The action-thriller Novocaine, released on March 14, 2025, follows Nathan Caine, who has Congenital Pain Insensitivity and Anhidrosis. His life changes when he pursues a romance with Sherry ...

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 ...

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 don’t know, I’m not his biographer. I am, however, a film critic, and “Novocaine” is a film so let’s go: Jack Quaid stars as Nathan Caine, a young San Diego bank executive with two ...

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 has become a beloved fixture in the action-comedy genre, particularly with the success of the Prime Video series The Boys, and now extending to the new movie Novocaine (now in theatres).

“Novocaine” is now in theaters, and its entire premise hinges on the idea that its hero simply cannot feel pain. Naturally, it begs the question: Is his genetic condition real? Directed by Dan ...

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 ...

Rinse. Repeat. Fizzle. The first act of the admirably bonkers, high-concept action comedy “Novocaine” is so well-paced and so brilliantly executed that I was thinking I might be in the midst ...

Novocaine is a totally confounding movie that is surprisingly easy to describe. It’s an entertaining yet bad film. Not bad in the “intentional B-schlock fun” way either. Bad as in, “This ...

How can I watch Novocaine in theaters? You're absolutely going to want to run to your local theater to catch this on the big screen. The film is available in theaters, so all you need to do is ...

“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.