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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don't' Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation

Riz Ahmed experiences the challenges of multitasking while navigating a chaotic school run and an interview, highlighting the gap between public persona and reality.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Hamlet review Riz Ahmed's tortured prince drives chilling modern take through London's streets

Austerely modernized Hamlet relocates the prince to London's ruthless family-business world, stripping much text for a stark, confrontational, performance-driven adaptation led by Riz Ahmed.
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fromInverse
5 months ago

'Hamlet' Is A Visceral, Much-Needed Shakespearean Remix

Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia present a lean, West London Hamlet retaining Shakespeare's prose while excising peripheral scenes and characters to focus solely on Hamlet.
fromRoger Ebert
6 months ago

TIFF 2025: Hamlet, Rose of Nevada, No Other Choice | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

Director Aneil Karia keeps the former but makes some notable changes to the latter in his riff on the classic tale, transporting the action to the South Asian community in London in present-day. Telling Hamlet in under two hours is a tough challenge that Kaira can't overcome, notably giving short shrift to Ophelia's arc and altering key events in the murderous outcomes.
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fromVulture
6 months ago

Making Nightcrawler Was a 'Down-the-Rabbit-Hole' Experience for Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed's vulnerable performance as Rick humanizes a marginalized character, making his murder Nightcrawler's most unsettling moral transgression.
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