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I Am The Wiz Film Club

I Am The Wiz Film Club

The Wiz

Hosted by The Wiz, he does film reviews and discussions with co-host Zero on a diverse set of movies, from blockbuster to art house films. Have a suggestion for us to talk about or review? Email us at [email protected]!
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best I Am The Wiz Film Club episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to I Am The Wiz Film Club for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite I Am The Wiz Film Club episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

I Am The Wiz Film Club - Soul (2020), A Pixar Animation Studios Film
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10/13/23 • 16 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 2020 computer animated film Soul featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey and Graham Norton, created by Pixar Animation Studios.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - Mommie Dearest, dir. Frank Perry

Mommie Dearest, dir. Frank Perry

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05/11/24 • 10 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 1981 "drama" Mommie Dearest starring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scalwid and Steve Forrest, directed by Frank Perry.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - Captain Fantastic, dir. Matt Ross

Captain Fantastic, dir. Matt Ross

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06/11/24 • 10 min

Captain Fantastic, the film that gave Viggo Mortensen his second Best Actor nomination, is a thoughtful film about how even the most loving of parents can make errors that are detrimental to their kids.

And for 100 minutes, it's an effective drama that romanticizes the main characters' beliefs in raising his family and his kids to be self-sufficient and away from modern society.

Then, as the film moves forward, it shows the cracks and how Ben may have actually caused some unfortunate harm in the very kids he was trying to protect.

The film develops well enough to make this leaps feel credible and the emotion behind what happens is palpable.

The road trip/fish out of water story is pretty entertaining with some funny and heartfelt moments sprinkled throughout.

But then, without spoiling, the last twenty minutes seems to chicken out into a very safe ending that felt like it cheapens the overall story.

It's not an ending that makes the film bad, but it's one that took what was a great story with some real emotional bite and turned it into an ending that would rather pacify the audience into a happy ending where it may not have been deserved.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - The Grand Illusion, dir. Jean Renoir
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11/14/23 • 15 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 1937 anti-war film The Grand Illusion directed by Jean Renoir.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - Psycho, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Psycho, dir. Alfred Hitchcock

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09/23/23 • 33 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Kim Shactman and Wiz review the 1960 horror/crime classic Psycho starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Janet Leigh, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - The Conjuring, dir. James Wan

The Conjuring, dir. James Wan

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10/17/24 • 11 min

Zero and Wiz DO NOT RECOMMEND The Conjuring

If The Conjuring has made me think of one thing after watching, it's the use of the term "Based on a true story" when it comes to describing a film.

For this to really work with that, you would need to have definitive proof that the events in this film actually happened.

That means everything from the demon that possesses the mother to the visions to the ghosts that were throwing the kids across the house.

And if you are skeptical about the whole ghosts and demons thing (like Wiz is), having that could actually make the film much more scary and unsettling.

But even when Andrea Perron, one of the daughters from the family that was supposedly "haunted", even says that the events in the film didn't necessarily happen, you are left with a feeling of being hoodwinked by the film makers.

But honestly, if you have seen enough movies, seeing the words "Based on a true story" doesn't mean that everything in the film happened in the way it says: filmmakers take dramatic and artistic creativity in creating it's story.

But even keeping that in mind, The Conjuring is painfully boring. Both the heroes of the film, Ed and Lorraine Warren played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, are both bland and wooden. The family, led by Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor, aren't really that captivating either with their personalities sanded down to a nice descriptor of "loving family".

Even if you consider the scares, which are little more than cheesy jump scare sequences using camera movement and sound, they are more annoying than they are scary.

Only two things about this film kept me interested: the sound design is actually pretty well done with how they implement the directional sound and the focus on wind and creaking wood.

The other is the use of ghost photography and "evidence collecting". Basing an entire film on this aspect might actually be interesting to watch, but I don't think even having this would save this film from what it really is.

And what is The Conjuring? A cheap, shallow bore of a film that relies on two things from the viewers to enjoy: unquestionable belief that what has happened is real and enjoying jump scares above all else.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - Oscars '24: Killers of the Flower Moon, dir. Martin Scorsese
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03/09/24 • 9 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 2023 epic western film nominated for 10 Oscars Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonard DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert DeNiro, directed by Martin Scorsese

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - The Flash, dir. Andres Muschietti

The Flash, dir. Andres Muschietti

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09/05/23 • 22 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 2023 DCEU film "The Flash" starring Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck and Sasha Calle, directed by Andy Muschietti.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - 007 Debriefings: Octopussy

007 Debriefings: Octopussy

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04/04/24 • 17 min

Intelligence Officer Wiz and Weapons Specialist Zero comb the files of MI-6 to discuss the cinematic adventures of James Bond!

This week: Octopussy!

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I Am The Wiz Film Club - Out of Obligation: The Marvels, dir. Nia DaCosta
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04/02/24 • 10 min

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 2023 MCU film The Marvels starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zewa Ashton and Samuel L. Jackson, directed by Nia DaCosta.

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I Am The Wiz Film Club currently has 407 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Podcasts and Tv & Film.

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The average episode length on I Am The Wiz Film Club is 30 minutes.

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Episodes of I Am The Wiz Film Club are typically released every 2 days.

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The first episode of I Am The Wiz Film Club was released on May 25, 2022.

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