#1010: Tangerine at 10 with Alison Willmore, Ivan’s Childhood (Tarkovsky #1), Madness ‘25 (Final 4)

April 18, 2025 / Sophie Kempenaar

The same weekend that Sean Baker won a shelf-full of Oscars, Filmspotting was screening his 2015 breakout TANGERINE as part of Filmspotting Fest. Following that screening, Vulture’s Alison Willmore joined Adam and Josh to discuss the film. That conversation, plus reviews of THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND and THE FISHING PLACE, the Filmspotting Madness Final 4, and the start of the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:06:49)
Review (JL): “The Fishing Place” (00:06:50-00:14:15)
Review (AK): “The Ballad of Wallis Island” (00:14:16-00:18:28)
Filmspotting Fest Q&A: “Tangerine” at 10 with Alison Willmore (00:18:29-00:52:44)
Filmspotting Family (00:52:45-00:57:08)
Next Week / Notes (00:57:09-01:03:53)
Filmspotting Madness: Final 4 (01:03:54-01:14:00)
Tarkovsky #1: “The Steamroller and the Violin” “Ivan’s Childhood” (01:14:01-01:47:28)
Credits / New Releases (01:47:29-01:50:45)

NOTES/LINKS:

-Alison Willmore at Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/author/alison-willmore/

-Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness

-Forgetful Film Critic Fest Write-up
https://www.forgetfulfilmcritic.com/home/2025/04/11/filmspotting-fest-2025-and-film-criticism-mecca

-Chicago Critics Film Fest
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/

-Facets 50
https://facets.org/anniversary/

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