"What's your favourite scary movie...between the recent cinema releases "Pearl" and "Scream VI"? - Ghostface (if they were the host of this podcast).The pod is back. AGAIN!Adopting the spirit of the Scream film franchise, the Ego Hour boys ar

S2E2. ’Bullet Train’ and How Winking is Killing Cinema

Oct 11th, 2022 26m 35s

"And this is what I should've said, I thought it, but I kept it hid."Lil' Silky goes FULL video essay mode with a 3000+ word write-up on cutesy references and...circumlocutory filmmaking!(?) He's out for blood when it comes to bloated, non-spe

S2E1. ’Top Gun: Maverick’

Aug 22nd, 2022 10m 43s

"They're called ORDERS."Lil' Silky goes Mach 10 and unpacks the cultural phenomenon that is Top Gun: Maverick.The Silkster talks ageing movie heroes, a return to cinemas post-pandemic and whether movies are back in 2022 (hint: they are).

S2E0. The Return of the Podcast!

Aug 22nd, 2022 3m 5s

The Ego Hour Podcast is back! New episodes are inbound! The podcast finally has an Instagram!Lil' Silky introduces the new season of Ego Hour.Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/egohourpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/EgoProblem

Ep 26. ’2001: A Space Odyssey’

May 18th, 2021 1h 20m

'Open the pod bay doors HAL.' Good Brother and Lil' Silky celebrate their 6-month birthday with Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece (and Lil' SIlky's favourite film) '2001: A Space Odyssey'. The boys talk apes, emotive film-making and ignore all qu

Ep 25. ’Mistaken for Strangers’

May 11th, 2021 54m 6s

'IT TAKES AN OCEAN NOT TO BREAK!!' Good Brother and Lil' Silky won't fuck us over this week as they take on the documentary 'Mistaken for Strangers', starring The National and Tom Berninger. The boys talk their favourite National songs and ad

Ep 24. ’Greenberg’

May 4th, 2021 1h 10m

Baumbach? Gerwig? Stiller? MURPHY??? Lil' Silky and Good Brother follow their ears and tackle Noah Baumbach's 2010 LA moody comedy 'Greenberg'. The number one question on the boys' minds is the debut soundtrack from LCD Soundsystem's James Mu

Ep 23B. ’Zack Synder’s Justice League’ (w/ Dani)

Apr 27th, 2021 1h 41m

'What is brunch?'In the epic conclusion to an Earth-shaking podcasting event, Good Brother, Lil' Silky and Dani finally give their takes on Zack Synder's Justice League. The group talk slo-mo, Batman's goofy goggles and the best ways to stay

Ep 23A. ’Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ (w/ Dani)

Apr 20th, 2021 1h 24m

'Something is definitely bleeding.' In the first part of a mammoth podcasting event, Good Brother and Lil' Silky are joined by 'Big Thoughts, Little Minds' co-host and part-time DC expert Dani and take on Zack Snyder's Justice League. The gro

Ep 22. ’Children of Men’

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 10m

Good Brother and Lil' Silky choose hope in a derelict 2027 UK with Alfonso Cuaron's ambitious and ahead of it's time 'Children of Men'. The boys talk Blu-Ray, Clive Owen's detailed face and even disagree on a few things for once!

Ep 21. ’Godzilla vs. Kong’ and ’King Kong vs. Godzilla’ (w/ Bad Brother?)

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 30m

LIZARD VERSUS MONKEE. CHOOSE YOUR SIDE. Good Brother and Lil' Silky tackle two monster films this week, the brand new cinema event 2021's 'Godzilla vs. Kong' and the weird English dub of 1962's 'King Kong vs. Godzilla'. The boys talk wrastlin

Ep 20. ’Chicken Run’

Mar 30th, 2021 1h 8m

'I DON'T WANT TO BE A PIE!' Good Brother and Lil' Silky learn to fly as they revisit Aardman Animation's 2000 stop-motion classic 'Chicken Run'. The boys recall some of their favourite childhood memories, discuss Mel Gibson's Buzz Lightyear i

Ep 19. ’The Social Network’

Mar 23rd, 2021 1h 15m

'Let's gut the friggin' nerd!' Good Brother and Lil' Silky wire in this week to David Fincher's 2010 critically acclaimed biopic 'The Social Network'. What's better than a million dollars? The boys ponder this question and talk super-villain

Ep 18. 'Minari'

Mar 16th, 2021 1h 3m

Good Brother and Lil' Silky have their bloody hearts warmed this week with Lee Isaac Chung's 2020 award-winner 'Minari'. The boys try to not tear up as they talk beautiful soundtracks, terrific performances and good old-fashioned Reagan family

Ep 17. 'Rosemary's Baby'

Mar 9th, 2021 1h 17m

"This is no dream! This is really happening!" Lil' Silky and Good Brother get proper spooked with 1968's horror classic 'Rosemary's Baby'. The boys talk flamboyant Satanists, killer camera work and socially inept policemen. Content warning

Ep 16. 'In the Mood for Love' (w/ Bad Brother)

Mar 2nd, 2021 1h 38m

Lil' Silky and Good Brother are joined once again by Bad Brother (FKA Neb) to take on Wong Kar Wai's beautiful, deliberate 2000 masterpiece 'In the Mood for Love'. The group talk the ridiculously drawn-out production of the film, Maggie Cheung

Ep 15. 'Under the Silver Lake' (w/ Ben)

Feb 23rd, 2021 1h 44m

Lil' Silky and Good Brother are joined by film aficionado Ben to explore David Robert Mitchell's 2018 postmodern noir comedy-drama 'Under the Silver Lake'. The group talk Hitchcock, Spiderman, Jesus, David Lynch and all things LA as they try t

Ep 14. 'Soylent Green'

Feb 16th, 2021 1h 2m

What is Soylent Green? Set in 2022, this 70s sci-fi flick explores a future in which the Earth has been devastated by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation. Lil' Silky and Good Brother search 'Soylent Green' poignant insights for us in 202

Ep 13. 'Cold War'

Feb 9th, 2021 1h 10m

4:3 aspect ratio? Check. Black and white? Check. Subtitles? Check. Good Brother and Lil' Silky go back in time to post-WWII Poland with Paweł Pawlikowski's beautiful romance drama 'Cold War'. The boys go into depth admiring the art-direction,

Ep 12. 'Interstellar' (w/ Ellen)

Feb 2nd, 2021 2h 16m

A long-ass episode for a long-ass movie. Good Brother and Lil' Silky once again enter the Nolan-verse and tackle 'Interstellar', this time with movie buff Ellen. The group talk the inevitable comparisons to '2001', Nolan's aggressive apolitic

Ep 11. 'Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle'

Jan 26th, 2021 1h 57m

Good Brother and Lil' Silky switch it up and revisit their favourite concert movie from their youth - 2003's 'Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle.' In excruciating detail that is only likely to interest them, the boys talk about their t

Ep 10. 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (w/ Alanna)

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 40m

This week on Ego Hour, Lil' Silky and Good Brother are joined by Alanna (from the 'Illiterature' podcast) and immerse themselves in her favourite film; Francis Ford Coppola's 'Bram Stroker's Dracula'. The crew talk Vampire D, bad British accen

Ep 9. 'Amélie' (w/ Mum)

Jan 12th, 2021 1h 19m

This week on Ego Hour, Lil' Silky and Good Brother are joined by the mother of all podcasts (well maybe just this podcast). Mum (or Shaz) swings by and provides some wholesome takes on Jean-Pierre Jenuet's classic crowdpleaser 'Amélie'. The gr

Ep 8. 'David Byrne's American Utopia' (w/ Ginny McKewlies & Lenny the Greyhound)

Jan 5th, 2021 1h 40m

'TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS!' Joined by special guest and fellow 'Talking Heads' enthusiast Ginny (along with her sidekick Lenny), Good Brother and Lil' Silky marvel at euphoric, funky and touching Spike Lee directed 'American Utopia'. The ga

Ep 7. 'First Reformed'

Dec 29th, 2020 1h 22m

In the last episode of 2020, Lil' Silky and Good Brother get appropriately existential with Paul Schrader's 'First Reformed'. The boys talk the Climate Crisis, institutions and their love for Jakey Jake Gyllenhaal.