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May 13 • Max Read

A rich and evocative Iraq War (?) rom-com

PLUS: A rich and evocative Iraq War (?) rom-com

May 10 • Max Read

'The Drama' and the microgenerational digital divide

PLUS: The "forklift model" of A.I. education

May 8 • Max Read

Disturbing '70s-London pulp horror from an underrated master, an ambling stoner conspiracy thriller, and more

Roundup 05/03/2026

May 3 • Max Read

People prefer A.I. art because people prefer bad art

A Read Max re-run

May 1 • Max Read

April 2026

A Marxist assassination conspiracy thriller, a great rock-'em-sock-'em French action movie, and more

Roundup 04/27/2026

Apr 27 • Max Read

What is "Muskism"?

With Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff, and John Ganz

Apr 23 • Max Read

1:08:37

What I'm reading about Orbán and Hungary, a postwar noir spy thriller set in ruined Frankfurt, and more

Roundup 04/20/2026

Apr 20 • Max Read

What corporate thrillers tell us about the '90s economy

PLUS: Has Forum Brain crossed the gender divide?

Apr 17 • Max Read

A noirish road thriller about violent teenagers, an underrated '90s conspiracy thriller with a great soundtrack, and more

Roundup 04/14/2026

Apr 14 • Max Read

Talking the 'Dark Enlightenment' with John Ganz and Maya Vinokour

Video of our conversation from Night of IDeas

Apr 7 • Max Read

57:27

A horror adventure set in Dark Ages England, a great new play about love and death, and more

Roundup 04/06/2026

Apr 6 • Max Read