“Novocaine” arrives with one bag of good news, and one bag that should’ve packed a little lighter on the ultraviolence. I write this with a full understanding that other people may not agree.

In 2022, the Predator franchise took a sharp left turn, and it paid off big time. Through Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey, a breath of fresh air was given to a stale film series that needed a solid pick ...

Despite winning work by Jack Quaid, as the regular guy immune from pain, and Amber Midthunder, as his love interest in peril, action movie runs out of ideas.

Their co-star in the film spoke to JOE about the much-anticipated action flick.The Wrecking Crew, a new ‘Lethal Weapon-style’ ...

This removed high-tech weapons and even guns from the equation, instead forcing its main character torely on homemade tools. Additionally, the project’s protagonist was a woman — a blossoming Comanche ...

Over the last few years, Novocaine star Jack Quaid has carved himself a niche by playing the everyman archetype with a genre twist. Quaid's leading role in Novocaine feels like a natural ...

When his co-worker Sherry (Amber Midthunder) is taken hostage during a bank heist ... but for Nathan's bizarre choice of ...

It’s all about the heroes on the big screen this week, whether they be superpowered nerds, gritty vengeful soldiers, or a ...

Jack Quaid stars as a bank manager who’s impervious to pain. After watching his reluctant action hero get brutalized for two hours, you’ll wish you were, too. “Novocaine” begins with a ...

Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,This wild, over-the-top action-comedy leans into absurdity but offers a fun mix of gore, humour, and ...

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Novocaine” stars Jack Quaid as Nathan Caine, a man with a condition that makes him unable to feel pain. This is an action movie, and it sounds like a man who can’t feel pain would fit right into the ...