An accidental hero feels no pain in 'Novocaine,' a brutal yet weightless action-comedy
Jack Quaid has chops that could take him much further than this violent live-action cartoon marked by cringeworthy misfortune and a distinct lack of consequence.
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Movie Review: ‘Novocaine,’ with Jack Quaid, is a shot of bloody action-comedy
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Jack Quaid on transforming rare condition into a superpower in "Novocaine"
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Jack Quaid on how he blends action and comedy in new film "Novocaine"
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America needs NOAA — Congress must demand Trump bring his DOGE to heel
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California judge facing re-trial for wife's murder says death was accidental
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This sector may be the ‘accidental beneficiary’ of a U.S. growth scare, says JPMorgan
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Armando Iannucci's political satire with Peter Capaldi
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Welcome to Nollywood, the Lagos-born movie universe
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‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office
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Bruins Hit Latest Low In Brutal Loss To Lightning
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Trump 'an agent of chaos and confusion,' economists warn — but a U.S. recession isn't in the cards yet
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Congressional watchdog office left powerless as House leaders have yet to fill board seats
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Stocks sell off on growth scare, yet companies’ talk of recession is lowest since 2018
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'No pain, no gain’ is the motto of the new Trump economy
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Your Employees Don’t Know Your Pain
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Feeling like an impostor is holding me back at work | Ask Philippa
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