The Reel Schmooze on 'Wizards': Does animated 1977 art film belong in the canon, or in the geniza?

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing · Aug 15, 2026 · 38m

Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use. This week, we spend the entire episode on Haifa-born iconic animator Ralph Bakshi's 1977 sci-fi adventure, "Wizards." Distributed by 20th Century-Fox, the loose premise sets the film about 5,000 years in the future, following a World War III that left Earth so full of radiation to split humanity into fairy-type creatures and mutants. The majority of the raunchy ride builds up to a battle between twin brothers -- two…