Podcasts by Ego Hour

S3E1. Scream VI VS Pearl! from 2023-04-27T20:22:52

"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!

Adopti...

S2E2. ’Bullet Train’ and How Winking is Killing Cinema from 2022-10-11T23:00

"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...

S2E1. ’Top Gun: Maverick’ from 2022-08-22T12:41:28

"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-pan...

S2E0. The Return of the Podcast! from 2022-08-22T12:34:23

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.

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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'. <...

Ep 25. ’Mistaken for Strangers’ from 2021-05-11T18:17:10

'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 Bernin...

Ep 24. ’Greenberg’ from 2021-05-04T19:36:19

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 boy...

Ep 23B. ’Zack Synder’s Justice League’ (w/ Dani) from 2021-04-27T17:54:48

'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 grou...

Ep 23A. ’Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ (w/ Dani) from 2021-04-20T19:16:59

'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 exper...

Ep 22. ’Children of Men’ from 2021-04-13T17:39:12

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 ...

Ep 21. ’Godzilla vs. Kong’ and ’King Kong vs. Godzilla’ (w/ Bad Brother?) from 2021-04-06T17:58:20

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...

Ep 20. ’Chicken Run’ from 2021-03-30T20:08:41

'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 fav...

Ep 19. ’The Social Network’ from 2021-03-23T20:21:15

'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 millio...

Ep 18. 'Minari' from 2021-03-16T17:25:58

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, t...

Ep 17. 'Rosemary's Baby' from 2021-03-09T20:12:20

"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, kil...

Ep 16. 'In the Mood for Love' (w/ Bad Brother) from 2021-03-02T12:23:33

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 rid...

Ep 15. 'Under the Silver Lake' (w/ Ben) from 2021-02-23T19:50:42

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, Spid...

Ep 14. 'Soylent Green' from 2021-02-16T16:33:58

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 Goo...

Ep 13. 'Cold War' from 2021-02-09T18:08:43

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 ...

Ep 12. 'Interstellar' (w/ Ellen) from 2021-02-02T17:07:02

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 t...

Ep 11. 'Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle' from 2021-01-26T21:03

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 ...

Ep 10. 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (w/ Alanna) from 2021-01-19T16:39:49

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 Dra...

Ep 9. 'Amélie' (w/ Mum) from 2021-01-12T21:29:13

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-Pier...

Ep 8. 'David Byrne's American Utopia' (w/ Ginny McKewlies&Lenny the Greyhound) from 2021-01-05T17:27:21

'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 a...

Ep 7. 'First Reformed' from 2020-12-29T19:33:42

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 lov...

Ep 6. 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' from 2020-12-22T13:22:21

Lil' Silky and Good Brother finally get their letter from Hogwarts and take on the filmic introduction to the Harry Potter universe. 

Revisiting a classic of their childhood, the boys rem...

Ep 5. 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' (w/ Hess Royale) from 2020-12-15T08:34:24

Once again joined by Rob from Hess Royale, opinions are split and tensions are high as Lil' Silky and Good Brother dissect Charlie Kaufman's latest 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'. 

Is it...

Ep 4. 'Tenet' (w/ Hess Royale&Neb) from 2020-12-08T15:10:54

'Don't try to understand it. Feel it.' 

Joined by special guests Rob (from 'Hess Royale') and Ben, Lil' Silky and Good Brother perform a high intensity temporal pincer operation and break...

Ep 3. 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' from 2020-12-01T15:41:45

Lil' Silky and Good Brother fall hard, fast and aesthetically for Céline Sciamma's romantic period drama 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'. 

The boys talk love and beautiful faces, while butch...

Ep 2. 'Relic' from 2020-11-24T16:38:49

Lil' Silky and Good Brother renew their Stan subscriptions and tackle the 2020 Australian horror film 'Relic'. 

Featuring creepy old ladies, creepy old houses and creepy old clichés, the ...

Ep 1. 'Boogie Nights' from 2020-10-18T16:52:38

Lil' Silky and Good Brother dive headfirst into the foxy world of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1998 classic 'Boogie Nights'. 

Exploring the Golden Age of Porn in the 70s, the boys talk...

Ep 1. 'Boogie Nights' from 2020-10-18T15:52:38

Lil' Silky and Good Brother dive headfirst into the foxy world of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1998 classic 'Boogie Nights'. 

Exploring the Golden Age of Porn in the 70s, the boys talk tracking...

Welcome to 'Ego Hour' from 2020-10-17T17:45:30

Lil' Silky and Good Brother welcome you to Ego Hour. 

We break down the history of the show and let you know what you're in for.