Novocaine is a film that knows exactly what it wants to be—an action-packed, high-speed thriller with a comedic edge.

“Novocaine” may be about one man’s journey to find love, but it’s pretty brutal when that love also unexpectedly turns out to be a criminal. Now in theaters, “Novocaine” centers on ...

“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.

It is a lot of fun to see an actor like Jack Quaid get the opportunity to lead an action comedy like Novocaine. Quaid has proven to be a very charismatic star with The Boys and Scream, but his ...

Jack Quaid in "Novocaine." Credit: Paramount Pictures Over the last few years, Novocaine star Jack Quaid has carved himself a niche by playing the everyman archetype with a genre twist.

I am certain I have never made as many noises watching a movie as I did while watching “Novocaine.” Groans, sighs, ughs, moans, shrieks and about 27 variations on “ARGGHHH!” This is a good ...

While “Novocaine” has a modest budget for a studio ... The effect over many years of consuming movies that fall into that structure is that people stop thinking movies are good.

Novocaine finds itself in a tight race for the number one spot with the holdover release Mickey 17, directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson. Meanwhile, the week's other new release ...