An incredible cyberpunk b-movie, some excellent non-tech thrillers, and more

Roundup 04/10/2023

Greetings from Read Max HQ! Every week, sometimes on Fridays, sometimes on Sundays, and sometimes … on another day, I pick out some worthwhile and often overlooked books, articles, movies, and music to recommend to paying subscribers. This week I’ve got:

• Some excellent non-tech, non-military thrillers; and

• one of the greatest cyberpunk b-movies of all time; and

• a great debut album that sounds a little like Aphex Twin, a little like Vangelis, and a little like Lorenzo Senni.

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Now, the roundup. First, as always, a dispatch from the future: