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• Netflix Pick – Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist

  By V on April 20, 2015 • ( 39 )

  

  The Partner In Crime (henceforth to be known as The PIC, as I now find the acronymed moniker of “OH” [Other Half] to be insulting to both of our whole selves) has this desperate habit of making me watch horrific… Read More ›

• And The Winner Of The Great Irish Care Package Is…

  By V on April 15, 2015 • ( 23 )

  

  JacquiWine! Some of you may have noticed that throughout the month of March, in conjunction with Reading Ireland Month and The Begorrathon, Niall and Cathy co-hosted a wonderful blogathon celebrating Irish culture, literature, music, film and television. With two exceptional… Read More ›

• [FILM] John Wick

  By V on April 9, 2015 • ( 65 )

  

  “John Wick doesn’t need to speak to you when all he wants to do is shoot everyone in the face.”   John Wick, a former mob hitman, is forced out of retirement in order to track down, and brutally murder, the… Read More ›

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

  By V on March 17, 2015 • ( 26 )

  

  I had originally planned on sharing with you all an extensive Spew Guide to St. Paddy’s Day, but as I told Niall the other day, proceedings came to an abrupt halt following the “Knacker-Drinking on the Canal” segment. I had… Read More ›

• [GAME] 221 Hours of Dragon Age: Obsession

  By V on March 14, 2015 • ( 35 )

  

  The gamers among my followers will already be aware of the fact that I’m a complete sucker for a good story. There’s something wonderful about being able to totally immerse yourself in a game that sucks you in, makes you… Read More ›

• The Begorrathon 2015

  By V on March 5, 2015 • ( 58 )

  

  March just happens to be Reading Ireland Month, and to celebrate, Niall of The Fluff Is Raging and Cathy of 746 Books have decided to host a bit of a blogathon session. Join them as they spend the next few weeks celebrating… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (22nd February 2015)

  By V on February 23, 2015 • ( 84 )

  

  I’m about as rusty as one of Salad Finger’s rusty spoons (don’t look that up), but I can’t let the first Sunday of one of my periodic returns pass without attempting a Sunday Spew. No time for foreplay either, so… Read More ›

• [FILM] Fifty Shades of Grey

  By V on February 20, 2015 • ( 91 )

  

  The date is February 14th, the year 2015. All across the land bored housewives and desperate singletons experience an intense frothing of the private parts as they flock to cinemas to watch a modern masterpiece that is heralded as being… Read More ›

• [GAME] My Eyes, The Goggles Do Nothing.

  By V on August 11, 2014 • ( 26 )

  

  If I were a mother and my blog was my child Social Services would have taken it away from me a long time ago. Luckily, something arrived in the mail today that could potentially replace said child. I’ll just leave this here…… Read More ›

• Chats With Dad

  By V on June 20, 2014 • ( 53 )

  

  As I was spending some quality time with the old man watching the World Cup last Sunday, which also happened to be Father’s Day, I noted, rather belatedly, that many blogs were doing something special to mark the occasion. So,… Read More ›

• [FILM] A Million Ways To Die In The West

  By V on June 18, 2014 • ( 39 )

  

  “I know this is going to sound a little harsh, but I find MacFarlane funnier when I can’t see him.” Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) is a pretty useless sheep farmer who lives in Arizona circa 1882. He despises the frontier and… Read More ›

• [FILM] Cuban Fury

  By V on June 17, 2014 • ( 19 )

  

   “The story was, as you might guess, very predictable, but I don’t hold that against it.” As a child, Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) was a salsa dancing champion. He had feet of flames; Le Passion his constant companion. That is… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Monday Spew (16th June 2014)

  By V on June 16, 2014 • ( 50 )

  

  What a busy week this has been. Let us skip the usual preamble though, shall we, and get down to brass business. — SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY – Excited gamers everywhere embraced their inner fanboys and girls last week… Read More ›

• [FILM] Pompeii

  By V on May 27, 2014 • ( 82 )

  

  Wellity, I’ve collected a few choice picks from the list of May’s DVD releases. They included Her, Veronica Mars, That Awkward Moment and Pompeii. Last eve was the turn of Paul Anderson’s attempt at a blockbusting epic, so I put on… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (25th May 2014)

  By V on May 25, 2014 • ( 72 )

  

  Typically, the week I return to Blogdom turns out to be one of the slowest news weeks in my goldfish memory. I’ll just have to make do, and I promise I’ll stop making stuff up.* — TWITCHOOGLETUBE.TV – The internets exploded… Read More ›

• [TV] The Season Roundup – HIT or MISS?

  By V on May 19, 2014 • ( 99 )

  

  I had plenty to do during my downtime on Risa. Drink, sunbathe, pose for a sculptor as he designed a giant statue of me to be erected on my home planet in recognition for my many great deeds, strut around… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (18th May 2014)

  By V on May 18, 2014 • ( 98 )

  

  AKA IT’S ALLIIIIIIIVVVVE.   Well hello there. Some of you may know (many of you will not) that unfortunately, just after my birthday, I was recalled to my home planet to participate in urgent peace talks. To make the long journey… Read More ›

• Machete (2010)

  By V on February 12, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  Originally posted on You Talkin' To Me?:
  Reviewed by V from The Verbal Spew Review I’m a fan of director Robert Rodriguez so I had a sneaking suspicion that I would enjoy this. At the very least I knew I would love…

• Valentine’s Day – Have A Say

  By V on February 11, 2014 • ( 114 )

  

  Ah, l’amour. Whether you’re forever alone or a married old crusty, the fact that Valentine’s Day looms this week will not have escaped your notice. As many of you will know (or are about to find out), I am not… Read More ›

• The Friday Spew (31st January 2014)

  By V on January 31, 2014 • ( 117 )

  

  What is this madness? The Sunday Spew on a Friday? Well, we’ve had Monday Spews, so why not a Friday one? Besides, it’s been so long, plus, it’s my birthday this Sunday and I don’t plan on being on this… Read More ›

• Resolutions 2014: Pan’s Labyrinth

  By V on January 25, 2014 • ( 26 )

  Originally posted on Silver Screen Serenade:
  Aaaand we’re back! Tell you what, Resolutions 2014 has been absolutely brilliant so far–and I’ve hardly had to lift a finger! All of you guest bloggers–you have been epic. Just do me a favor:…

• [FILM] Monsters University Vs Despicable Me 2

  By V on January 8, 2014 • ( 89 )

  

  Both of these animated children’s films hit our screens at approximately the same time, did battle cartoon-style to win over our hearts and attempted to emerge victorious in the ratings wars. With Despicable Me 2 raking in a cool 100… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (5th January 2014)

  By V on January 5, 2014 • ( 71 )

  

  Good evening and welcome to the very first Sunday Spew of 2014! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and a smashing New Year, ushered in surrounded by loved ones or friends. Or your duvet and your favourite box-set,… Read More ›

• [GAME] My Wolf Among Us Experience Episode 1 – Faith

  By V on January 4, 2014 • ( 42 )

  

  More crazy funtimes came to me this Christmas (thank you, Steam sale) in the form of The Wolf Among Us. Another immersive title from Telltale Games, the studio that brought us The Walking Dead, with that same comic book, episodic… Read More ›

• [FILM] Fast & Furious 6

  By V on January 3, 2014 • ( 78 )

  

  I can’t believe there’s been six of these. But whatever, who cares, because MORE CAR PORN! Woohoo! “It’s bad in a way that is almost similar to how I felt about Pacific Rim; meaning that it’s cool and it’s fun and… Read More ›

• [FILM] Much Ado About Nothing

  By V on January 2, 2014 • ( 65 )

  

  Happy New Year everyone! I’m still in recovery from the most booziest time of the year, but am well and truly back with the first of many reviews I cobbled together over Christmas. There’ll be more details of my shenanigans… Read More ›

• The Christmas Spew

  By V on December 24, 2013 • ( 48 )

  

  Before I head off to be both naughty and nice, I would like to take an opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. Whatever it is you celebrate this holiday season I do hope you enjoy it. With the… Read More ›

• [MUSIC] My Most Favourite Christmas Songs

  By V on December 23, 2013 • ( 44 )

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or so I’m told, but it’s hard to disagree when I’ve been listening to such joyful Christmas tunage. Don’t get me wrong, some seasonal music is just awful, overplayed rubbish, and after… Read More ›

• [FILM] Drinking Buddies

  By V on December 19, 2013 • ( 46 )

  

  Drinking Buddies has been popping up all over my radar recently, with fellow film bloggers both reviewing and recommending it. And they do so for good reason as this was an unexpected treat. It struck quite a few chords with… Read More ›

• Six Months Of Spew!

  By V on December 17, 2013 • ( 84 )

  

  It all started six months ago with a throwaway comment made by my brother. Shortly afterward I started spewing and The Verbal Spew Review was born. I had no clear idea of what I wanted this blog to be and… Read More ›

• [GAME] My Walking Dead Experience – 400 Days

  By V on December 16, 2013 • ( 28 )

  

  With the next season almost upon us I began my Walking Dead preparations by playing through the 400 Days DLC; a special episode that will supposedly bridge the gap between season one and season two. In a change of pace… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (15th December 2013)

  By V on December 15, 2013 • ( 46 )

  

  I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY’S WATCHING AERIE – Thanks to Edward Snowden, for the first half of this week everyone had been talking about those nosy devils, the NSA, and how they’ve been spying on our Warlocks and Warriors in World… Read More ›

• [TV] The Fall Roundup – HIT or MISS? (Revisited)

  By V on December 10, 2013 • ( 93 )

  

  Back at the beginning of the Fall TV season I wrote a round-up of all of the shows, both new and returning, that I would be tuning in to (click for Part Uno and Part Deux of same). Well, Winter has finally come, and that… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (8th December 2013)

  By V on December 8, 2013 • ( 59 )

  

  Today’s edition of The Sunday Spew is brought to you from my bed, where I have remained for the best part of the day in an effort to recover from the weekend’s misconduct and the many plank-walkings that Captain Morgan… Read More ›

• Awards Mega-Post & Virtual Smooches

  By V on December 4, 2013 • ( 71 )

  

  It has been a while in the making, but today saw me determined to complete an awards acceptance and thanks post. I’d promise never to be a blog-related procrastinator in the future but we all know I’d just be lying… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Monday Spew (2nd December 2013)

  By V on December 2, 2013 • ( 43 )

  

  It’s time for The Monday Spew! You’re getting the weekly spewage today instead of the regular Sunday. I hope you don’t mind. I would have done it when I was supposed to but once 6pm hit I found myself unable… Read More ›

• [FILM] The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  By V on November 25, 2013 • ( 87 )

  

  It seems as though the world and his ma have been reviewing Catching Fire in a frenzy of superlatives and JLaw pics. I’m afraid I’ll be no different as today I did exactly what I claimed I would do in… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (24th November 2013)

  By V on November 24, 2013 • ( 72 )

  

  DOCTOR… WHO? – There’s some important birthday or anniversary going on this week and Dr. Who fans everywhere are busy geekgasming and sliding off their chairs in their own excitement. I’ve never watched Dr. Who myself and don’t ask me… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (17th November 2013)

  By V on November 17, 2013 • ( 51 )

  

  It has been a slow enough geek news week folks, with the only headlines making waves being the SONY PLAYSTATION 4 RELEASE in the USofA. Those if us in the Eurozone have a little longer to wait before we can… Read More ›

• [FILM] Threesome – R.I.P.D., Pacific Rim, After Earth

  By V on November 16, 2013 • ( 73 )

  

  I had said that some of my October DVD Releases deserved a post of their own. I did, however, find that wasn’t the case for all of them and for once I ran short of words when it came to… Read More ›

• [FILM] The Way Way Back

  By V on November 13, 2013 • ( 34 )

  

  As mentioned last week in The Sunday Spew, in a bid to review all of the October DVD releases of films I’ve yet to see I’ve managed to get through three out of thirteen of them. I was planning on… Read More ›

• [FILM] Byzantium

  By V on November 11, 2013 • ( 41 )

  

  There was no doubt in my mind that I would eventually watch this film. For two reasons. The first being the massive Irish connections and the second being vampires. I like vampires. And I’m not talking the teen sparkly angst… Read More ›

• [NEWS] The Sunday Spew (10th November 2013)

  By V on November 10, 2013 • ( 42 )

  

  I’m not the kind of blogger who quick-posts; I can’t quick-fire ramblings out into the ether in minutes. I struggle with my time management frequently and often find it quite impossible to write an entry under one thousand words. In… Read More ›

• [TV] Awkward – Declaring My Allegiances (Opinion)

  By V on November 9, 2013 • ( 17 )

  

  Anyone out there watching Awkward? Season 3 returns after its mid-season break and Awkward remains one of the funniest shows on TV for me, and pretty much the best thing MTV has had to offer since they stopped playing actual… Read More ›

• I’m A Versatile Lobster!

  By V on November 5, 2013 • ( 43 )

  

  Since I was suffering from a wicked and crippling dose of Mondayitis I decided that I didn’t want to do any work and that today would be a good day to extend the weekend happy and do a long overdue… Read More ›

• FEAR & Losing in Las Vegas

  By V on October 26, 2013 • ( 36 )

  

  Is there any worse combination? Firstly, my apologies for my absence this last week. Please don’t think I was being rude if I haven’t responded to or visited you in a while; I was away gambling my future hypothetical child’s… Read More ›

• [GAME] My Walking Dead Experience Episode 5 – No Time Left

  By V on October 17, 2013 • ( 37 )

  

  Well, it’s Wednesday (or it was when I started!), and even though it was nearly a month in the creation, I’ve finally managed to pin down my thoughts on all of the feels experienced during this last installment of my… Read More ›

• [TV] The Fall Roundup – HIT or MISS? (Part Deux)

  By V on October 16, 2013 • ( 32 )

  

  It turns out that my list is longer than I thought. Today I add The Tomorrow People, Once Upon A Time In Wonderland and The Walking Dead to my Fall TV Roundup List of Possible Watchables, following on from Agents… Read More ›

• [FILM] V Does DVD Releases (September)

  By V on October 12, 2013 • ( 32 )

  

  Last weekend saw me attempt to plow through the September DVD releases of movies I didn’t have the chance to see when they were in theaters. World War Z was first on my list. I munched through an entire box… Read More ›

• [TV] The Fall Roundup – HIT or MISS?

  By V on October 11, 2013 • ( 35 )

  

  It’s that wonderful time of year again when the old reliables return to our screens and the new potential hits are rolled out for us to make or break. Dexter and Breaking Bad have ended, one with a neutered whimper… Read More ›