Max is a canine American Sniper. I mean that as a compliment. The same way that film honored human heroics and respected emotional trauma, so does Max for the canine members of the Marines. Max was the Marine dog of Kyle Wincott (Robbie Amell). When Kyle is killed in action, Max is sent home with […]
This weekend’s family movie Max stars Josh Wiggins as the brother of a Marine who adopts the military dog his late brother commanded. Boaz Yakin directed Max and cowrote the film with Sheldon Lettich. If the writer’s name sounds familiar, you probably saw it blasted up on screen during the opening of many Jean-Claude Van […]
I met Boaz Yakin at a screening of his previous movie as director, Safe. We kept in touch through his work on Now You See Me and appearance on a Sundance panel, so when his new movie Max was coming out, we reconnected for an interview. Max tells the story of a Marine dog […]