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Jan 2021
45m 29s

Riz Ahmed

Josh Horowitz
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You're not going to see a finer film performance this year than Riz Ahmed's in "Sound of Metal". It shouldn't come as a surprise since Riz has been surprising audiences with an amazing assortment of characters in recent years in everything from "Nightcrawler" to "Rogue One". Finally, he's joining Josh on "Happy Sad Confused" to talk about his journey. LINKS! Stir Crazy with Jane Levy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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