Action thrillers often hinge on their protagonist’s vulnerability, but Novocaine, directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, flips the script by giving its lead a unique condition: congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). Starring Jack Quaid as the reserved yet resilient ...
Some movies grab you by the throat from the very first scene — and Novacaine does exactly that. The moment R.E.M.’s Everybody Hurts started playing in the opening scene, I knew I was in for a ride. What starts off ...
