Riz Ahmed
Amazon orders comedy series from Riz Ahmed
June 27, 2024 | David Farnor
Amazon has ordered a comedy TV series from Riz Ahmed.
The multi-talented multi-hyphenate Oscar winner will produce, write and star in the series, which is currently without a title. The half-hour comedy will follow Shah Latif, a struggling actor on … Read More
VOD film review: Fingernails
November 12, 2023 | David Farnor
Jessie 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 Farnor
A 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 Farnor
Riz 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 Farnor
This 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 Farnor
Riz 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 Farnor
Riz 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 Farnor
Riz 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 Farnor
Get on these siblings’ wavelength and you’ll be rewarded with an enjoyably unusual Western.Read More
VOD film review: Venom
June 14, 2019 | David Farnor
Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed can’t elevate this uneven, incoherent antihero blockbuster.Read More
