Film Review

‘Relay’: A Top-Notch Cat-and-Mouse Corporate Espionage Thriller

A man brokers deals for employees who have inadvertently uncovered the unethical dealings of the corporations they work for and seek protection.
‘Relay’: A Top-Notch Cat-and-Mouse Corporate Espionage Thriller
Dawson (Sam Worthington) is a corporate spy who hunts down Ash, in "Relay." Thunder Road Films/Bleecker Street
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 1h 52m | Conspiracy, Thriller | 2025

David Mackenzie, who directed the excellent “Hell or High Water“ (2016) now brings us “Relay,” a conspiracy thriller that borrows elements of classic paranoid thrillers like “The Conversation” and “The Parallax View,” both from 1974.  It features a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere in a bustling Manhattan setting.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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