Novocaine, the new action comedy movie opening in theaters this weekend, is a great film to say “goodbye” to stuffy awards ...

But it hurts seeing “Novocaine” squander a promising setup, with an unusually effective depiction of a romance in its first-date stage. The movie’s star, Jack Quaid, best known for “The Boys,” acquits ...

Novocaine is an upcoming American action-comedy film slated to release in theaters on March 14, 2025. Dan Berk and Robert Olsen co-directed the film from a screenplay written by Lars Jacobson. The ...

Novocaine seems especially crafted with Quaid’s ongoing screen presence in mind. It is nothing if not a continuation of a theme, both for Quaid and for the John Wick-ification of action films.

Well, essentially, he’d be Jack Quaid’s Nathan Caine, the appealing protagonist of “Novocaine,” an action-comedy romp that has quite a bit of heart and punches a bit above its weight as it ...