The Read Max 'Halogencore' Guide

Special Edition Roundup 08/18/2024

Greetings from Read Max temporary HQ in beautiful Downeast Maine! I’m on vacation until 8/19 and running “greatest hits” content until then, including two “special edition” paywalled roundups.

In this week’s special edition roundup--for paying subscribers only!--I’m collecting all the movies that I’ve described on this site as “Halogencore," a word I invented to describe a particular Michael Clayton-ish genre of depressing and cynical movies about (usually) corporate intrigue and espionage.

If you’re already a subscriber--or if you’re about to become one--you can also check out the master list of Read Max movie book recommendations here (and book recommendations here!). It’s a couple months behind but I’ll update it as soon as I get back.

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