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Tag: josh wiggins

Posted inFilm Reviews

Dopey but Worthy: ‘Max’ Offers an Important Message—and a Really Cool Pooch

by Bob Grimm July 2nd, 2015December 16th, 2020

In Max, Max the dog (an impressive Belgian Malinois with nice acting skills) comes back to the U.S. after serving with the Marines in Afghanistan. His handler’s family adopts him when they learn he’s suffering from PTSD and is due to be put down. Max winds up bonding with his handler’s brother, and they go […]

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