Relay is not the kind of film we see much of anymore, and it’s all the better for it. Through him, whistleblowers can cleanly buy their silence and return the intel to their former employers — all through analog infrastructure. “I read the script and, like most people, I was going, ‘Is this really real?’” Mackenzie tells Inverse. It is almost obsolete now because of easier technologies.”By going analog, Relay finds a fresh angle for the classic noir. The film follows the classic beats of a cat-and-mouse thriller, prompting us to wonder whether good will triumph in the end.