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Displaying all articles tagged:
Riz Ahmed
tiff 2024
Sept. 9, 2024
Relay
Might Be the Next Great Corporate Espionage Thriller
But it’s the rare movie where I might recommend leaving ten minutes before the end.
By
Bilge Ebiri
movie review
Oct. 27, 2023
Even Two Great Actors Can’t Make
Fingernails
’ Romance Believable
Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed are hard to buy as thwarted lovers, though that’s mostly the fault of the film’s half-baked premise.
By
Alison Willmore
trailer mix
June 14, 2023
Consider
Nimona,
Shape-shifter, an Ally
This Pride, celebrate a movie that was too gay for Disney.
By
Jason P. Frank
awards season
Jan. 24, 2023
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Leads the 2023 Oscar Nominations
The full list includes acting noms for Andrea Riseborough, Michelle Yeoh, and Angela Bassett.
By
Jason P. Frank
animation
Apr. 11, 2022
Nimona
Was Too Gay for Disney. Netflix Adopted It.
When Disney acquired Blue Sky Studios in 2019, the company took issue with the animated movie’s LGBTQ+ themes, including a same-sex kiss.
By
Rebecca Alter
underrated
Mar. 22, 2022
In Praise of
Four Lions
, ‘the Muslim
Blazing Saddles
’
Stand-up Alex Edelman goes deep on his love for the 2010 black comedy.
By
Ian Goldstein
very bad guys
Jan. 11, 2022
Every Movie Villain Is a Tech Bro
The long-gestating archetype gets at a dull, persistent itch in our psyches that we can’t scratch away.
By
Bilge Ebiri
rankings
Feb. 25, 2021
W
Magazine Cover Stars, Ranked by How Much Pain They’re In
Photographer Juergen Teller woke up and chose violence.
By
Justin Curto
and
Zoë Haylock
last night on late night
Jan. 14, 2021
Sorry to the Aunties Who Weren’t Invited to Riz Ahmed’s Secret Wedding
The
Sound of Metal
star married writer Fatima Farheen Mirza, he told Jimmy Fallon.
By
Justin Curto
movie review
Dec. 4, 2020
Let Us Now Praise Riz Ahmed in
Sound of Metal
Is there an actor who is more interesting to look at these days?
By
Bilge Ebiri
how everything works
Dec. 4, 2020
How
Sound of Metal
Reimagined the Silence in Hearing Loss
Sound designer Nicolas Becker looked to stethoscopic mics, fetal memories, and a centuries-old school for the deaf in France.
By
Dan Reilly
venom
Oct. 5, 2018
Riz Ahmed Doesn’t Want to Be ‘Post-Racial’
The rapper-actor-political activist on
Venom,
racial identity, and the “false dichotomy” between escapist entertainment and political discourse.
By
Chris Lee
trailer mix
July 31, 2018
The Symbiote Is Taking Over in the Newest
Venom
Trailer
“I have been …
taken
.”
By
Halle Kiefer
May 16, 2018
Riz Ahmed Wants to Write a Ms. Marvel Movie With Mindy Kaling
Given that Marvel Studios is looking to make one anyway, is it such a crazy idea?
By
Abraham Riesman
the industry
Oct. 16, 2017
Riz Ahmed Developing Modern-Day
Hamlet
With Netflix
The upcoming Shakespeare adaptation will be set in modern-day London.
By
Halle Kiefer
Sept. 20, 2017
Lena Waithe on Her Emmys Night With Aziz, Reese, Nicole, Riz, and Donald
“I’ve gotta stand there acting like they ain’t Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman talking to me.”
By
Jada Yuan
last night on late night
Aug. 15, 2017
Riz Ahmed Delivers Spoken-Word Performance in Response to Charlottesville
Jimmy Fallon personally requested the a cappella performance.
By
Dee Lockett
casting couch
Aug. 9, 2017
Riz Ahmed in Talks for
Venom
, Which Already Stars Your Boyfriend Tom Hardy
Looks like a few casting directors have been researching to find your faves.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
gif guide
July 27, 2017
A GIF Guide to the Boys Who Won Charli XCX’s ‘Boys’ Video
Puppies and being Riz Ahmed provide a huge advantage.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
videology
July 26, 2017
Charli XCX Conveniently Put All Your Internet Boyfriends in One Music Video
Riz Ahmed, Joe Jonas, Stormzy, Diplo, Charlie Puth, etc., etc., etc.
By
Dee Lockett
videology
June 28, 2017
K’naan and Riz Ahmed Are Here to Remind You That Immigrants Get the Job Done
The song from
Hamilton
Mixtape
gets its own music video.
By
Jackson McHenry
embarrassing stories
June 2, 2017
Riz Ahmed Looks Back on His Horrible
Slumdog Millionaire
Audition
“I’m spitting into Danny Boyle’s naked chest, and the camera guy is not getting any of this.”
By
Halle Kiefer
looks
May 2, 2017
Rami Malek, Riz Ahmed, and Donald Glover Share the Best Look of the Met Gala
It’s a lot of look.
By
Halle Kiefer
vulture lists
Apr. 14, 2017
The 25 Best
Girls
Guest Stars, Ranked
From Jenny Slate to Shiri Appleby.
By
Rose Maura Lorre
crowdfunding
Jan. 31, 2017
Riz Ahmed Is Raising Money for Syrian Refugees
Ahmed is present with his legal representative, John Turturro.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
casting couch
Jan. 13, 2017
Surprise! Riz Ahmed Found the Time to Play a Surfer Dude in
Girls
When do you sleep, Riz Ahmed?
By
Jackson McHenry
chat room
Dec. 20, 2016
Riz Ahmed on
Rogue One
, Sweeping Reshoots, and His Breakthrough Year
“I’ve got to be honest, the character was a different character at one point.”
By
Kyle Buchanan
instagramatic
Dec. 19, 2016
Riz Ahmed Writes a Touching Post Reflecting on His Breakout Year on Instagram
“I wasn’t sure I could carry on doing this.”
By
E. Alex Jung
last night on late night
Dec. 8, 2016
Riz Ahmed Did the Impossible: Rhymed Something With ‘Calrissian’
“Leia’s a heartbreaker, left him out of breath, wheezing like Darth Vader.”
By
Hunter Harris
right-click
Nov. 11, 2016
Two New Tracks Off
The Hamilton Mixtape
Are Here
“Satisfied” by Sia, featuring Queen Latifah and Miguel.
By
Karen Brill
videology
Sept. 30, 2016
Watch Riz Ahmed and Heems’s ‘T5’ Video
This is what going through TSA is like if you’re brown.
By
Dee Lockett
injustices
Sept. 15, 2016
Riz Ahmed Pens a Thoughtful Essay on Airport Detentions and Hollywood Roles
“The holding pen was filled with 20 slight variations of my own face, all staring at me — kind of like a Bollywood remake of
Being John Malkovich
.”
By
E. Alex Jung
last night on late night
Aug. 30, 2016
Riz Ahmed Explains the U.K.,
Night Of
,
Rogue One
“This is what British looks like.”
By
Jackson McHenry
right-click
Aug. 2, 2016
Riz Ahmed Somehow Found the Time to Make a Whole Album With Heems
Swet Shop Boys have returned.
By
Dee Lockett
close reads
Aug. 1, 2016
What
Criminal Justice
Tells Us About
The Night Of
and Naz
The British series that inspired HBO’s procedural may provide some clues about what will ultimately happen to Naz.
By
Jen Chaney
zings
July 15, 2016
Riz Ahmed Had Fire Zings for the
Rogue One
Panel
“I thought, just to kind of change it up, it would be good to do a film that other people have seen.”
By
Kevin Lincoln
chat room
July 10, 2016
Riz Ahmed on Diversity on TV in U.S. vs. U.K.
“It’s interesting to me that both societies are in denial of their reality.”
By
Bruce Fretts
tv review
June 24, 2016
HBO’s
The Night Of
Unfolds Like a Fat Crime Novel
It’s the longest, bleakest
Law & Order
episode ever.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
casting call
Apr. 23, 2015
Riz Ahmed in Talks for
Star Wars: Rogue One
He’ll likely join Felicity Jones as a rebel solider.
By
Dee Lockett