Riz Ahmed
VOD film review: Fingernails
November 12, 2023 | David FarnorJessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed excel in this heartfelt, vulnerable exploration of love, compatability and commitment.Read More
Encounter review: Moving, unsettling sci-fi
December 10, 2021 | David FarnorA superb turn from Riz Ahmed grounds this moving, gripping, unsettling sci-fi thriller.Read More
Watch: New trailer for Amazon’s Encounter
November 18, 2021 | David FarnorRiz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer are headed to Amazon Prime Video this Christmas, and a new trailer gives us a first look at their Encounter.
Directed by Beast helmer Michael Pearce, the sci-fi film follows a decorated Marine who goes … Read More
Sound of Metal review: A powerful, immersive piece of cinema
April 12, 2021 | David FarnorThis superbly crafted tale of hearing loss is a powerful, immersive piece of cinema.Read More
Riz Ahmed inks first-look deal with Amazon Studios
January 27, 2021 | David FarnorRiz Ahmed’s production company Left Handed Films has inked a first-look dead with Amazon Studios.
The multi-hyphenate star of Sound of Metal and Mogul Mowgli began his career in music two decades ago, moving from rap-battle champion Riz MC to … Read More
VOD film review: Mogul Mowgli
November 6, 2020 | David FarnorRiz Ahmed is remarkable is this evocative, layered, thoughtful study of identity.Read More
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer to star in Amazon’s Invasion
July 30, 2020 | David FarnorRiz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in Invasion, a new sci-fi thriller for Amazon Studios.
The film is decorated by Beast helmer Michael Pearce. Pearce, who won a BAFTA for his Outstanding Debut in 2019, has co-written the film … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Sisters Brothers
August 16, 2019 | David FarnorGet on these siblings’ wavelength and you’ll be rewarded with an enjoyably unusual Western.Read More
VOD film review: Venom
June 14, 2019 | David FarnorTom Hardy and Riz Ahmed can’t elevate this uneven, incoherent antihero blockbuster.Read More
Riz Ahmed teaming up with Netflix for Hamlet
October 17, 2017 | David FarnorRiz Ahmed is reportedly in talks with Netflix to produce a new version of Hamlet.
Shakespeare’s classic is one of the most well-known plays of all time, with its lead role an iconic part for many actors, both on stage … Read More