Mark Margolis following his death

    Breaking Bad cast pay tribute to Mark Margolis following his death

    ‘I only hope I have half his energy and focus when ‘action’ is shouted’ Some of the stars of Breaking Bad have paid tribute to their co-star Mark Margolis following his death at the age of 83. Margolis’ publicist said the actor passed away in a New York City hospital following a short illness and […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix viewers blown away by ending of brutal British revenge thriller

    Netflix viewers blown away by ending of brutal British revenge thriller

    “Unrelenting, no-nonsense and hard-as-nails – just like its eponymous anti-hero.” A victim of being released in Ireland and the UK amid the Covid pandemic, the British crime thriller Bull was sadly not seen by as many people as it should have been. Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (The Cottage, London to Brighton), the 2021 movie […]

    3 years ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best movies of 2023 so far

    Prime Video has just added one of the best movies of 2023 so far

    Released in cinemas earlier this year, the drama holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Having earned rave reviews from critics, the biographical drama movie Till is now available to stream the UK through Prime Video. Co-written and directed by Chinonye Chukwu (who made the also acclaimed drama Clemency), the film is based on the true story of Mamie […]

    3 years ago

  • John Cena responds to viral video of fan approaching him in restaurant

    John Cena responds to viral video of fan approaching him in restaurant

    He made referenced the clip at an event over the weekend John Cena has reacted to the recent viral video showing how he dealt with a fan who approached him while he was dining in a restaurant. In the clip posted to TikTok, Cena was eating food with a friend when the fan walked towards the wrestler-turned-actor and […]

    3 years ago

  • Several crew members on Gladiator 2 injured after stunt accident

    Several crew members on Gladiator 2 injured after stunt accident

    The Paul Mescal-led sequel has begun filming in Morocco. Several crew members on the much-anticipated sequel to Gladiator were injured this week after an accident occurred amid the filming of a stunt sequence on the movie’s Morocco set. According to Variety, six people received treatment following the accident on Wednesday – four of which were still in hospital […]

    3 years ago

  • Titles and plot details revealed for Black Mirror Season 6 episodes

    Titles and plot details revealed for Black Mirror Season 6 episodes

    Here’s what you can expect when the hit sci-fi anthology returns. It’s been nearly four years since new Black Mirror episodes premiered. However, Netflix last month shed some light on the show’s much-anticipated sixth season by unveiling a trailer, as well as information on when audiences can expect the series to return. Widely regarded as […]

    3 years ago

  • Trailer released and date announced for final season of Top Boy

    Trailer released and date announced for final season of Top Boy

    Netflix has revealed when fans can expect the show to return. A trailer for Top Boy: Season 3 – billed by Netflix as being the hit crime drama’s “final chapter” – has been released. As well as this, the streamer has also revealed that the six-episode season will premiere in September of this year. It will see the return […]

    3 years ago

  • Heartwarming moment between Keanu Reeves and young superfan goes viral

    Heartwarming moment between Keanu Reeves and young superfan goes viral

    This is very sweet Fresh off of the runaway commercial and critical success of John Wick: Chapter 4, Hollywood legend Keanu Reeves has gone viral once again – this time thanks to a lovely interaction between the actor and a young fan. The moment occurred at a surprise book signing in Los Angeles this month. The event was […]

    3 years ago

  • New Stephen King adaptation had to be re-edited because it was too scary

    New Stephen King adaptation had to be re-edited because it was too scary

    Based on a Stephen King short story, the author is apparently a big fan of the upcoming movie Rob Savage, the director of the upcoming horror movie The Boogeyman, has revealed that the film had to be re-edited because its scares were too effective. Based on the 1973 short story of the same name by Stephen King, the movie […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix have just added an extremely bingeable thriller series

    Netflix have just added an extremely bingeable thriller series

    You could watch the entire show in an evening Between Beef and The Night Agent, Netflix has been on a roll of late in regard to its TV output and now they have added another addictive series to their library – The Sister. The Sister comes from writer Neil Cross, the creator of Luther and is an adaptation of his […]

    3 years ago

  • AI used to create a ‘lost’ Oasis record (and it’s actually pretty good)

    AI used to create a ‘lost’ Oasis record (and it’s actually pretty good)

    Liam Gallagher’s voice was used to model the vocals of the new songs Just months after David Guetta used artificial intelligence to perfectly replicate Eminem’s voice for a song, a band has gone one step further and created a “lost” Oasis album via AI. Aisis is described as an “alternate reality concept album”. It imagines that Oasis’ line-up from […]

    3 years ago

  • DC chairman confirms discussions over DC and Marvel crossover movies

    DC chairman confirms discussions over DC and Marvel crossover movies

    The Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy director is now in charge of DC Studios Between recent Oscar Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse and the upcoming movie focusing on The Flash, the multiverse has proved to be very popular in storytelling as of late. Based on the concept of […]

    3 years ago

  • Hugh Grant – ‘I think audiences basically hate actors and I understand that’

    Hugh Grant – ‘I think audiences basically hate actors and I understand that’

    ‘I think people, audiences like to see actors mocked’ Hugh Grant has said he believes that audiences basically “hate” actors and enjoy watching them get mocked. The Four Weddings and a Funeral and Paddington 2 actor made the comments to JOE in an interview for his new movie Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. The spy action comedy focuses on […]

    3 years ago

  • Peaky Blinders creator set to write new Star Wars movie

    Peaky Blinders creator set to write new Star Wars movie

    A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, is set to write a screenplay for a new Star Wars movie, according to reports. Variety states that the untitled feature is expected to be among the first films in the franchise since 2019’s divisive The Rise of Skywalker. The outlet also says […]

    3 years ago

  • Bella Ramsey reveals when The Last of Us fans can expect the second season

    Bella Ramsey reveals when The Last of Us fans can expect the second season

    We’ll be waiting a while for the new episodes Earlier this month, The Last of Us wrapped up its first season, becoming one of the most acclaimed shows of recent years. The post-apocalyptic video game adaptation mostly takes place 20 years after a mass infection sparked a global pandemic, with victims of the disease transforming into zombie-like […]

    3 years ago

  • The upcoming Hellboy reboot has found its lead actor

    The upcoming Hellboy reboot has found its lead actor

    The plot for the new superhero movie sounds promising Following the two Hellboy films with Ron Perlman in 2004 and 2008 and the David Harbour-led 2019 reboot, a new movie take on the comic book character is on the way. First reported by the website Giant Freakin Robot and later confirmed by Deadline, the film […]

    3 years ago

  • Two of the best ’80s thrillers are being remade as TV shows

    Two of the best ’80s thrillers are being remade as TV shows

    We hope the TV shows are as great as the movies that inspired them Trailers have been released this week for not one, but two TV show remakes of classic movie thrillers from the ’80s. The first to arrive will be Prime Video’s Dead Ringers, a gender-swapped take on filmmaker David Cronenberg’s acclaimed 1988 psychological […]

    3 years ago

  • BBC confirm second series of The Traitors

    BBC confirm second series of The Traitors

    Could you be the next Wilf or Amanda? BBC reality TV series The Traitors has been renewed for a second season and the broadcaster is now seeking out applicants for the upcoming batch of episodes. Based on a Dutch series and hosted by Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors is filmed in the Scottish Highlands and follows […]

    3 years ago

  • Michael B. Jordan confronts red carpet interviewer who teased him in school

    Michael B. Jordan confronts red carpet interviewer who teased him in school

    The exchange was awkward, as you might expect Michael B. Jordan and a red-carpet interviewer shared an awkward exchange at a premiere for his movie Creed III recently. This was after the actor confronted the reporter over comments made on her podcast about him. For a little background, the interviewer, Lore’l, went to school with […]

    3 years ago

  • The biggest horror movie hit of all time is getting a prequel series

    The biggest horror movie hit of all time is getting a prequel series

    ‘Red balloons all around’ HBO Max has announced that it is making a prequel series to the recent pair of smash hit horror movies IT and IT Chapter Two. The films came out in 2017 and 2019 and were adaptations of Stephen King’s legendary horror novel IT about a fictional US town named Derry that […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix is bringing back one of the best things about DVDs

    Netflix is bringing back one of the best things about DVDs

    Good news for movie lovers Originally introduced on Laserdiscs as part of an added incentive for people to buy movies to watch at home, audio commentaries later carried over onto the more compact DVD and Blu-Ray formats, becoming a much-loved feature. Typically, the feature allows viewers to watch a film alongside a feature-length commentary with […]

    3 years ago

  • Warner Bros. looking to make Hogwarts Legacy a long-term franchise after huge launch

    Warner Bros. looking to make Hogwarts Legacy a long-term franchise after huge launch

    It has become Warner Bros. Games’ biggest launch ever Warner Bros. reportedly sees Hogwarts Legacy as a long-term franchise following the Harry Potter game proving very popular upon release. Taking place over a hundred years before The Boy Who Lived and his time at the magical school, the action role-playing game sees players control their […]

    3 years ago

  • Succession creator makes major announcement about the future of the show

    Succession creator makes major announcement about the future of the show

    Time is up for the Roys The fourth season of comedy-drama Succession is set to hit UK screens next month – and the show’s creator Jesse Armstrong has confirmed that it will be the last one. Since beginning in 2018, Succession has become one of the most critically-acclaimed shows of the recent years, hoovering up […]

    3 years ago

  • Mindhunter producer confirms the future of the show

    Mindhunter producer confirms the future of the show

    The Netflix true crime drama garnered a legion of devoted fans Mindhunter‘s director, executive producer and showrunner David Fincher has delivered a blow for fans of the acclaimed true crime drama – the series is no more. Based on the true crime book of the same name, the show first premiered on Netflix in 2017 […]

    3 years ago

  • Can you ace this ultimate MCU Phase Four quiz?

    Can you ace this ultimate MCU Phase Four quiz?

    Even diehard Marvel fans may struggle to get a perfect score here Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is out in cinemas now, officially kickstarting Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Project. And as a treat for the MCU lovers out there, we’ve prepared this quiz all about the movies and TV shows that were […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix’s new documentary focuses on one of the biggest mysteries of the last 10 years

    Netflix’s new documentary focuses on one of the biggest mysteries of the last 10 years

    The three-episode series will be released on the streaming service next month Netflix has released a trailer for a new documentary that will focus on one of the biggest mysteries of the last ten years. Titled MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, the series revolves around Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the international passenger flight that disappeared […]

    3 years ago