<p>The brilliant and soulful Roxana Hadadi returns with this episode devoted to one of her current favorite actors, the great Riz Ahmed. Similar to past conversations focused on terrific character actors like Tom Wilkinson and Edward Norton, this week, we explore Ahmed's filmography at large, discuss his evolution as an actor, and what sets him apart in the films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, NIGHTCRAWLER, and SOUND OF METAL.</p><p><strong>Guest Bio: </strong>A TV critic with Vulture, who also writes about film &amp; pop culture, Roxana was previously the film editor &amp; a critic with Pajiba, &amp; her reviews, essays, recaps, and other writing have also been published by The AV Club, Polygon, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://RogerEbert.com">RogerEbert.com</a>, The L.A. Times, Crooked Marquee, The Playlist, Fox Digital, The Criterion Collection, GQ, &amp; Inverse.</p><p>Originally Posted on Patreon (6/7/26) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/160446279"><strong>here</strong></a>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/160446279">https://www.patreon.com/posts/160446279</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/filmintuition"><strong>Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi</strong></a><strong> &amp; </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jenjohans"><strong>PayPal</strong></a> </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bit.ly/3v0Jvqq"><strong>Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop</strong></a></p><p><strong>Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive</strong></p>