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
Inside Out (3D)
Directed by Pete Docter and
Ronnie del Carmen
5/5
THE MYSTERIOUS inner workings of a child’s mind are explored in what must be Pixar’s most ambitious film to date. It’s set to become an instant classic.
With not a man in a white coat in sight, Inside Out takes an insightful and colourful peek inside a kid’s head which will engage both youngsters and adults.
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MARIA DUARTE recommends the powerful study of an underfunded reform school and the staff who struggle to do good