Riz Ahmed

Digger

By Alex Saveliev | October 2026

I intensely dislike Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest epic cinematic offering, Digger. I also love it. I wouldn’t sit through it again. I…

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I intensely dislike Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest epic cinematic offering, Digger. I also love it. I wouldn’t sit through it again. I am pleased —...

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AFI FEST 2020 REVIEW! Riz Ahmed's tragic turn in Dan Gilroy's 2014 masterpiece Nightcrawler turned me into a fan. However, since then, Ahmed has been...

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