David Mackenzie’s film sleekly recaptures the mood of that decade’s so-called “paranoid thrillers” — such as The Conversation ...

Relay is a stripped-down whistleblower thriller that is one of the most gripping films of the year, despite a sharp left-turn ...

One of the most exciting new films of the year sadly risks splitting audiences with an out-of-nowhere third act turn.

When Ash (Riz Ahmed) works, it’s like he’s from another time entirely, rarely prioritizing current technology. As a fixer based in New York City, Ash uses a relay phone service to stay in contact with ...

For Relay, Mackenzie leans heavily on our lead character, played by Riz Ahmed (he goes by several names in the film; we’ll use James), to do much of the heavy lifting, and it’s masterfully handled. In ...

One of the novelties of the “New Hollywood” era of the 1970s was that filmmakers were empowered to tell stories that directly correlated to ongoing events in the news, including political ...

Joe Alwyn, Morfydd Clark and Timothy Spall play our Laertes, Ophelia and Polonius, and there is a frenetic energy shared ...

NEW YORK – Riz Ahmed received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a drummer who loses his hearing in the 2019 film "Sound of Metal." But the British actor admits that prior to "Relay" (in ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

WePresent, the arts platform of WeTransfer, has unveiled Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Riz Ahmed as its fifth guest curator, marking a reunion between the multi-hyphenate artist and the platform ...

The star of “Sound of Metal” is also part of another academy record: with Steven Yeun of “Minari,” it’s the first time two men of Asian descent are up for best actor at the same time. By Kathryn ...

The year-long collaboration will focus on what it means to “stretch culture” in contemporary society, with Ahmed championing fresh perspectives and disruptive stories across all corners of the arts.