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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

45th* anniversary screening of Raiders Of The Lost Ark. What a film. What. A. Film. * yeah, weird anniversary to choose, I know.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My Ring doorbell has an unwanted free trial of their new AI features, which describe what it sees. It’s now ending, with continuous email asking me to pay money to keep it. It is *laughably* bad. Either utterly wrong or so general as to be of zero use. Also, I CAN SEE WHO IS AT THE DOOR ANYWAY!

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Chief of Police in small town tries to ensure he can put up safe swimming flags on the beach.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@quantick.bsky.social Woo, and indeed, hoo… (nice thing to receive on the first properly rainy day in a while)

Cover of David Quantick & Chris Barker’s The Lost Films of Hollywood book

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Lon Chaney star in An American Werewolf In London

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The End Of Oak Street is both a hymn to 80’s Amblin pictures, and deliberately and unapologetically a B movie* that I enjoyed the hell out of. As with the best B movies - do *not* drill down *too* deeply into the plot 😁 * Always worth remembering that the B does not, and never did, stand for Bad

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just confirming that nearly two years on, the All4 app is still absolute dogshit.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just seen the first night of Here Comes J Edgar at the King’s Head Theatre, which is a lot of fun, and got to meet Harry Shearer, who signed my Spinal Tap DVD “Derek Smalls” (annoyingly it smudged as he gave it back). So a good evening overall…

A (annoyingly smudged) Derek Smalls autograph on my Spinal Tap dvd cover

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Astonishing that the police in 2026 need to include a “so sit the fuck down, racists” element of their statements.

From The Guardian online:

Police say man arrested on suspicion of murder of Ann Widdecombe
Devon and Cornwall police have confirmed that a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe this afternoon.
The man, who police confirmed is a white British national, was arrested at an address in Newton Abbot.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it)

A Siamese cat with a wonky paw waves at the camera.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

@lmorgan.bsky.social you’ve probably seen this already, but just in case you haven’t…

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This is tremendous news and a huuuuge win for medical science, but also, *Sam Neill is 78???*

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Actually, no, Data Monster. You go ahead and fuck that shit up.

Advert on the Northern Line for some tech company, of some generic furry monster ripping some wires apart.

Advert text says “Don’t let your Data Monster destroy your AI”

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Looking for a new audiobook to listen to in the car. The absolute fucking state of this review of A City On Mars has never made me purchase something quicker, just to spite the prick.

Audible review of A City On Mars audiobook by an absolute prick:

1.0 Performance
1.0 Story

What if woke leftists were in charge of space exploration?

Well of you want to read about gender studies in orbit you're in the right place.
Never before have I heard an ideology so corrosive to human existence. Please avoid this brain rot at all cost.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

@thebugle.bsky.social Listening to @natogreen.bsky.social talking about hope on the latest Bugle was genuinely uplifting. It was only @zaltzcricket.bsky.social then applying it to cricket that reminded me what podcast I was listening to. So thanks, for both of those things.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Just watched F1 - The Movie and am genuinely astonished they didn’t just call it Top Gun - Grand Prix Edition.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns is 40 years old this year, and frankly I have just fucking had it up to here with the whole inexorable march of time bullshit.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Can’t help but feel @gailsimone.bsky.social would have been a perfect expert witness for this. (Btw, a lovely episode.)

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

What with the actual world going to crap, you could do a lot worse than see Project Hail Mary, a slice of intelligent, thrilling sci-fi that takes the DNA of the likes of The Martian (because it’s Andy Weir) and Silent Running, amongst others.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Just booked tickets to see Rush next year at the O2. Why yes, I *am* old, thank you for asking.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I mean, there’s so much in social media to make you mad, but this evening in particular it’s the prick who wrote the skeet I just read saying a) Robert Aramayo didn’t deserve Best Actor BAFTA for I Swear, but also b) they hadn’t seen I Swear.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Half watching the curling, and genuinely puzzled why, after two camera replays at different angles, that there’s a need for a third angle of the same shot but CGI animated.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Small issue with my Yorkshire pudding batter, in that I appear to have whisked through the bottom of the Pyrex jug.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image

Ro Jaws from 2000AD’s Ro-Busters, saying “Knickers!”

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Can’t really understsnd why, with all the technology available, AppleTV doesn’t have an option to watch Hijack season 2 with English subtitles for the German dialogue *only*. Having subtitles on everything is so annoying.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

In order: 1 - The DC versus Marvel omnibus. Hefty and lots of crossover fun. 2 - Dr Werthless, the comic autobiography of the man who nearly killed the comics industry. 3 - A goddamn perfect Yorkshire pudding. 4 - A dog with not a shred of dignity left. Happy Christmas…

A picture of the DC versus Marvel Omnibus.

A picture of the comic “Dr Werthless”, about the man who nearly killed the comics industry.

A Labrador with reindeer ears, a large candy cane dog toy, and not a shred of dignity.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

@alexhorne.bsky.social there’s still a day left but I’m confident in saying the @taskmaster.tv advent calendar has been fantastic. My son has totally forgiven me for not getting him a Lego one like usual. It’s brilliantly constructed.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

So, this complete bellend, on the basis of an anonymous email he hasn’t shared, is going to sue the BBC. Fool <———————> money.

Guardian headline about bad dancer and all round bellend Thomas Skinner is to sue the BBC for allegedly fixing the (independently verified) Strictly Come Dancing vote against him.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Hatless, I remove my cycle clips in awkward reverence.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

“This is my boss, Jonathan Hart - a self-made millionaire. He's quite a guy. This is Mrs. H. She's gorgeous. She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself. By the way, my name is Max. I take care of *both* of them, which ain't easy; 'cause when they met... it was…”

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Tremendous evening at @thebugle.bsky.social 18th birthday show with @zaltzcricket.bsky.social, Nish Kumar, @alicefraser.bsky.social, @podchris.bsky.social and John Oliver. Although my wife, on her first experience of The Bugle, got *two* Zaltzman pun runs, so naturally we are now divorcing.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I meant to see One Battle After Another today but totally screwed up the times and we got there 40 minutes late. So instead we saw I Swear. Please, anyone reading this, go and see it. It’s a remarkable film - warm, funny, heartbreaking and triumphant. Best mistake I’ve made at the cinema.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Amazon Prime Video is recommending for me: Bloodbath At The House Of Death Lifeforce Caligula Why has it turned into the dodgy video store at the top of the high street* when I was a kid? * you know the one. Next to Fine Fare supermarket. That one.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

@colleendoran.bsky.social This was a lovely thing to receive this morning. And honestly, the work that’s gone into this is just *astonishing*. It’s hard to turn a page because of taking in every detail that’s on the one you’re reading.

Cover of Colleen Doran’s graphic novel adaptation of Good Omens.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Which movie do you consider to be perfect?

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

“That’s my whole big thing point.”

A still from the Not The Nine O’Clock News Bad Language sketch

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Someone really needs to let Fox News know that Superman has been woke since June 1938.

Picture of Fox News moaning that the new Superman film is “woke”.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

@alicefraser.bsky.social - something that neatly encompasses both Realms Unknown and A Passion For Passion

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Man, things have changed for the band since Eddie died.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

What a find in a National Trust bookshop - Dredd strips from the Daily Star. No idea if it’s worth a fiver, don’t care. Not seen one of these in decades. #2000AD

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

@gralefrit.bsky.social Yesterday I saw a (terrible) production of Macbeth, where the porter scene is yet again a massive roadblock in the plot. Today I read the Robert McKee bit in Be Funny Or Die and, my God, I was nodding furiously at the refutation.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer. Hard mode: No villains.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Didn’t realise Duolingo was a Victoria Wood fan.

Duolingo screenshot of “Dos sopras, por favor”, or “Two soups please”.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Dahn in the West End for a bit’ve culture innit?

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Dan Shires @vertigowooyay.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

In the depths of the Sky Store, and as far as I know not available on anything other than import DVD, is this utter gem of a documentary. Just pure, life-affirming goodness with a peerless funk soundtrack.

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