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Riz Ahmed

  1. movie review
    Even Two Great Actors Can’t Make Fingernails’ Romance BelievableJessie 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
  2. trailer mix
    Consider Nimona, Shape-shifter, an AllyThis Pride, celebrate a movie that was too gay for Disney.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. awards season
    Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads the 2023 Oscar NominationsThe full list includes acting noms for Andrea Riseborough, Michelle Yeoh, and Angela Bassett.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. animation
    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
  5. underrated
    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
  6. very bad guys
    Every Movie Villain Is a Tech BroThe long-gestating archetype gets at a dull, persistent itch in our psyches that we can’t scratch away.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. rankings
    W Magazine Cover Stars, Ranked by How Much Pain They’re InPhotographer Juergen Teller woke up and chose violence.
    By Justin Curto and Zoë Haylock
  8. last night on late night
    Sorry to the Aunties Who Weren’t Invited to Riz Ahmed’s Secret WeddingThe Sound of Metal star married writer Fatima Farheen Mirza, he told Jimmy Fallon.
    By Justin Curto
  9. movie review
    Let Us Now Praise Riz Ahmed in Sound of MetalIs there an actor who is more interesting to look at these days?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  10. how everything works
    How Sound of Metal Reimagined the Silence in Hearing LossSound designer Nicolas Becker looked to stethoscopic mics, fetal memories, and a centuries-old school for the deaf in France.
    By Dan Reilly
  11. venom
    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
  12. trailer mix
    The Symbiote Is Taking Over in the Newest Venom Trailer“I have been … taken.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. Riz Ahmed Wants to Write a Ms. Marvel Movie With Mindy KalingGiven that Marvel Studios is looking to make one anyway, is it such a crazy idea?
    By Abraham Riesman
  14. the industry
    Riz Ahmed Developing Modern-Day Hamlet With NetflixThe upcoming Shakespeare adaptation will be set in modern-day London.
    By Halle Kiefer
  15. 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
  16. last night on late night
    Riz Ahmed Delivers Spoken-Word Performance in Response to CharlottesvilleJimmy Fallon personally requested the a cappella performance.
    By Dee Lockett
  17. casting couch
    Riz Ahmed in Talks for Venom, Which Already Stars Your Boyfriend Tom HardyLooks like a few casting directors have been researching to find your faves.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  18. gif guide
    A GIF Guide to the Boys Who Won Charli XCX’s ‘Boys’ VideoPuppies and being Riz Ahmed provide a huge advantage.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. videology
    Charli XCX Conveniently Put All Your Internet Boyfriends in One Music VideoRiz Ahmed, Joe Jonas, Stormzy, Diplo, Charlie Puth, etc., etc., etc.
    By Dee Lockett
  20. videology
    K’naan and Riz Ahmed Are Here to Remind You That Immigrants Get the Job DoneThe song from Hamilton Mixtape gets its own music video.
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. embarrassing stories
    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
  22. looks
    Rami Malek, Riz Ahmed, and Donald Glover Share the Best Look of the Met GalaIt’s a lot of look.
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. vulture lists
    The 25 Best Girls Guest Stars, RankedFrom Jenny Slate to Shiri Appleby.
    By Rose Maura Lorre
  24. crowdfunding
    Riz Ahmed Is Raising Money for Syrian Refugees Ahmed is present with his legal representative, John Turturro.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  25. casting couch
    Surprise! Riz Ahmed Found the Time to Play a Surfer Dude in GirlsWhen do you sleep, Riz Ahmed?
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. chat room
    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
  27. instagramatic
    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
  28. last night on late night
    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
  29. right-click
    Two New Tracks Off The Hamilton Mixtape Are Here“Satisfied” by Sia, featuring Queen Latifah and Miguel.
    By Karen Brill
  30. videology
    Watch Riz Ahmed and Heems’s ‘T5’ VideoThis is what going through TSA is like if you’re brown.
    By Dee Lockett
  31. injustices
    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
  32. last night on late night
    Riz Ahmed Explains the U.K., Night Of, Rogue One“This is what British looks like.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  33. right-click
    Riz Ahmed Somehow Found the Time to Make a Whole Album With HeemsSwet Shop Boys have returned.
    By Dee Lockett
  34. close reads
    What Criminal Justice Tells Us About The Night Of and NazThe British series that inspired HBO’s procedural may provide some clues about what will ultimately happen to Naz.
    By Jen Chaney
  35. zings
    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
  36. chat room
    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
  37. tv review
    HBO’s The Night Of Unfolds Like a Fat Crime NovelIt’s the longest, bleakest Law & Order episode ever. 
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  38. casting call
    Riz Ahmed in Talks for Star Wars: Rogue OneHe’ll likely join Felicity Jones as a rebel solider.
    By Dee Lockett