CATHERINE STEEL relishes a compelling novel about Augustus’s right hand man, but misses the politics, the cultural shifts, and more detail about his restoration of Rome
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TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
New releases from Javon Jackson, IZE Trio, and Mal Waldron Trio
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
Max (12A)
Directed by Boaz Yakin
3/5
If you have heartstrings, prepare to have them tugged hard by a boy and his dog drama with enough sugary warmth to melt a city of igloos.
When we first meet precision-trained military dog Max, he and his US marine handler Kyle (Robbie Amell) are sniffing out weapons and worse in Afghanistan.
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