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Performance Anxiety

By: Alex Dale and Maren Thom
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  • The art of performance needs some love and understanding. Film, TV, theatre and comedy: we celebrate and dissect the performances everyone’s talking about.
    Alex Dale and Maren Thom
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Episodes
  • S03E01// Why the Oscars still matter

    S03E01// Why the Oscars still matter
    Apr 15 2024

    Everyone is wrong – the Oscars are still relevant. Maren and Alex are back and kicking off season 3 in style! In this episode they explain why the Oscars, as a celebration of a populist art form, are the only game in town. They also ask why, in spite of everything, the Academy keeps rewarding films no-one has seen.

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    26 mins
  • S02E12// Emma Stone & Poor Things

    S02E12// Emma Stone & Poor Things
    Jan 29 2024

    Maren and Alex ask why everyone is raving about Emma Stone's performance as Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos's new film Poor Things and why its success is so hard to pin down. What does Emma Stone stand for as a performer? The team use Freud and Žižek to explain Stone's unique quality and appeal, and why her performance is bigger than the film itself.

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    24 mins
  • S02E11// Vibe Check with Jacob Elordi

    S02E11// Vibe Check with Jacob Elordi
    Jan 16 2024

    In this episode, Maren and Alex analyse why vibes are gaining such prominence when it comes to understanding culture. Is story is getting lost as a casualty in a culture war over meaning? Maybe, but sensation and emotional affect still exist and still make for artistic experiences.

    The duo then look at the performances of up-and-coming vibe exemplar Jacob Elordi to see how vibes work on screen, and how an actor's persona are affected by – and help create – vibes.

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    21 mins
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