Sarah is a biochemist who works for a big tech company and is on the run because of becoming aware of a falsified report on an experimental wheat crop and becoming a whistleblower. It turns out the crop can be damaging to humans. Through a contact with a lawyer who can not help her she gets Ash’s contact details and her plight draws him in.

The impact on Sarah’s life is so great, all she wants to do is give back the document she stole and get her life back. This appeals to Ash in a more personal manner and his loneliness and need for female contact leads to him letting his guard down and bridging the gap that he always keeps between himself and his clients.

Dawson (Sam Worthington) runs the crew of company agents that is tasked with retrieving the documents and his reprehensible behaviour is a perfect representation of corporate maleficence. It’s to the credit of director David Mackenzie and writer Justin Piasecki that they have constructed a story that seethes with tension. This feeling of dread never lets up until the final reveal at the very end.
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Directed by David Mackenzie, Relay stars Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington, Willa Fitzgerald, Jared Abrahamson, Victor Garber and Matthew Maher.

RELAY is coming to Australian cinemas on August 21st, 2025.
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The story is almost entirely built around the strange life of Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) and he features in nearly every scene. He is a rich and powerful industrialist with a bent moral compass. Through a lifetime of questionable dealings with friends and foes alike, he has acquired a large number of enemies whose attempts to assassinate him drive the film’s comic overview.

Most of these attempts happen while in flight so it’s a given you wouldn’t want to find yourself in an aeroplane with him. After so many attempts on his life, he considers his mortality and seeks an heir. He ignores his nine sons and names his only daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton), who happens to be a nun to be his sole heir. After spending most of their lives completely apart, their reunion underlines most of the plot points. Michael Cera as the mysterious Bjørn Lund also features prominently.

With Anderson’s ever-growing filmography, most fans develop favourites and rate any new work against them. In that respect, The Phoenician Scheme fits solidly in the middle. In the Wes World, it’s a comforting addition and while it offers few outright surprises, it still takes a unique look at family dynamics and the acceptance of the quirks that underline almost every clan. It’s a worthy addition to an eclectic canon.
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Starring Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor.

With Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis.
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Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott, Venom will be released in Australian cinemas October 4!
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Venom stars Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott and will  be in cinemas October 4 2018!
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Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott, directed by Ruben Fleischer – Venom is in Cinemas 4 October 2018!
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