Maren and Alex talk about biopics, analyse the difference between screen presence and a performer’s real life qualities, and show why only Whitney Houston should sing One Moment in Time.

Maren and Alex discuss Emma Corrin's performance as a non-binary person in the new Netflix adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), and wonder "why is the past so cold?". 

Why did Billy Eichner's gay romcom Bros (2022) underperform at the box office? Should gay roles only be played by gay actors? And what's all this got to do with performance? Maren and Alex talk about the nitty gritty of acting, the relationship between performance and identity, and share their love of Luke Macfarlane.  

Maren Thom and Alex Dale introduce themselves and the podcast before analysing Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson's performance in Black Adam.