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Chicago Critics Film Festival: SING SING, CUCKOO, ME, I SAW THE TV GLOW
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The Chicago Critics Film Festival is currently underway, with multiple films scheduled each day through Thursday, May 9. There are plenty of intriguing films still to come, so check out the lineup. I wanted to share some short takes on what I have seen so far!
Sound of Metal
Written by Darius Marder and Abraham Marder
Directed By Darius Marder
Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci and Mathieu Amalric
Running Time: 2 hours and 10 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout and brief nude images
by Ian Hrabe
The phrase “Starring Riz Ahmed” should be movie code for “just watch this damn movie it’s gonna be great.” Ahmed has basically been must see kino since his breakout performance in the 2010 British terrorist comedy Four Lions, and he broke out stateside as Jake Gyllenhaal’s lackey in 2014’s Nightcrawler. Since then, he has starred in the HBO miniseries The Night Of, done turns in blockbusters like Star Wars: Rogue One and Venom, and with Sound of Metal Ahmed delivers a truly virtuosic lead performance that argues the case why he should be a megastar. Sure, there are other actors in Sound of Metal, but this is the Riz Ahmed show and it’s why I can’t recommend this enough.
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