“Novocaine”? More like Novo-can’t. While not painful to get through, the movie left a lot to be desired. The strongest aspect of this movie is its character work. In films where a protagonist must ...

Nathan Caine may not be able to feel pain, as the tagline for the new action-comedy “Novocaine” reads, but the same does not apply to audiences. Although he doesn’t scream when his leg is impaled with ...

Novocaine (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, written by Lars Jacobson and starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh ...

For Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, the opening love story between Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder was non-negotiable: “you’ve got to trust the audience here. This isn't a streaming movie.” By Brian Davids ...

Action films follow a rather predictable formula where an extraordinary person (usually a man) goes on a journey fueled by some sort of revenge and will do whatever it takes to get their vengeance, ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...